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Jay Peacock Obituary
JAY ARTIS PEACOCK
ALLENWOOD
Jay Artis Peacock, MD, of the Allenwood section of Wall, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, at his residence. Dr. Peacock held the position of Monmouth County medical examiner for the past seven years, and prior to this he had been the first assistant medical examiner of the county for 20 years. During that time, he was also employed by Becker Pathology Associates as an anatomic and clinical pathologist for CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Dr. Peacock's hobbies included reading, staying physically fit through running and exercising, walking on the boardwalk with his family and practicing magic tricks. His passion for forensic pathology was rooted in his desire to solve problems and seek the truth. Born in Philadelphia, he graduated with honors from The University of Delaware and Jefferson Medical College. He completed his residency program in anatomic and clinical pathology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and later became board certified in forensic pathology.
He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Susan Wilson Peacock; his sons, Kevin and Alexander, both at home; his mother, Ruth L. Peacock of Wilmington, Del.; his father, John A. Peacock of Wellsboro, Pa.; his brothers and sister-in-law, Gary of Nanticoke, Pa., Brett of Wilmington, Del., and Roy and Phyllis Peacock of Newark, Del; his sisters and brothers-in-law Nancy and Walter Young of Absecon, and Robert F. and Debra Wilson of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; his nieces and nephews, Brian Peacock, Trish and Nick Poletis, Erin and John Gorman Sr.; and his great- niece and nephew, Reagan and John Gorman Jr.
Relatives and friends are invited to call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at O'Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Highway 35, Wall. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Margaret's Church, Third and Ludlow avenues, Spring Lake. Please go directly to church on Friday. Interment will be at St. Anne's Cemetery, Wall. In lieu of flowers, the Peacock family requests donations to the Maria Frangella Foundation for Colon Cancer Research, P.O. Box 1182, Eatontown, NJ 07724.
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Jessica Papay
December 2, 2008
Dear Kevin and Family,
I am so very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I hope you find comfort in knowing that he will always be with you.
With Sympathy,
Jessica
Lisa Rizzo
November 20, 2008
I am so sorry for your loss. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
THE COLLINSON FAMILY
November 20, 2008
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYER ARE WITH YOU, KEVIN AND ALEX. MAY GOD HELP YOU THROUGH HIS STRENGTH DURING THIS TIME.
Mary Ann Wells
November 20, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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The Martone Family
November 19, 2008
Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead.
The Martone Family
November 19, 2008
Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead.
Richard Incremona
November 19, 2008
We lost a friend.
All of us share a profound loss with Dr. Peacock's passing. He was our colleague and our friend. We shall all miss him very much. All of us experienced his dry sense of humor, his diligence, professionalism, perfectionism and his dedication to his profession. All of us at some point benefited from his knowledge and his willingness to teach us what we didn't know and what we wanted to know. He was patient and enjoyed explaining the details and nuances of what he did. All of us, either during investigations, trial prep or in-trial benefited from his skill and attention to detail.
Even on those occasions when we would smile to each other in wonderment over yet another request by the good doctor in a seemingly obvious case…deep down, we knew that if he was paying such close attention to secondary cases, we knew he had done all that was needed and more in our important ones. His attention to detail and his insistence on perfection showed in his testimony and presentation to juries. He was the consummate professional.
In addition to his skill and talent, many of us had the opportunity to get to know him as a person. For those of us who had that opportunity, we were fortunate enough to find a man with warmth and a great sense of humor. We will miss him as our medical examiner and we will miss him as a person.
I am honored to have worked with him and to have learned from him. I am more honored that he was my friend.
We will miss you Doc.
Ilene Schwaber
November 19, 2008
As friends and neighbors for many years, we would like to express our deep sympathy to you on the passing of your beloved husband and father. May you cherish the fond memories of him, and may they comfort you.
Jay's greatest legacy are Kevin & Alex, the two wonderful sons he raised, along with his loving wife Sue.
If there is anything we can do to help, please call us anytime; we are there for you.
Ilene & Steven Schwaber
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