Jackie is survived by her husband Brad Ward, son Josh Ward, sister Pam (James) Picray, niece Meredith (Aaron) Jespersen, nephew Geoffrey Simpson and great nephew Michael Simpson. She is preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Doris Hochstadt and siblings Leslie Hochstadt Simpson, Shane Hochstadt and Greg Hochstadt and brother in law Neil Simpson.
Jackie was born in West Islip, New York and moved to Jacksonville at a very early age. She graduated from Wolfson High School and FSCJ. She began a long career in banking working for American National Bank and then Stevens, Powell & Company as a Bank Auditor.
Services will be held May 19th with Rabbi D. Greenspoon officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests you consider a donation to the National Holocaust Museum, Waste Not Want Not, any charity that supports animals, or to Hippie-Que a Non Profit Food Truck.