Georgiana Rosen passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at Georgetown University Hospital on March 18th. She is survived by her husband David Rosen, sons Tyler and Nick Rosen, daughters-in-law Liana Rosen and Erika Quinteros, grandsons Hugo and Henry Rosen, and brother Ted Jagger. She was predeceased by her parents Georgiana and Donovan Jagger and brother Don Jagger. She was a native of New Providence, NJ, a long-time resident of Pennington, NJ, and a more recent resident of Washington, DC.

Georgia never backed down from a challenge. After graduating from Douglass College (Rutgers University), she worked for years as a journalist at the Home News (New Brunswick, NJ) and Trentonian (Trenton, NJ) at a time when newsrooms were too often still a boys’ club.

In her mid-forties, she decided to pursue her long-deferred dream of working in medicine. She went back to school for science prerequisites before earning a masters degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers Medical School) and starting a new career as a physician assistant. Working in oncology and cardiology practices, she helped people facing some of the most difficult times of their lives, a reality that drew her to those fields. Her patients appreciated her medical skill, but even more so the compassion and humanity with which she treated them (a kindness that was returned by the nurses and doctors who treated Georgia as she navigated her own health challenges in recent years).

After moving to Washington, and particularly during the dark years of the Trump administration, Georgia was a frequent presence at political demonstrations advocating for human and civil rights, healthcare access, and the environment. One year, she asked for a megaphone for Christmas. She also enjoyed attending panels and lectures at D.C. think tanks and volunteering at the National Gallery of Art’s greenhouse, where she helped grow the plants decorating the museum.

Georgia had an abiding love for travel. Over decades of adventure, she saw the pyramids in Giza, rode a bicycle taxi through the Mexican countryside, and hiked the narrow canyon trails of Zion National Park. On many vacations, she would pick up and fantasize about real estate listings in whatever far-flung locale she was visiting; eventually, she and David bought a place on Cape Cod that she loved–particularly in the off-season. In retirement, Georgia and David were able to travel even more, visiting Morocco and Italy and cruising down the Danube. For the last eight years, however, Georgia’s favorite activity was doting on her grandchildren, filling her apartment with their toys and her phone with their photos.

She was deeply devoted to her family and friends. For them, there was no favor so big or so small that she would not offer to do it (indeed, usually insisting on doing it).

Respecting Georgia’s wishes, there will not be a memorial service; to celebrate her life, please enjoy the activities she loved. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any charity that you think reflects her values.

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