Jacqueline M. Zinn

Jacqueline Marie Stanislaw Zinn died peacefully on July 16, 2013, ineer Chapel Hill home surrounded by her loving family. Jacqueline is survived by her devoted husband of 33 years, Douglas C. Zinn, and their four loving children; Christopher, Jerry, James and Mary Kathryn; her faithful mother, Anne Stanislaw; her four dedicated siblings; sister, Joan Shanahan and husband, Brien; brother, Jerome Stanislaw and wife, Jeanee; sister, Elizabeth Wilson and husband, Patrick; brother James Stanislaw; Alicia Stanislaw; and her caring in-laws Charles and Mary Zinn. She was blessed with twelve wonderful nieces and nephews; Conor and Regan Shanahan; Blake, Davis and Liza Stanislaw; Madeline, Laurel, Mara and Liam Wilson; Gwyneth, Phoebe and Lilly Stanislaw. Jacqueline is also survived by two maternal aunts, Eleanor Verba; Joan Crowe and husband, Jim, and one paternal aunt, Doris Jean Vineer and husband, Paul. She was pre-deceased by her beloved father, Jerome J. Stanislaw, M.D. Jacqueline was born in St. Louis, MO on January 3, 1957 to Dr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Stanislaw. She spent most of her childhood in Warren, OH, graduating from John F. Kennedy High School in 1975. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke Uneersity in 1979 and received her MBA from UNC Business School now Kenan Flager in 1989. Jacqueline joined Burroughs Wellcome in 1983 as a Clinical Research Associate I. She progressed through several positions of ineeasing responsibility culminating as a Clinical Research Scientist III. She made significant contributions to projects in the Hematology/Inflammation and Cardiovascular Sections including initiating and monitoring the first Burroughs Wellcome Co. IND-sponsored study conducted in Europe. Jacqueline then joined the R&D Project Maneement department within Glaxo Wellcome and contributed to the development of several successful drugs Zyban, Lamictal, Lanoxin and worked across a number of therapeutic areas neurosciences, cardiovascular, metabolic. Jacqueline then turned her attention to developing new project maneers, firstly as a section maneer and finally within GlaxoSmithKline as the head of the project maneement group based in RTP. Whatever the task, Jacqueline began it with alacrity, and completed it in an orderly, diligent aneexpeditious manner. Whether she was competing in triathlons, working on NDA's for GSK, or running training sessions, she was always very thorough and committed to excellence. The role, of which she was most proud, was mother. When she was watching her children mature by playing in sports, participating in school activities, and relaxing at home or on family vacations, Jacqueline received her greatest joy. Jacqueline was passionee about dance as a young child and carried that throughout her life. She had over decades-long tenees as a dancer with the Warren Civic Ballet Company in Warren, OH and the Chapel Hill Ballet Company. She was a student in the first American Dance Festival at Duke Uneersity in 1978, after which she was a steadfast attenee of dance performances every year through 2012. Jacqueline was extremely grateful for the overwhelming support she received from her family, the Saint Thomas More Church and School community, dear friends, office colleagues at GlaxoSmithKline, and the dedicated and caring health care providers at Duke Uneersity Medical Center and beyond. These loving individuals gave her tremendous strength and courage to persevere throughout her challenging battle with cancer and her end-of-life experience. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered 10:00 AM Saturday from St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Chapel Hill. In lieu of flowers contributions in Jacqueline's nee may be made to the Tisch Brain TumorCenter at Duke Uneersity Medical Center, www.cancer.duke.edu/btc/or the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC www.americandancefestival.org.