Jacqueline (Jackie) Corman Meisel
1927 – 2024
Jacqueline (Jackie) Corman Meisel passed away on May 4, 2024 at age 97.
She was born in Champaign, Illinois on February 17, 1927 to Minnie and Julian Corman. She grew up in Champaign-Urbana and graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in Home Economics in 1946. One week later she married Seymour (Cy) Meisel, who was in the Chemistry PHD program at the university. They met on a blind date, and their marriage lasted 69 years.
When Cy took a position with Mobil Oil Corporation, they moved to Woodbury, NJ, which is near Philadelphia. Jackie became a dedicated mother to her three sons, but she also developed a lifelong passion for art. She graduated from Drexel University with an MA in Fine and Applied Arts, and later she earned her MA in Art History from the University of Delaware.
One of Jackie’s favorite jobs was her part-time position in the education department at the Philadelphia Art Museum, where she worked until Cy was transferred to NYC in 1970. Jackie and Cy enjoyed the cultural richness of Manhattan, attending plays, concerts, opera, and, of course, art museums. Jackie worked part time at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and she gave lectures and walking tours for several senior citizens group. She also taught for a year at Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, NJ.
Cy was transferred to Princeton, NJ in 1983, where Jackie became a volunteer docent at the Princeton University Art Museum. She was on the board of Morven, and she was also the board of the Princeton Historical Society, where she led walking and bus tours. She also taught art history for a year at the College of NJ. Jackie belonged to the Present-Day Club. Jackie and Cy were friends of the Institute for Advanced Study and members of the Nassau Club. One of her lunch time lectures at the Nassau Club broke all previous attendance records.
After Cy died, she moved to Windrows in 2016. Jackie and Cy developed lifelong friendships wherever they went, and they enjoyed traveling immensely, traveling to over 100 countries together. They shared their love of traveling with their family, taking their entire family on numerous vacations.
Jackie’s oldest son Mark recently died from multiple sclerosis complications. She is survived by her two sons, Alan (Barbara), and Neil (Ann), her five grandchildren, and her three great grandchildren.
Funeral services are Tuesday, May 7 at 1:00 pm at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. Burial will follow at Princeton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Princeton University Art Museum or to The Jewish Center of Princeton.
Arrangements are by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel. OrlandsMemorialChapel.com
Sending prayers of comfort to all of you .
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
Our hearts are with you. Jackie sounds like an amazing woman.
Our hearts and thoughts are with you. You have been fortunate to have such a vibrant Mother with you for so long. Love, Gail and Tom
I can only imagine how difficult this time is for you. I assure you that you are in my thoughts
Bonnie and Joe Connelly
Jackie ( and Cy ) have left a wonderful legacy to their great grandchildren. Such perfect role models to admire. Two lives well lived… condolences and enjoy the memories. Shalom