Gloria Olson Jackier December 13, 1928 - October 20, 2011 Gloria Jackier died peacefully in her sleep at Hospice House of Northport in the early morning of October 20th after a struggle with emphysema. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, David Jackier, who cared for her throughout her long illness. She is also survived by their two children, Lynne and Stephan and her five grandchildren: Emma, Jake, Rosie, Kenzey and Kyle. Gloria was a remarkable woman who faced life with energy and passion. As an exceptionally beautiful young woman she became a photographer's model and a dancer at the Latin Quarter and the Copacabana. She was in the chorus of the Broadway musical Bless You All starring Pearl Bailey. Not content to be "just a pretty face," Gloria developed her many other gifts in the following decades. She studied art and lent her talent to painting, papier-mache, drawing, computer-enhanced compositions, soft sculpture, fine art doll-making, tapestry "paintings" and other fiber arts. Another field of interest for Gloria was theater. She designed fabulous sets and costumes for many of the shows produced by the Township Theater Group as well as writing and directing a political musical based on Alice In Wonderland. In the early 1970's Gloria opened the consignment craft gallery/store Artisan House on Main Street in Northport. She and her business partner ran the store until 1984, offering classes in art and craft techniques and materials in addition to an impressive array of hand-made craft pieces. The next decades saw her add writing to her impressive resume. Gloria taught herself style and structure and produced a half-dozen political thriller and detective novels and a self-illustrated children's book. She was ahead of her time in her choice to make many of her main characters women, People of Color and LGBT people. Gloria was truly a Renaissance Woman. She was mostly self-taught and she never stopped learning and growing. As a little girl her father told her that she could do anything. She proved him right with her extraordinary life. She was deeply loved and will be missed. A memorial will be in early 2012 to celebrate her life as well as a show of her art.