JACKIE SAYEGH DUGGAN: She 'Gapped'
Generations
Nicknamed
"The Gap," Jackie Sayegh Duggan was the oldest grandchild
-- and the only girl -- in both of her parents'
families.
"Grandparents to parents to cousins. She organized all
the family events," said George Sayegh, her father. "The
Christmas parties, the Thanksgiving dinners. She made
sure everything was in order and everyone was at the
right place."
Her work was only a natural extension of her family
role: Mrs. Duggan, 34, booked banquets and parties for
Windows on the World. "She loved that job. She thought
she was on the top of the world," said Diana Sayegh, her
mother.
Mrs. Duggan married Mitchell Duggan, a former
colleague, last March, but the two planned to hold the
reception this coming March when the family could gather
in Manhattan from all corners of the world. The party
specialist was finally organizing something for herself.
As they grieve this holiday season, her parents will call
off the family Christmas dinner for the first time in 35
years.
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