Jill Sava

Jill Sava
1977 – 2025
Family and friends of Jill Meredith Sava of East Windsor New Jersey are heartbroken to announce her passing on February 4, 2025 at the age of forty-eight after battling several years with chronic illness.
Jill graduated college with a Bachelor's in Jewish Studies with honors from Rutgers College and continued for a Masters in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. She worked for many years at several JCC's and Synagogues as the Director of Early Childhood Education, Camp Director and Program Director.
She loved not only working with children but found great pride in helping her local Jewish communities flourish.
Sadly, eleven years ago Jill developed a debilitating illness, causing her to move home and give up on her dream career. When most people would have given up, she fought. She looked around her small room, acknowledged that she was bedridden and said, Well, what can I do here? I have a laptop, love reading, am creative and a new dream was born.
Jill would go on to spend the next eleven years of her life within the romance book community helping countless authors, bloggers, editors, publicists, and indie authors achieve their dreams.
She didn't take her diagnosis sitting down, she rose up and fought. She is the epitome of what we should all do when facing darkness-fight to see the light. She found joy in designing covers, editing, formatting, marketing, and the most beautiful part of her newfound career was that she knew she had to sit-so others could run and she cheered each and every one of the people she worked with on, until she quite literally could no longer speak. She would engage in conversations where she had to mute her zoom calls because a nurse was attending to her, and yet she never stopped working. She never stopped fighting. She will always be remembered as someone who fought until the last breath of air left her lungs.
Jill advocated for others and started an incredible group on Facebook for those also dealing with Chronic illness-her legacy will never be forgotten, it shines brighter than her smile.
She is survived by her parents, Adrienne and Jerry Sava, three brothers, Bob Sava (Marcia), Matt Sava (Ali), Mike Sava (Becki), three sisters, Sandy Panitch (Gary), Wendi Scicluna (Keith Germaine), Robin Smolarz (Gabriel) 12 nieces and nephews and two great nephews who will miss her greatly.
Jill was a fierce leader, a fighter and a survivor. She was a real Woman of Valor.
Memorial contributions can be made to The Gastroparesis Patient Association or the Mast Cell Disease Society.
Funeral services and burial were held February 7, 2025 at Wellwood Cemetery, West Babylon, NY.
Funeral arrangements are by Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel. For condolences please visit OrlandsMemorialChapel.com/Jill-Sava