Jacqueline (Jackie) Triebl, 53, of Lansdale Pa., passed away unexpectedly on October 8th, 2021, after a long battle with ITP (a blood disorder/immune disease). Jackie was born on November 9, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pa., to John and Elizabeth Judy Triebl.
Jackie is survived by her father John G. Triebl and her brother Gregory Triebl. She was preceded in death by her mother, Judy Sherwood, and her brother John R. Triebl.
She graduated from Penn State University in 1990 with a BA in English and was part of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. After pursuing a successful career in Retail Management, she decided to achieve her aspirations of becoming an attorney. She went back to College to become a Para Legal. She then realized that Law was going to be her future. She was accepted into the Widener University of Law where she graduated Cum Laude with Honors in 2007. She was the acting Executive Research Editor for the Widener Law Review, won best Oralist in 2007 Moot Court Competition, and was named the Widener Law Review’s most outstanding staff member in 2005-2006.
For the past seven years Jackie worked as an attorney with Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP concentrating her practice in security litigation. She was a problem solver and was tasked with high level challenging assignments that utilized her competitive nature. She was proud of her work and enjoyed working with her colleagues.
On a personal note, Jackie was an intellectual, non-materialistic, and private person who always looked for the positives in every situation. She was caring and always made time for family. She nursed her mother through a long-term illness and was a caretaker to other family members.
She loved the Arts, reading, writing, and animals (especially her cats). She has an extensive collection of books (with the exception of cookbooks as she regarded a grilled cheese sandwich as a hot meal). When she was young her father created a library for her in the house with a lot of natural light so she could enjoy the nature and reading she loved. She spent most of her time here reading and expanding her outlook on life and knowledge of the world and this gave her the sense of direction for her future. She was planning her post-retirement challenge to achieve her goal to be a recognized writer and had already initiated many book outlines in her many journals. She had an extensive internet family that shared her love of politics and art. She will be missed deeply by her friends and family.
Her funeral is scheduled for Monday, October 18, 2021, at St Peter the Apostle Church with visitation starting at 9:30 and a mass to follow at 10:30. The church is located at 1019 N 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA. The burial services will be private at St John Neumann cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to PDSA, Platelet Disorder Support Association – https://www.pdsa.org
I had yet to share a case with Jackie at the firm where we work (I joined just a couple years ago), but I do remember her fantastic decorations at my first firm Halloween party, the last before covid, and loving that festive spirit she brought to what is also my favorite holiday. I wish I had had the opportunity to know a fellow cat lover who is clearly loved and missed by so many. I am so very sorry for this profound loss to your family, and although I won’t be able to attend the service due to a bad case of the flu, I hope for your comfort during this heartbreaking time.
Jackie was a beloved colleague at the firm where we worked together for the past several years. I offer my sincerest condolences to her family.
We were neighbors in the office and saw each other every day. Through her intelligence, creativity, hard work, skilled communications and integrity (I could go on and on), she earned a reputation as an excellent lawyer and a go-to team member in countless cases. But her personality shone even brighter than her work. She was a good, trusted, genuine friend to so many. She was a wonderful listener, kind and patient, but also firm and incredibly knowledgeable in her views. I am grateful to have known her and worked with her. Thank you for everything, Jackie.
Josh D’Ancona