Jeanine Gillespie Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Jeanine Gillespie in McAllen, Texas, who passed away on June 6, 2021 at the age of 88. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Nita Gross and Carl Gross. She is survived by: her brother James Gross (Shirley); her husband Jon Gillespie; her children, Gail Blakeney and Jon Gillespie, Jr. (Kelly); her great grandchild Isaac De Luca; and her nieces and nephews, Ann Calder (Daniel), Molly Dennett (Frank), Margaret Greenberg (Jason), Victoria Strong (William), Kathy Toner, Elizabeth Withey-Vandiver (Chad), Reese Gillespie and Michael Gross.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the local chapters of Zeta Tau Alpha and the P.E.O. Sisterhood, or the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation whose mission is to cure Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which afflicted the late Gwendolyn Strong, daughter of Jeanine's niece Victoria. The addresses for donations are: Deep South Texas Zeta Tau Alpha c/o Jennifer Lewis 5014 N. 15th Street McAllen, TX 78504 P.E.O. Scholar Awards 100 NW Greenbriar Square McAllen, TX 78504 Gwendolyn Strong Foundation 27 W. Anapamu St, Suite 177 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 nevergiveup.org.
