Jessica Walker Held

1942 - 2019

Jessica Walker Held passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by her family on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. She was 77 years of age. She was born in Saint Charles Parish on July 18, 1942 to the late Claude Walker, Sr. and Eunice Anderson Walker. Jessica was the beloved wife for 48 years of the late Lloyd A. Held, Jr.; loving mother of Eric Held (Christina Daigle) and Chad Held (Jennifer Held); sister of Gayle Maddin, Claudette Walker, and the late Claude "C.B." Walker, II; grandmother of Lauren (Brianna), Paige (Rachel), Kirsten (Julie), Cole, and Andrew Held; and aunt of Lynn Morris (Mike), Cindy Bennett (Kevin), Alysia Bennett (Keith), Rene Davidson, Jr. (Stacey), Fallon Nicolosi (Brandon), and Barrett Walker (Jessica). Jessica graduated Valedictorian of St. James Major High School in New Orleans, and graduated from L.S.U.N.O. with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, and minors in physics and mathematics. She began her career as a computer programmer at Pan-American Life. She continued her career as a teacher at St. Edward the Confessor in Metairie, while raising her two sons. Once her sons began high school, she began her career in real estate. She worked with Prudential Gardner Realtors, and retired in 2007. Jessica was an active member in the Red Hat Society, Meals on Wheels, and read to children in an effort to help with reading and literacy. Her favorite hobbies were reading, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery), in New Orleans, on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 11:00AM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 9:00AM. Interment will follow at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Jessica's memory to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.