Vanessa Dawn Morgan

Vanessa Dawn Morgan, 42, passed away at 4:29 p.m., Wednesday, Feb.28th, from internal injuries sustained in a one vehicle accident in the early morning Tuesday, Feb. 27th.

Vanessa was born April 17th, 1975, in Houston, Texas where she grew up.  Vanessa had a deep and genuine love for her family and was happiest when they were all gathered together.  Vanessa had a passion for music and dancing that began to shine through at the early age of 4 years old when she began performing dance recitals.  Vanessa attended high school in Harris County where she continued her love for dance by joining the drill team at Aldine High School where she graduated Class of 1993.  Vanessa’s fun-loving nature and authentic personality earned her many life-long friends that remain close to her to this day.  As a young adult, Vanessa’s adventurous spirit lead her to California, following her big brother.  She enjoyed working with children and studied at Cal State San Marcos to be a teacher.  In 2007, Vanessa was blessed with the gift of a handsome baby boy, Isaac and in 2008, God sent her the gift of a beautiful baby girl, Danica.  These two angels, her pride and joy, now and forevermore remain the first true loves of Vanessa’s life.  Vanessa will be deeply missed and never forgotten.  In accordance with her wishes, Vanessa will be cremated.  Her ashes will then be transported home to Houston where friends and family can pay their respects to her family and say their final goodbyes to our beloved Vanessa.  

Vanessa Dawn Morgan is survived by her two beautiful children, Isaac and Danica; Her loving mother and step-father, Joanne and Michael Pratt; Her brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Monica Morgan; Her step-sibling Nicole and her family. Her father and step-mother, John Robert Jr. and Cindy Morgan; Her step-siblings, Brandi, Britni and their families; Her four nephews, Lantz, Reese, Niles and Alexander; Her niece Malaina; Her maternal grandmother Lorraine Walters; Her uncle and aunt, Joseph & Debra Walters, parents of first cousins Amanda, Kristin and their families; Her aunt and uncle, Patricia and Jerry Schoenbauer, parents of first cousins Shelley, Theresa (Terry), Kenneth, Susie and their families.    

Vanessa is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Joseph Edward Walters where they are now reunited in Heaven. 

Memorial services will be held from 1:00p.m.to 4p.m., Sunday, March 25, at the Cypress-Fairbanks Funeral Home in Houston.  The family will receive guests from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m.  Memorial services and prayer will begin at 2:00p.m. lead by a minister of the church followed by a eulogy read by Vanessa’s brother, Dennis Morgan.  Immediately following, the family would like to welcome all who loved Vanessa to stand and share their prayers, memories and thoughts in succession.  We invite family and friends to continue to visit with one another and take refreshments for the remainder of the service in a celebration of life and the loving memory of our sister Vanessa. 

Contributions in memory of Vanessa may be made direct to her brother, Dennis Morgan to establish a 529 college savings accounts for her surviving children.  www.youcaring.com/nessanessalove 

Cypress-Fairbanks Funeral Home is located at 9926 Jones Rd Houston, TX 77065 Tel: 281-897-9823 https://www.cyfairfunerals.com/

orn April 17th, 1975, in Houston, Texas here she grew up.  Vanessa had a deep and genuine love for her family and was happiest when they were all gathered together.  Vanessa had a passion for music and dancing that began to shine through at the early age of 4 years old when she began performing dance recitals.  Vanessa attended high school in Harris County where she continued her love for dance by joining the drill team at Aldine High School where she graduated Class of 1993.  Vanessa’s fun-loving nature and authentic personality earned her many life-long friends that remain close to her to this day.  As a young adult, Vanessa’s adventurous spirit lead her to California, following her big brother.  She enjoyed working with children and studied at Cal State San Marcos to be a teacher.  In 2007, Vanessa was blessed with the gift of a handsome baby boy, Isaac and in 2008, God sent her the gift of a beautiful baby girl, Danica.  These two angels, her pride and joy, now and forevermore remain the first true loves of Vanessa’s life.  Vanessa will be deeply missed and never forgotten.  In accordance with her wishes, Vanessa will be cremated.  Her ashes will then be transported home to Houston where friends and family can pay their respects to her family and say their final goodbyes to our beloved Vanessa. 

Vanessa Dawn Morgan is survived by her two beautiful children, Isaac and Danica; Her loving mother and step-father, Joanne and Michael Pratt; Her brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Monica Morgan; Her step-sibling Nicole and her family. Her father and step-mother, John Robert Jr. and Cindy Morgan; Her step-siblings, Brandi, Britni and their families; Her four nephews, Lantz, Reese, Niles and Alexander; Her niece Malaina; Her maternal grandmother Lorraine Walters; Her uncle and aunt, Joseph & Debra Walters, parents of first cousins Amanda, Kristin and their families; Her aunt and uncle, Patricia and Jerry Schoenbauer, parents of first cousins Shelley, Theresa (Terry), Kenneth, Susie and their families.   

Vanessa is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Joseph Edward Walters where they are now reunited in Heaven.

Memorial services will be held from 1:00p.m.to 4p.m., Sunday, March 25, at the Cypress-Fairbanks Funeral Home in Houston.  The family will receive guests from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m.  Memorial services and prayer will begin at 2:00p.m. lead by a minister of the church followed by a eulogy read by Vanessa’s Dennis Morgan.  Immediately following, the family would like to welcome all who loved Vanessa to stand and share their prayers, memories and thoughts in succession.  We invite family and friends to continue to visit with one another and take refreshments for the remainder of the service in a celebration of life and the loving memory of our sister Vanessa.

Contributions in memory of Vanessa may be made direct to her brother, Dennis Morgan to establish a 529 college savings accounts for her surviving children. www.youcaring.com/nessanessalove

Cypress-Fairbanks Funeral Home is located at 9926 Jones Rd Houston, TX 77065 Tel: 281-897-9823 https://www.cyfairfunerals.com/

                                                                               A personal message from Vanessa’s brother, Dennis Morgan

My sister, my mother’s daughter, her children’s mother, my wife’s sister in law, our children’s aunt and to those of you reading this, your forever friend Vanessa Dawn Morgan has left this world.  I say… THIS SUCKS!  My sister was everything to me so I would like to share some of my favorite memories of her. I love that she and I used to sit and watch Love Boat, MASH, The Million Dollar Man, I Dream of Genie and cartoons instead of doing our chores.  In the summer, our TV show marathons would preoccupy our days together until… uh oh Nessa… What time is it? We would blast into hyper speed, washing dishes, laundry, picking up dog poop and vacuuming the floor.  Always in record time, 30 mins before mom and dad got home. We made it happen together because we were a team.  And because we were a team that meant she went to all my band concerts and I went to all her dance recitals.  If you’ve ever been to a dance recital, you know that it consists of a very LONG day just to witness a very SHORT performance by your sister that you’ve undoubtedly seen already a million times.  Gosh darn it, they were tough, but looking back it made her so happy. I love that she and I were constantly messing with each other. I took pleasure in doing all the tormenting things that big brothers do to their little sisters, and Nessa never missed her opportunity to deliver a whopping dose of payback. Her biggest payback was squeezing an entire toothpaste tube up into my nose while sleeping. Holy crap that burned!  Just another sign of our love for each other and if pain is any indication of how much you love someone…Nessa must have loved the crap out of me!  I love my sister so much and I will miss her every day for the rest of my life. Her life helped shape mine and I am much of who I am today because of her. Thinking of the fun we had throughout our lives makes me smile and I can still see all her many smiles.  The smile of pride when she watches her kiddos play, her smile filled with laughter when joking around, her tough girl smile when we she’s trying to hide something difficult and the smile that lit up her eyes when seeing the people she loved most after time apart. I will remember them all.  She is the greatest sister ever… sorry to all the other sisters of the world…but mine holds the #1 spot.  I LOVE YOU SESSA… Until I see you someday again...

Love you always,

Your big brother Dennis….

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