Jackie Quackenbush – The Santa Barbara Independent

Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochrane Quackenbush passed away on April 26, 2022. She was born on July 9th, 1942 at Cottage Clinic to John “Jack” and Daisy Cochrane (Leslie). She was elevated in Santa Barbara, completed her A.A. at University of Arizona, invested a stint in San Francisco then San Diego, but ultimately returned to her accurate household, Santa Barbara. As evidenced by the awards, trophies and images that embellished her household, the highlight of her daily life was her two beloved little ones, Ted and Tiffany, her grandchildren and relatives. Nevertheless, Jackie was a loving mom to a lot of extra folks, together with nieces, nephews and numerous ”adopted” young people. Persons have been drawn to her unconditional love, her prepared snicker and her open door plan. She had a present for listening to and accepting individuals, encouraging them to be their finest self and turning anger and harm into laughter. When her “babies” went off to faculty, she turned her reward into a career by earning a Masters in Counseling from Antioch University. Her 25 12 months job as a Marriage and Household Therapist could not have been a superior match!

Jackie experienced an abiding really like for animals and mother nature. Her wild, untamed yard was inhabited by her own pottery creations and overflowed with roses, dahlias, and flowers of all sorts. Her black labradors, Sam and Jazzy, had the run of the house together with numerous rescued animals together with Massive Bertha the tortoise, wonderful horned and barn owls, a turkey vulture, peacock, pig, geese, snakes, alligator, and a lot of unnamed spiders. It’s no surprise that the Santa Barbara Zoo awarded her a lifetime membership from her decades of services! But it was most essential to Jackie to instill these passions in her children and grandchildren. With her really like for action and adventures, she took her loved ones on backpacking and hiking outings, beach front holidays, river rafting and water skiing outings, sporting activities, museum, theater and zoo visits. Jackie rode in the entrance of the h2o rides, skinny dipped in the Large Sierra lakes and put far more than her toes into the metropolis fountains.

Jackie was an artist and a absolutely free spirit with a boundless adore for everyday living that could not be constrained by the social mores of the environment all over her. You understood this if you took glass blowing art classes with her. You realized this if you listened to her contacting “Sammy” throughout the neighborhood in her higher soprano choir voice although driving her orange bubble top rated “snake van.” And you seasoned this if you took place upon her Christmas extravaganzas with lights, ornaments and cookies galore attended by all of Montecito!

Jackie by no means did everything midway she did every thing with comprehensive abandon. This is why her young children and grandchildren, household and buddies, knew they were deeply liked. She is preceded in death by her mom and dad and her sister Carolyn Ladd Thoroughgood. Jackie is survived by her son and daughter-in-legislation Ted and Firza Quackenbush, by her daughter and son-in-regulation Tiffany and David Clark, niece and nephew-in-regulation Daisy and Mike Moschitto, nephew and niece-in-legislation Brooks and Tania Thoroughgood, adopted son Justin Nelson, adopted son Zach Fauth, adopted daughter LIsa Barus, grandchildren Brandon and Brittany Clark, and Michael, Eva and Peter Moschitto, and Alton and Teresa Thoroughgood, her childhood sweetheart and husband of 10 years Ned Quackenbush. A family support was held at Mount Carmel church on May well 5th, 2022. To sign up for the spouse and children in a Celebration of Jackie’s life, remember to contact 805-969-6154. We convey our deepest gratitude to the nurses, caregivers and physicians at Sarah Dwelling for their treatment for her.