Temple Israel Announces The Passing Of Jackie Fuchs

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Fuchs, long-time Westport resident served as Westport RTM Secretary

Temple Israel Statement:

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Jacquelyn (Jackie) Fuchs, on Saturday, February 17th, 2024, Wife of Roy Fuchs, Mother of Leslie Sloane (and husband Bryan Sloane) and David Fuchs, Grandmother of Marc Sloane, Bennett Sloane, Dean Sloane, Bitzalel Fuchs, Meyah Fuchs, Adam Fuchs, and Sehara Fuchs, Sister of Jeffrey Smith (and wife Iris Smith), Aunt of Lindsay Blanco (and Maurice Blanco) and Zachary Smith (and Erika Smith).

The funeral will be held Tuesday, February 20th, what would have been Jackie's 76th birthday, at 9:30am at Temple Israel in Westport.

The service will be livestreamed at: Jackie Fuchs Funeral Livestream

There will be a shiva reception held at the Temple immediately following the funeral service. Burial will be at The Wellwood Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.

An additional shiva will be held on Tuesday evening, February 20th, in New York City.

To the entire Fuchs and Sloane family, may God comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Westport Artist Miggs Burroughs shared his Jackie Fuchs story with WestportLocalPress, telling us, “I was on a trip to China in the 90s, with about 12 people including Jackie who was so much fun to be with. One evening we all went out to eat and afterwards piled into the van to go back to our hotel, and were halfway there when we realized that Jackie wasn’t with us. No cell phones to reach her, so we raced back fearing the worst, but she was standing out on the street totaling believing we would be back for her.