Jacquelin Evelyne Grant

November 3, 2023, in Corona, California. She is survived by her son and grandson,

Derek and Kyle, her niece, Kimmer, and her grandniece, Linzy. She is preceded in

death by her parents, her husband, Dave, her son, Doug, and her brother, Bill. Daughter

of Evelyne and Merwin Collison, Jacquie was born on Thursday, October 22, 1942, in

Mason City, Washington.

Among Jacquie's achievements in her hometown of Yakima, Washington, she was most

proud of being crowned Miss Yakima. She would also meet her future husband, Dave,

when his family moved into her neighborhood and they became friends. Classic high

school sweethearts, Jacquie and Dave would fall in love and get married in town.

After Dave graduated WSU, he and Jacquie moved to Southern California, starting a

new life together working at the recently opened Disneyland where they met Walt

Disney in person. They made Southern California their permanent home where they

raised their two boys, Doug and Derek, and Jacquie embarked on the part of her life

devoted to fine arts. She worked in many art galleries and was, herself, a gifted artist

who captured what she saw—what she was inspired to create—in lace work, quilting,

jewelry-making, sewing, and painting. She was a prolific Creative. She was also a great

lover of the outdoors who enjoyed camping, hiking, river-rafting and, of course,

barbequing. She was a fantastic cook and the most devoted Nana you ever saw to her

grandson, Kyle.

If you ask those who knew Jacquie… gosh, if you ask even those who knew her just a

little bit they’d likely mention Jacquie’s energy, her determination, her easy friendship,

and her passion. To some, she was a champion. To others, a fellow Creative. She was

prone to laughter. A talker. Social. Gregarious. With an unforgettable personality...

“Jacquie and I went to High School together. She was quite the character. Jacquie was

so outgoing. She had a mind of her own.”

“We lived across the street from Dave & Jacquie & our boys grew up together. Such

good friends! SO many good memories of BBQ's, camping, etc.”

“She was the most like me in my family. She was a bright light, stubborn, a spitfire, the

most amazing creative person and I loved her like crazy.”

“Such a strong, brave, stubborn lady!”

“My heart is broken. She never failed to make me feel loved, make me laugh, or make

me crazy. And I loved every minute with her.”

Even in the last year as Jacquie receded into herself, her personality would not be

stilled. There remained an identifiable, an essential, an indelible Jacquie-ness about her

in the way she smiled, the way she spoke when she did speak, her facial expressions,

the way she used her arms and hands when she talked. One time she and Dave were

at the local McDonald’s with their son and niece, Derek and Kimmer, enjoying soft-serve

vanilla ice cream cones all around. By this point, Jacquie wasn't able to say much. But

she’s still Jacquie and she loooooves the taste of her ice cream cone. So she looks up

at her niece, holding her cone up and to the side a little. Her face breaks into a broad

smile and she exclaims, clear as day “Isn’t this just the best?”

We will miss her always.

Jacquie's ashes will be scattered along with her husband's ashes in the desert and on

the beach during private family ceremonies. In lieu of flowers, please share a laugh with

someone you love. Or even with an absolute stranger.

It's what Jacquie would've done.