On Tuesday, July 21st, 2020, Jaqueline K. Buchanan passed in her home, on Glen Lake, one month shy of her 89th birthday.
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Jackie began her career in New York City before marrying and relocating to Upstate New York where she settled down and began a long career with Continental Insurance retiring as Director of Agent Training & Development.
People development was one of her strengths & joys; when a challenge or question arose, professionally or personally, she got out a legal yellow pad, divided it into 2 columns and helped people grow through the pluses & minuses to the answer. Practical & effective but frequently daunting under her fiercely watchful, yet caring, gaze; business associates, friends & family, rarely doubt where they stood.
While Jackie was a ‘Wear beige & keep your mouth shut’ person, she cared deeply for people fortunate enough to be under her purview. She contributed to several causes and was a fervent supporter of women’s rights long before it became a public movement. She developed the best person for the job with respect to their passions, talents & abilities balanced against the company’s needs.
On November 5th, 1977, Jackie married her partner, in life & dance, John R. Buchanan; it was a union of equals for 43 years. They traveled together contributing to each other’s careers, built a home & gardens on Glen Lake, as well as a business of rental properties.
In later years Jackie was an avid, if crisp, golfer; a skilled needle pointer, a lover of travel, a gardener and a patron of the arts. She also made a pie crust so light it needed to be held by a string to keep it from floating to the ceiling. Most of all, Jackie was a Lady.
She is survived by her husband John and, through marriage, a son & daughters along with several grandchildren & great grandchildren.
In her own words one’s goal in life is “To do the best you can with what you’ve got” and she did.
In lieu of flowers or gifts the family asks that you perform random acts of kindness with Jackie in mind.
John
Ellen and I want to extend our condolences to your father and your family on Jackie’s passing.She and your father were quite a team