Jacob Derek Schwartz's Obituary
Jacob Derek Schwartz, age 7 of Biscayne Park, Florida passed away on
Saturday, August 6, 2022 Beloved son of Kevin and Helen Schwartz, loving grandson of Georgina and Derek Page, adored nephew of Melissa and Walter Leon, Jr. and Melissa and Judd Spencer, dear cousin of Marina, Alexandra and Cristina Leon.
At 12:40 am on August 6, 2021, our fierce and courageous osteowarrior transitioned to our osteoangel. No more chemo, no more sticks, no more port and no more chest tubes. Our hearts will forever be broken but we will do our best to make Jacob proud as we go on and try to help other families battling the beast that Osteosarcoma is. Jacob was at home with Mommy, Daddy, Gigi and Papa when he transitioned. We are so grateful to you all for all of your support and messages over the past year, 8 months and 16 days and we are so grateful to his team at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, especially Dr. Brian Cauff, who fought so hard for Jacob as if he were his own. We are all so very tired now and to honor what Jacob would want as he was not much for pomp and circumstance, we will be having a private family funeral. Rather than send flowers or food to us, we would prefer that you consider donating to the Pediatric Oncology Unit at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital that was Jacob's home away from home for so very long,
http://support.mhsfoundation.org/goto/Jacob_Schwartz.
His beloved Dr. Cauff will make sure that any funds are directed to help all of those little warriors still battling. That is what Jacob would have wanted. The link is posted below.
It has been our greatest honor to be Jacob's Mommy and Daddy and we have been the luckiest parents for a short 7 years. No matter the challenge you might be facing in your own life, we encourage you to live like Jacob did, with a smile and always finding the joy rather than the pain.
#Forever7
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