Every year around this time a reminder comes up on my calendar that it's Gigi's birthday. We went to high school together and then she was know to us as "Gigi". She was so much fun to be with and was so smart! Gigi was the first person I turned to when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was my rock, supporting me and giving me great advice. Gigi was a caring person who was always ready to help. I miss her, think of her often and my memories of her give me comfort. Miss you Gigi!!
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Every year, when Spring time comes and we move outside, I think of George and enjoy so much of what she left behind for me. She loved the garden and would be outside all hours planting and weeding. I recently connected with a dear friend of hers and we spent some enjoyable time recollecting George. You are missed.
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Was sorting out items today and came across a note from Gigi. She was offering support and comfort to me when my world was turned upside down as my 38 year marriage ended in divorce. Her words of encouragement meant so much to me. Gigi was such a dear friend and she is missed!
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Memories of Georgiana Rosen
When Julie was 5 and Audrey 18 mos., Ted and I bought the house across the street from the Rosen family on Hessian Hill Drive. Tyler and Nick were slightly older and already excelling in school and so George was a very good friend to me during those long anxious days of pre-school mothering. George advised me on what the local grammar school was like, and she had answers to things I needed to know. We would have tea and long talks. She loved to garden and when I saw her outside I would amble across the street to gab. The Rosen yard went through many transitions which demanded a lot of work so both George and David spent hours weeding and pruning and mowing (and the boys definitely did their share of mowing!). The Rosen house also underwent architectural upgrades, so it was fun to watch the evolution. We enjoyed many dinners with George and David. During one of those early dinners, the boys gave Audrey a stuffed bear ("Rainbow Bear") which was one of her favorite stuffies ever. Another time, George, who was a good cook, made a german dish with sauerkraut and pork that Ted craved for years, and finally after we moved away he googled it so we could replicate it ourselves. I was always inspired by Georgiana's decision to go back to school to become a Physician's Assistant. I was in awe of her commitment and dedication to helping others. We lost touch when the Rosen's moved to DC - but I know that she was excited about having an apartment in DC so that she could help take care of her beloved grandson. I see from the photos that now there are several - which I am so happy about. To the Rosen family - you all definitely touched our lives and were wonderful friends and neighbors. Thinking of you all at this sad time. Sorry this is so long but George was a very special person and we were very lucky to know her.
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I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Gigi Jagger (the name I knew her by) who was my best friend in Middle School. I remember her as being a brilliant student who was a fellow closet bookworm. We spent man an hour in that almost square house of the Jaggers on Springfield Avenue. We reconnected briefly in DC and it was wonderful to see her again.
I am so pleased to learn that she traveled so extensively and was able to follow her dream profession towards the end of life. Gigi was always a lover of life, a natural adventurer and a very special person.
I grieve with her family.
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Like so many people over time, I had lost track of George and didn't realize she had embarked on such a wonderful and difficult career. Can't believe I am at a loss for words as news of her death has stunned and saddened me. Way back in the Wayback Machine, George showed me how to make spaetzle using a colander for the batter when my husband an I had dinner with her and David at their HP place....We worked at The Home News together back in the 1970s. I send loving and healing thoughts to David and her family.
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2012, Pennington, NJ, USA
George is holding our kittens.
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