Lindsay Jacob '08, a comparative literature concentrator, died on June 15 in Philadelphia after a long bout with cancer. She was 21.
A native of Washington Crossing, Pa., Jacob served as secretary of the University equestrian team and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a member of the Nassau Literary Review and contributed to The Daily Princetonian as a freshman.
Jacob was a 2004 graduate of the Hun School of Princeton, where she played varsity soccer and was on the staff of the school's Hun Review, a literary magazine. At her high school graduation, she received the Donaldson Merit Scholarship and was selected by teachers as the first-ever student speaker at commencement.
According to a statement released by the Hun School, teachers often said she was "a gifted writer" who worked very hard to achieve her goals. Her former high school ceramics teacher John Sabol described Jacob in an email as "a warm cheerful interested student" who was "very determined."
Though Jacob was diagnosed with cancer in high school, she was very private about her medical condition. "It was never a topic of discussion," Sabol said, adding that he never realized the seriousness of Jacob's illness.
Funeral services were held on June 17 and a memorial to be held in the fall is being planned between Jacob's parents, the University and the Hun School.
Jacob is survived by her parents, Stuart and Laurie Jacob, her sister, Jennifer Jacob and her grandparents, Blanca Jacob, Sheila Engel and Michael Rosenblatt.
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