Kelly Nelson Reimer

KELLY NELSON REIMER, 44, passed peacefully into the waiting arms of her Heavenly Father on February 25, 2013, surrounded by her family at her home in Houston. Kelly was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) in April 2012 and fought bravely and with the same tenacity with which she lived her life.

Kelly was born on December 16, 1968, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Thomas and Gloria (Bailey) Nelson. Kelly is survived by her husband of 14 years, Aaron M. Reimer; mother, Gloria (Bailey) Nelson, and brother, Chris Nelson, both of Garland, Texas; father and mother in law, Jay and Janet (Schroeder) Reimer, of Houston, Texas; and brothers and sisters in law, Richard and Rachel (Reimer) Hawes and Daniel and Shelley (Brown) Reimer, also of Houston, Texas.

Kelly graduated from South Garland High School in 1987 and began working in banking and mortgage industries. She met her husband, Aaron, in Dallas, Texas, in 1996 and they married on December 18, 1998. The couple moved to Houston in 2003 for her husband to attend law school. Following his graduation from South Texas College of Law in 2007, Kelly also transitioned to the legal profession. Most recently, she worked as a legal assistant at Jenkins & Kamin, LLP, since 2008.

She and her husband attend Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land, Texas, and are active with the Foundations Bible Fellowship class. They are also avid animal lovers and have three rescue dogs, Lady, Dani, and Roxie.

A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held on Monday, March 4, 2013, at 11:00 am, in the chapel at Sugar Creek Baptist Church, 13213 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, Texas 77478, with a reception immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Kelly’s memory may be made to World Vision (http://donate.worldvision.org), Women’s Pregnancy Center of Houston (http://www.wpchouston.com), or Red Collar Rescue (http://www.redcollar.org).

A memorial fund has been created in Kelly's honor at World Vision. To make a donation, please call 888-511-6519 and use source code 105429583

The family is thankful for the love and support of everyone at Jenkins & Kamin during Kelly’s battle with cancer. The family is also thankful for the extraordinary care provided by Dr. Abbruzzese and the team of doctors and staff at MD Anderson, and particularly by Alicia Ross, PA. During the treatment Alicia demonstrated uncommon caring and compassion, and she provided Kelly a calm reassurance during the transition to hospice care.

“But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37-39.