This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one Donaway Shylow Rego who was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on May 23, 1988  (we moved to the Finger Lakes, NY in 2004) and she passed away on October 24, 2009 at the age of 21. We will remember her forever.

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Donaway was my inspiration.

NO PARENT SHOULD OUTLIVE THEIR CHILD.

NOW I HAVE LOST BOTH OF MY BABIES. MY ONLY CHILDREN

As you know Donaway had a brother (Shawn) he died by suicide also March 22, 2006      http://shawn-preston-rego.memory-of.com/

Donaway was finally starting to heal and then she had "a moment" and nothing else mattered and she saw suicide as her way away from the pain she was feeling.

I no longer have any children as Donaway and Shawn were EVERYTHING to me.

When I lost Shawn I felt my heart literally break.

When I hugged Donaway when I had to say goodbye I felt all of my life's energy get sucked out of me and into her. I told her I was able to give her life 21 years ago - why can't I do it again? I feel so empty inside now - like a shell. I feel so lost.

Donaway Shylow Rego


Dundee: Donaway Shylow Rego, age 21, of Dundee died unexpectedly Saturday October 24, 2009 in Livermore , CA .

Funeral ~ Sunday Nov. 15th at the Baird Funeral Home, Dundee ; where a memorial service will be held at 1:45 pm with Rev. Lucinda O’Leary officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery Dundee.


Donaway was born May 23, 1988 in Fall River , Mass. , the daughter of Richard J. and Debra A. Leger Rego. She has lived in Dundee since 2004; previously of Fall River where she attended B.M.C. Durfee High School . She finished her education at Dundee Central School . During her schooling she was very active in drama class, band, and chorus.

Donaway always enjoyed entertaining people, so she loved working with her mother at the Comedy Connection Club in East Providence Rhode Island for many years. Here in Dundee she was a former employee of Pudgies. Her true passion was being a self employed Certified Licensed Disc Jockey; having provided the music for many school dances and functions, graduation parties, weddings, and birthdays. She moved to California on a trial basis to further her DJ career, and had good success immediately. She always believed Dundee was her home and where her heart belonged.

Donaway was a former member of the Dundee Youth Center , and also enjoyed rescuing dogs, and finding perfect homes for them.

She is loved and will be sadly missed by her parents Richard & Debra Rego at home; maternal grandmother Clare Plana of Fall River, MA; an uncle Michael Rego, and 3 aunts Tanya Polsellie, and Kim Garant all of Cape Coral, FL, and Ginger (Rob McHenry) Faria with whom she was living in Livermore, CA.; special cousins Kyle Mello, and Anthony, and R.J. Trindade; and many family and friends in Maine, Mass., R.I., N.Y., Flor., and California. And her former fiance Adam Dombroski (serving in US Army in Germany).

She was pre-deceased by her brother Shawn P. Rego (age 15) on March 26, 2006.

The family wishes to thank all the many people who have shown their support during this trajic loss; and express their extreme gratitude to POS-FFOS.com (Parents of suicide – Friends Family of Suicide) who will all be lighting candles in Donaway’s memory at 2:00 pm on Nov. 15th, 2009

Donaway L-O-V-E-D music whether it was singing, playing guitar, rock band, keyboard. But her passion was DJ'ing

When Donaway Loved someone she loved them 110% ~ even if they didn't love her. She would test them and let them know she was going to kill herself. She felt if they loved her they would stop her. SHE DID NOT CALL "ME" that day. SHE KNEW I LOVE HER, even more than I love myself.

Donaway had these words on her Facebook page  

"When my time comes forget the wrong that ive done, help me leave behind some reasons to be missed.

Dont resent me, and when you're feeling empty, keep me in your memory.

Leave out all the rest."

1st POEM WRITTEN FOR DONAWAY (AFTER)

22 WEEKS & 1 DAY

My life was filled, with so much regret

Befor I got pregnant

The day I found out, I just knew

My whole life would change, because of you

You brought so much joy, to me

now I won't say it was always stressfree

Befor I had you, I just wanted to die

Now that you are gone, all I do is cry

It is so hard getting through each day

I love you, I miss you Donaway

Without you and your brother

I no longer feel like a mother

When Shawn died it broke my heart

but now without you, it feels shredded apart

You never said "I love you" to me

But I knew what you meant when you said "Mommy"

with the little tilt with your head, and glimmer in your eyes

Now I am left asking so many "WHY's"

I cry and I cry and I cry some more

wishing you would come home and just walk through the door

I want to hold you again in my arms

I wish I could have protected you from the world's harm

Donaway you were only one of a kind

without you both I am really losing my mind

Donaway you & Shawn were my world

I want to be with my son and my little girl

I feel so all alone, I feel so lost

I would pay anything to have you both back

no matter how much it would cost

Existing daily is really tough

I love you, I love you, I love you

I can't say that enough

Without you both, I just hate "my life"

But I know you are both together

and safe in the afterlife.

I will try to update as often as I can.