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for Jill Peacock
September 29, 2010
Jill,
Siento enterarme tan tarde de que te has ido, pero he leido los recordatorios y todo el mundo se lleva mucho amor de ti.
Te conoci en España, y estaba contigo cuando conociste a Alfredo, en Barcelona, nose si teniamos 16 o 17 años.Recuerdo tu alegria, fuiste una buena amiga aunque fue poco tiempo. Luego aun continuamos por carta pero luego la vida nos separó. Hace dias que tu recuerdo me rondaba y hoy me he enterado de tu lucha y tu muerte. Me ha dolido mucho pero despues de leer los mensajes de cariño, se que Alfredo y tus hijos estaran muy orgullosos de ti. Te quiero Jill. En el cielo nos vemos.
Elia Rodriguez Diaz
Barcelona (España)
Institut Cuartels de Girona
Carlo Arena
July 24, 2009
Caro Alfredo, difficile trovare le giuste parole in questi tragici momenti.
Jill era una persona straordinaria e insieme eravante splenditi,pieni di umanita e avevate sempre un generoso momento per tutti.
Jill ci mancherà a tutti.
Con sincero effaetto e stima.
Francesca Marini
July 23, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Jill, and your family: Rest In Peace.
Patricia Read-Hunter
July 21, 2009
I knew Jill at John Cabot University in Rome where she managed the admissions function, showing endless patience with parents and applicants alike. Jill was a great colleague and I first learned about strategic enrolment management (SEM) through her enthusiasm. I will miss her.
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Diana Karlinsey
July 20, 2009
I was Jill's roommate our senior year at Penn State, but we lost touch after graduation. I recently visited State College and drove past our apartment, sparking memories of Jill. I remember the week that Alfredo visited her at Penn State and how deeply in love she was with him. I planned to Google her, which I finally did today. I am shocked and saddened to learn of her passing. My sincerest condolences to her family.
joy wisinski (swartwood)
July 20, 2009
i remember jill in highschool always so much fun and cared about you no matter who u were.. my prayers are with her family.. i am graeful for facebook so we all can become friends or just see where we all went and go in life.
James Creagan
July 19, 2009
JILL PEACOCK:
I knew her at John Cabot University in Rome,where I was the President. From the day I hired her, I had confidence in her--even though her background was in a totally different field. That is because Jill was the embodiment of dedication and commitment to those students she brought to the university. First, she built up our study abroad programs,and then Jill broadened her scope as she worked closely with our representative in Grand Rapids and with the myriad of Study Abroad Coordinators at partner universities. Jill was a major player in our growing JCU from a clearly "nonviable" student body to more than double the students--at the same time achieving greater diversity and higher academic performance.
I appreciated Jill for many things, but also for her initiative and,yes, stubborn advocacy of her point of view. That quality helped make us question our own assumptions and make better decisions. As dedicated as Jill was to work and results, she asserted her first duty and love was for family. We worked out a special flex time which enabled her to take care of family and still excell at the university --and on her representational trips abroad for JCU.
I think about her and know she is still watching over her family. May Jill Rest in Peace and may her courage help sustain those she loved.
Jim Creagan
U.S. Embassy
La Paz, Bolivia
Barbara Mayer
July 19, 2009
Jill was my first friend at the university where we worked together for over seven years. With her humor and her companionship, she helped ease for me the transition of living and working in an unfamiliar country. We worked together, shared jokes together, ate lunches together, and in the end were laid off together. I can still hear the sound of her voice with all its intonations as I entered her office. "Hey Barb..." she would say, usually with a big smile on her face. She was good at her job and a perfectionist at whatever she did.
Jill was a strong person and not afraid to make her opinions known. She spent many hours of her own time working on a staff handbook, something she hoped would clarify many of the grey areas for fellow employees. She fought her disease as bravely as she fought for those things she believed in -- in the end they may have gotten the best of her, but she wouldn't go down without a struggle.
It's hard for me to believe that she is no longer with us, but perhaps that is because she is still here. As long as I can remember the sound of her voice, her tears, her laughter, she will always be alive in my heart.
Rest in peace Jill.
Mara Buta
July 17, 2009
Jill,
You truly were a wonderful person whose smile radiated the entire room. I will always remember you. My condolences to the family.
Corrada Biazzo Curry
July 17, 2009
To Jill:
Flown toward a paradise of flowers
Toward an unknown place of peace,
Leaving us behind astonished
In a hostile earth,
A disharmonious, bitter, precarious site . . .
Your image rises
Among rough paths . . .
You were beautiful
And your smile
Filled us with light.
You fought for Love,
You wanted to grasp the world,
Live in a sky full of stars,
Embrace the sea,
Hold hands . . .
You believed in Truth,
In the purity of a dream,
In the harmony of a perennial prayer.
Then the Calvary, the woe,
The wounded soul . . .
Yet, your strength
Rose immense
Beyond life . . .
While you were running
Towards the Eternal,
You gave us
A ray of sunshine . . .
Corrada Biazzo Curry,
July 6, 2009
(Translated from Italian)
Jill on Terrace at JCU - October 2004
L. Chris Curry
July 16, 2009
Remembering Jill...
I remember when I first met Jill about eight years ago when I was Director of Administration and Enrollment at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. We received about 100 CVs for a job we advertised, and Jill was the top candidate. I called her for an interview, and she came to JCU. Her outstanding personal and professional qualities were evident, so I scheduled a meeting with the then president (Ambassador James F. Creagan). Of course, he was impressed and she was immediately hired. She worked her way up to the position of Director of Admissions, a job in which she proved to be the very best. Jill was "JCU" for most of the students because in the early days she was the first, and only, point of contact from the beginning of their interest in JCU until they came for classes. Later, more staff was hired and she supervised the process. Students, staff and study abroad directors in the US loved Jill. Her calm, kind, outgoing way of dealing with people established a great image for JCU. We had about 250-300 students in the beginning, and we were adding students to the enrollment each semester.
It was a pleasure working closely with Jill and President Creagan to see the enrollment grow at JCU. After only a few years, we reached some 700-800 students, and along the way we got accreditation and Jill was promoted to Director of Enrollment. I became Director of Administration and Dean of Students. We had no idea at that time that we would lose our jobs on the same day with two other Americans, in July 2008.
As a colleague and friend, I can truly say that she was one of the most honest, competent, dedicated, hard-working, loyal, and trustworthy persons I have ever met. Corrada and I have followed her closely, especially in the last seven months of her journey on this earth. I remember when we worked together that Jill said that she did not like hospitals or doctors. Instead, when she was diagnosed with leukemia she was a model patient because she had the capacity to adjust to whatever was needed. I saw this quality time and again in the workplace.
No one could ever replace Jill. She was one-of-a kind. We will always love and miss her and keep her in our hearts. Our lives are better for having known her.
God bless Alfredo, Massimiliano, and Matteo.
Chris
July 16, 2009
My condolences to you Alfredo and to your sons. Your wife and mother was a beautiful and gentle person, her soul is at rest now, her battle is over! I'm glad to have known Jill. Arrividerci!
Katja Kanis
Jill-October 2004
July 16, 2009
Corrada Biazzo Curry
July 16, 2009
A Jill
Volata in un paradiso di fiori,
In un ignoto di pace,
Lasciandoci dietro attoniti,
In una terra ostile,
Disarmonica, aspra, precaria . . .
S’innalza la tua immagine
Fra sentieri impervi . . .
Eri bella
E il tuo sorriso
C’inondava di luce.
Lottavi per l’Amore,
Volevi cogliere il mondo,
Vivere in un cielo di stelle,
Abbracciare il mare,
Stringere mani . . .
Credevi nella verita’,
Nella purezza di un sogno,
Nell’armonia di una preghiera perenne.
Poi il calvario, il male,
L’anima ferita . . .
Ma la tua forza
Si ergeva immensa,
Al di la’ della vita . . .
Mentre correvi
Verso l’eterno,
Ci hai regalato
Un raggio di sole . . .
Corrada Biazzo Curry
6 luglio 2009
Jeff Peacock
July 16, 2009
To love and be loved is the purpose and richness of our lives. My sister was blessed, that this was her life.
Kathy Hayes
July 15, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with all of Jill's family. I went to high school with her and she was a wonderful and kind person. I'm so glad I got to be in touch with her again on Facebook. What a strong person! We'll miss you Jill.
Sandra Santos
July 15, 2009
Grazie per l'opportunità di esprimere la mia amicizia nei vostri riguardi Jill e Alfredo... Il vostro essere coppia dal primo momento mi ha provocato grande ammirazione... bello!!! Jill sei una persona molto bella che ho potuto conoscere e accompagnare in questa tappa particolare della tua vita... anche nella sofferenza tu sei stata molto forte e serena... Grazie!!!
Remo Di Giacomo
July 15, 2009
Jill,
since the first time we met, the friendship among us grew up. We'll never forget you talking about the pineapple upside cake in your La Spezia house when Alfredo was abroad. We'll never forget you and your wonderful sincerity and beauty. The time spent with you was utmost the best and we hope you could really find out the peace.
Ciao Marinella e Remo.
Rossella Lisi
July 15, 2009
Non ho avuto il privilegio di conoscerla, ma la notizia mi ha rattristato moltissimo, conosco Matthew, è un ragazzo molto simpatico, in gamba, e sono addolorata per tutta la famiglia.....sentite condoglianze, di cuore!
Alfredo Carulli
July 15, 2009
Non ho avuto l'onore di conoscerla personalmente, ma il suo ricordo vivrà ogni giorno nei nostri cuori.
Jimmy McDivitt
July 14, 2009
My most sincere condolences to the entire family.
Meagan Pulia
July 14, 2009
John Cabot has truly lost one of its greatest staff members. Jill was always there for me during my many transitions while at JCU from '03-'05. She always had a smile on her face and was always willing to help me with any request. I think about my time at JCU almost daily and she is always someone who comes to mind. Jill will be missed and JCU is not the same without her.
Juliette Manning
July 14, 2009
Jill was one of the kindest, gentlest person working at John Cabot. She always had kind words to say. We became better acquainted after speaking with her because of my bout with breast cancer. I shared a lot of information with her so to ease her mind about treatments and we sometimes laughed about some of natural juices recipes that I would give her. I'm very disheartened that she's gone, but she's no longer suffering. Arrivederci Jill, Arrivederci...RIP
Angela Schaefer
July 14, 2009
Dear Jill,
It's so sad to know you are gone from us when I've only just reconnected with you. We spent every morning in high school together in homeroom, and do you remember waiting and waiting for the bell to ring to get out of last hour English class- the class that never ended? Although your life was short, I am so happy that you knew well what eludes so many of us that stay behind - true love. I can tell from your photos that Alfredo and your family were your life. I'm so happy you had that. You will be greatly missed!
Mark Ziegler
July 14, 2009
To a friend who went 2 soon will always remember you jill.
enrica notarfrancesco
July 14, 2009
cara jill,amica speciale dei nostri giovanissimi esordi di mogli e madri.nella mia mente il suono della tua voce cristallina (dall'inconfondibile accento!)che canta ai nostri bambini gioiose canzoncine,feste meravigliose,dolci speciali(la torta alle zucchine è rimasta nella storia!!!!!!)tanto amore ha saputo sprigionare ed irradiare il tuo cuore.io ne ho conservato un po' nel mio,al sicuro,per sempre.
Rossella Lisi
July 14, 2009
Non ho avuto il privilegio di conoscerla,ma la notizia mi ha rattristato moltissimo, conosco Matthew, è un ragazzo molto simpatico, in gamba, e sono addolorata per tutta la famiglia.....sentite condoglianze, di cuore!
Orietta Mariotti
July 14, 2009
Our paths crossed again after many years. We found each other in what some may call 'difficult times':-) You won your battle, because you fought with your family's love on your side. The same love you gave to them, the same faith you left them. You now know the reason for many sufferings and are happy, we are still sad and ignorant. One day our paths will cross again, but this time it's going to be 'good times'.! Until then my friend...Arrivederci Jill!
Giuliano Renna
July 14, 2009
Jill,
la tua sofferenza terrena è finita, adesso sei un angelo che ci guarda da lassu’, veglia su tutte le persone a te care.
Rinnovo il cordoglio da parte mia.
Steve Haire
July 14, 2009
Jill and I worked together for the last 8 years. I used to like to make up an excuse to pass by her office and we would chat for a bit. She sometimes bought produce and eggs from our garden. When she became ill, we kept in touch, having both lost our employment in the same period. We tried to encourage each other and she was always there with a kind word. Her illness came as a shock to me and I was glad to have seen her and talk to her up to the sad end. Peace to her and to Alfredo and the boys from LArry and me!
Jeffery Bartone
July 14, 2009
I went to school with Jill. It's impressive that she never lost her great spirit, despite the pain she must have been feeling. So many people are better by having her in their life--that is the only measure of real success in life. She will be missed.
Desiree Prieto
July 14, 2009
Hi Jill,
I am so sad to see you go, but will always remember your happy and beautiful smile from my days at John Cabot. You were one of the kindest faculty members and a dear friend.
Anna Precone
July 14, 2009
Dolce angelo il tuo ricordo ci spinge a continuare ad andare avanti... il tuo ricordo vivrà sempre nel mio cuore; più forte e più dolce di qualsiasi abbraccio e più importante di qualsiasi parola...Ciao principessa ti voglio bene!!!
Laura Marti
July 14, 2009
It was my pleasure to have met Jill. My condolences to her family.
Vincenzo Carenne
July 14, 2009
In queste occasioni non si sa mai cosa dire... Qualsiasi parola appare vuota di senso di fronte ad un dolore così grande. Quando avrai voglia di sfogarti e parlare... io sarò qui. Ti abbraccio forte.
Stephanie Humes
July 14, 2009
It was great to get to know Jill again. My thoughts and prayers to her family.
July 12, 2009
My thoughts are prayers are with you. What a strong, strong person she was. She will be missed.
Janet McLaughlin
July 12, 2009
My thoughts and prayers go out Alfredo, kids, June and Jeff. Went to school with Jill, from kindergarten thru 12th grade. Lived only doors away, the same homeroom for 12 years.
Jill, you will be missed.
Dan Reisinger
July 12, 2009
June,
I am so sorry to hear of your daughters passing. It has been such a long time since I have seen you and am sorry this is the way I hear of you. May you have a lot of good memories to comfort you.
Sincerely,
Peggy Krichbaum Van Slyke
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