Class Note 1997
Issue
January-February 2023
I am sorry to announce the recent passing of Jennifer Jolicoeur Segal. Her husband, Jeremy Segal, wrote the following.
“It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of my beloved wife, Jennifer Jolicoeur Segal. Jen passed away at home on October 1 after a brave three-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. If you knew her, you couldn’t help but be struck by her bright eyes and smile, positive attitude, and zest for life and zany fun.
“We were married in 2004 near her hometown of Bedford, New Hampshire, and we lived mainly in New York City and most recently in Chicago for nine years. Jen always had wonderful talents for organization and design and she leveraged them after graduation working as a buyer for Martha Stewart and for a number of other companies. She also started a couple of small businesses of her own.
“After the birth of our second son, she decided to stay home and devote herself to raising our boys full time, to their great benefit. When we received her shocking diagnosis, she faced it as she did everything else, with such bravery and positivity that it seemed impossible that she wouldn’t survive even against overwhelming odds. She will always be my hero. It is not possible to adequately describe the joy that she brought to our lives or the feeling of emptiness in our home and hearts produced by her absence.
“In addition to me, she is survived by our sons Jaymes, age 15, and Jack, age 11; her older brother Peter Jolicoeur ’95; and parents Jacqueline and Marc Jolicoeur ’70. If you would like to reach out to me with condolences, please feel free to email me at jsegal5@bsd.uchicago.edu. We have set up a memorial fund for Jen within my pathology department at the University of Chicago to support pancreatic cancer research and education (http://giving.uchicago.edu/jennifer-segal), and our family would be honored if you would consider a small donation.”
May Jen’s memory be a blessing.
—Jason Casell, 10106 Balmforth Lane, Houston, TX 77096; jhcasell@gmail.com
“It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of my beloved wife, Jennifer Jolicoeur Segal. Jen passed away at home on October 1 after a brave three-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. If you knew her, you couldn’t help but be struck by her bright eyes and smile, positive attitude, and zest for life and zany fun.
“We were married in 2004 near her hometown of Bedford, New Hampshire, and we lived mainly in New York City and most recently in Chicago for nine years. Jen always had wonderful talents for organization and design and she leveraged them after graduation working as a buyer for Martha Stewart and for a number of other companies. She also started a couple of small businesses of her own.
“After the birth of our second son, she decided to stay home and devote herself to raising our boys full time, to their great benefit. When we received her shocking diagnosis, she faced it as she did everything else, with such bravery and positivity that it seemed impossible that she wouldn’t survive even against overwhelming odds. She will always be my hero. It is not possible to adequately describe the joy that she brought to our lives or the feeling of emptiness in our home and hearts produced by her absence.
“In addition to me, she is survived by our sons Jaymes, age 15, and Jack, age 11; her older brother Peter Jolicoeur ’95; and parents Jacqueline and Marc Jolicoeur ’70. If you would like to reach out to me with condolences, please feel free to email me at jsegal5@bsd.uchicago.edu. We have set up a memorial fund for Jen within my pathology department at the University of Chicago to support pancreatic cancer research and education (http://giving.uchicago.edu/jennifer-segal), and our family would be honored if you would consider a small donation.”
May Jen’s memory be a blessing.
—Jason Casell, 10106 Balmforth Lane, Houston, TX 77096; jhcasell@gmail.com