Jacqueline Hunt Andry Blankenship (Jackie), age 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on the morning of April 18th at her home in Georgetown Texas. She fought a long and courageous battle with breast cancer, inspiring all who knew her with her courage, patience, good attitude, humor and love.

Jackie was born in London, England to Patricia and Brian Hunt. Her parents divorced when she was a young girl and her mother remarried an American. She moved with her mom first to Japan and then to Springfield, Illinois, where she grew up. She obtained a nursing degree in Springfield and worked as a traveling nurse for several years before settling down in New Orleans. She then obtained a BS in Anthropology from UNO and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, graduating with honors and as an assistant editor of the law review. She clerked for a federal judge in New Orleans for two years and then commenced a 25-year career as an attorney practicing primarily in the field of healthcare law. She then decided to return to her first love, nursing, and over the next several years worked again both as a traveling nurse and on staff at various hospitals.

She is survived by her loving husband, Kurt, and her two sons from her first marriage, Malcolm (Kaitlyn) and Matthew (Yohana) Andry; her father, Brian Hunt in London; stepson Jonathan Blankenship (Jennifer); stepdaughter Ashleigh Blankenship (Dan); step grandchildren Devin Poissenot, Ava and Alexa Blankenship, Dashiel and Declan Murray, and granddaughter Estela Andry; her sisters Kelly Clark , Ali Jo Hunt, and Karen Hunt, and brothers Charles, Joey, Donnie, and David Heinemann, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. And her beloved Golden Retriever, Whidbey Jane, the silly beast.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia, her stepfather, Tom Clark, and her stepson Matthew Blankenship.

The last 27 months of her life were greatly blessed by the joy of being at the birth of her granddaughter Estela and watching her start to grow. Her absolute favorite thing in life was reading stories to little Estelita at bedtime.

Arrangements will be made later for a celebration of life in Georgetown Texas. Burial will be private.

Jackie was loved so very much by her family and friends and will be greatly missed, but her suffering is over now, and she is resting joyfully in the arms of our Lord Jesus.

The family requests that those who wish to please donate in her name to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at www.komen.org.