Jennifer Small

Jennifer Small of Lake Oswego, Oregon, passed away Monday, June 15th, at the Oregon Health and Science University's Knight Cancer Institute, after suffering with pancreatic cancer for 10 months. She was 59 years old.

Jennifer was an accomplished violinist who studied at Juilliard. She received a Bachelor's Degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Southwestern School of Law. After graduating from Princeton, Jennifer moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a musician in the recording studios - "Indiana Jones," "Aladdin" and "Die Hard" are just a few of the movies she performed on. Her resume includes the Broadway Musical (and DVD recording) of "Sweeney Todd", performing at the opening ceremonies of the 1976 Montreal and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and recording with Barbara Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Diane Schuur. Additionally, she performed with eminent orchestral conductors and organizations, especially enjoying the American Ballet Theater, as well as backing up pop artists like Michael Jackson, George Benson and Marvin Gaye.

In 1989 Jennifer started her next endeavor, attending law school, and in 1990 Jennifer was married. She passed the California Bar Exam, briefly practiced Labor Law in San Francisco, and eventually moved to Arizona in 1996, where she passed the Arizona Bar Exam and started raising her family. In 2004 the family relocated to Lake Oswego, Oregon. Jennifer loved volunteering in the Lake Oswego Public Schools-- particularly the music department-- and teaching violin to local students.

Jennifer is survived by her husband Stephen Agritelley, her two sons Matthew and Ethan Agritelley, her loving parents Emily and Charles Small from Scottsdale AZ, and her brother David Small from Syracuse New York.

Jennifer will be sorely missed by all.