The following was submitted by Jason Hackler.
Jack Anthony Gold of Providence, R.I., died peacefully surrounded by his adoring family on Dec. 24, 2017, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, after complications from heart surgery.
Jack was born in Chesterfield, N.H., the son of Jack Gold and Mary (Campanella) Gold. He grew up and attended school in Chesterfield and graduated from Brattleboro High School in Brattleboro, Vt. He held a master of arts from Cornell University in preservation planning. He attended Ithaca College, Schiller College in Paris, and graduated with a bachelor of arts in sociology from the University of New Hampshire. He also pursued graduate work at the School of Management at Yale.
Jack had a rich and wonderful life filled by a dynamic professional career in historic preservation, architecture, and fundraising in the non-profit realm. Whether cooking creative and fabulous meals, inspiring new friends and family to feel so special (and making them laugh, too), or swimming daily (in the ocean, lakes or the pool) or doing yoga, Jack was a masterpiece.
Jack’s life began in Chesterfield, a small New Hampshire town, and took him to lots of wonderful places including Mississippi, Paris, New Haven, and San Francisco. Jack’s career spanned more than four decades in the following positions: Mississippi (Department of Archives), Providence Preservation Society (executive director), Cesar Pelli Architects (public relations director), Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven (director of development), Yale School of Forestry & Environment (corporate and foundations relations officer), San Francisco Architectural Heritage (executive director), and most recently as a philanthropy officer of annual giving at Care New England.
Jack also invested his time in making his community stronger. He staunchly opposed the razing the historic Maple Cottage in New Haven and became the first block captain on Exchange Street. He provided leadership on the board of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Project and was a founding member of the upcoming new organic co-op in Providence.
Jack will forever be missed and loved by his family, including his sisters Eileen (Gold) Hackler and her husband Samuel Hackler of Peterborough, N.H., and Carmela Gold of San Francisco, Calif.; former partner Jayme Mayfield of Providence, R.I.; nephews Jason Hackler and his wife Rebecca (Connolly) Hackler of Peterborough, N.H., and Jake Dolan and his wife Caroline (Tobey) Dolan; niece Susie Hackler and her husband Jason Reimers of Goffstown, N.H.; grandnieces Eliza Hackler, Scarlett Gold Reimers and Veronica Steele Reimers; grandnephew Charlie Dolan; and many adoring cousins and life-long friends from near and far.
An East Coast celebration of life gathering will be held on Jan. 7, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Loie Fullers, 1455 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Women & Infants Development Foundation or Butler Hospital Foundation. The address for both is CNE Philanthropy Department, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905.
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