Janine Rees, 64 years. Loving longtime Fillmore resident passed away suddenly on Tuesday February 14, 2017 at Ventura Medical Center after a short unexpected bout with Cancer. Janine was born in Fresno to Ralph and Patricia Rees. She married in Boston, Massachusetts on June 21, 1980 to Bill Faith her soulmate and husband. She attended local schools and was a lifetime member of the Fillmore Alumni Association. She loved the city she grew up in as much as she loved all who came to know her. She was a graduate of U.C.S.B. and did Masters education at Boston University. For more than 35 years she owned and ran her own business as a yoga teacher and local shop owner.
Janine was the loving eldest daughter to Ralph Paige Rees (deceased) and Patricia (Young) Rees. Survived by her soulmate and husband Bill Faith; her son Luke Faith, and four loving daughters: Hannah, Tara, Nora, and Claire Faith. Grandchildren include Lillian Horn, Sammy Horn, and Victoria Horn. Survived also by her mother Patricia Rees and siblings Wendy, Robin, Jason, and Brady Rees.
An announcement of a memorial celebration for this very loving and special friend of all who knew her will be forthcoming in the Gazette in early Spring as well as a short biography of her journey along with thoughts by some that knew this wonderful friend of Fillmore.