Anne-Marie Yankowsky

Anne-Marie Lowe Yankowsky, born July 27, 1988, lost her fight with cancer on October 29, 2023. It was a hard battle, one that she fought bravely and courageously without complaint – she just wanted to be there for her family. Anne-Marie was born in Brussels, Belgium, but was raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Katy, Texas. She graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas in 2006 and from Baylor University in 2010 with a degree in Exercise Physiology. She was a varsity cheerleader in high school and all four years at Baylor and remained active throughout her life, including her career as a personal trainer at Houston Country Club and as a varsity cheer coach at Houston Christian High School. She worked up until the day she gave birth to her first son. She traveled all over the world and loved taking vacations with her family, going to Colorado every summer and going to the Bahamas and Disneyworld each over 20 times! She cherished the holidays, and celebrating them with her family. She particularly loved getting pictures with the kids at the pumpkin patch. Another great joy was making Christmas cookies with her mom and sister who she loved so dearly, but later with all the kids helping. She loved the color pink, certainly as part of her love for shopping, but also her first car – a custom Barbie pink 2004 Volkswagen Beetle. And as everyone knows, she LOVED ketchup! Anne-Marie was passionate about everything. Maybe it was her beautiful red hair, but it was reflected in her bright blue eyes and magnificent smile. She was incredibly strong, but ultra sensitive, thoughtful and inclusive. She was a beacon of light in every life she touched, but none more than her devoted husband Matthew, whom she married January 26, 2013, and her four beautiful children; Luke (8), John (5), Mark (3) and Madeline (1). She loved to play games, especially Mahjong and Rummikub, and spend time with her family and friends, but was most happy being involved in every aspect of her children’s lives. She was very active at their schools and taught vacation bible school and was always their biggest fan at their games – even during her chemo treatments. She loved her wonderful, dear friends. The void that she leaves is oversized and massive, and she is mourned by a global community of family and friends who loved her dearly. In addition to her husband and children, Anne-Marie is survived by her parents Susan and John Lowe and her sister and brother-in-law Katie and Will Derrick of Houston, Matthew’s parents LaDonna and Charles Yankowsky and Matthew’s brother and sister-in-law Josh and Katie Yankowsky of Baton Rouge Louisiana as well as her aunts and uncles Joan and Tony Newman, Barbara and Ted Lowe, Judy Lowe and Mary Ann Lowe, cousins, nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Robert and Jacqueline Ramsey and Ray and Henrika Lowe. A visitation will be held Friday November 3, 2023, from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church Friendship Court 12955 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77079. Funeral Services will be held the following afternoon, Saturday November 4, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church with reception to follow on church grounds. Anne-Marie will be taken by police cortege to Memorial Oaks Cemetery for burial at 3:30 p.m. after reception. In lieu of flowers please consider a charitable donation to Rummel Creek Elementary; a school she loved so much. https://rcepta.membershiptoolkit.com/anne-marie

Anne-Marie Yankowsky

July 27, 1988 - October 29, 2023