Jacquelyn Marshall

Jacquelyn Rowena Marshall, daughter of the late Joshua Bessicks, Sr., and Ruth Bessicks Cook, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at the Hospice of the Chesapeake, peacefully, from endometrial cancer. She was born December 14, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Jackie, as she was known, grew up in the Hawkins Point community, and attended Baltimore public schools and graduated from Carver Voctech in 1959. She was an ambitious student, always striving to do well and planning to go far in life. Her first job was with “Ann’s Dari Cream” on Ritchie Highway, at the age of 16, for one day. She worked odd jobs until 1967, at which time she started her career with Western Electric, in Cockeysville, MD, in the accounting department. Through Western Electric’s many name changes, Jackie advanced to various positions through the years in Maryland, California, and Georgia. She attended DeVry Institute of Technology to further her accounting career. Jackie retired from Alcatel-Lucent (Georgia) in 2009, and ended her career in 2011 at Wipro Limited. Jackie moved back to Maryland in 2013 to be closer to family.

Jackie loved to travel, and vacation around America and several other countries, but her greatest love was the island of Aruba.

Jackie was preceded in death by her sister Margo and brother Larry. She leaves to cherish her memories sisters; Gloria, Debbie, Vlasta (Danny), Niecy (Joe), Sharlene (Ron) and Sharon, sister in law; Marguerite, brothers; Donald (Peggie), Joshua Jr., Carl (Patricia) and Eddie (Janet). God-Children Louis, Alicia, Deanna and Lauren, many nieces and nephews, special friends at Southwinds Active Adult Community, a host of friends in Georgia and in Germany.

The family would like to thank the Hospice of Chesapeake staff for their effort and dedication.