Jeneen Leogrande, beloved wife of Frank Leogrande and mother of Jonathan Paul Leogrande, died on Tuesday April 12, 2017 at approximately 3:00am. In addition to her Husband Frank and Son Jonathan, she is survived by her Daughter-in-Law Cassandra Leogrande and her three beautiful grandchildren, Isabella 4, Olivia 2 and Isla 3 months, and her sisters-in-laws Marie Joswick, Pasqua Tischhauser and Diane Leogrande; brothers-in-law Brian Joswick, Dominick Leogrande and Al Tischhauser
Jeneen was born on December 22nd, 1951 in the Bronx New York. She moved to New Jersey in 1968 and in 1975 she met, fell in love with and married the love of her life Frank in 1977. Together they had a son Christian who was born in 1980 but died 3 months later of pneumonia. Later, in 1981, she had Jonathan who became the sun in her sky. Jeneen moved to Florida in 1989 and in 1997, she pursued a career in Real Estate Appraising and became a Certified General Appraiser. In 1997 she founded Grande Appraisals, which would go on to be one the most successful appraisal firms in Central Florida to this day. She trained over 15 appraisers in her career, many who went on to successful appraisers of their own.
Jeneen was not only a cancer survivor but a true warrior, having survived over 15 surgical procedures due to complications from Lung Cancer, and persevered through over 100 hospital visits and stays in the past 6 years. She was the recipient of ground breaking stem cell surgery performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, a procedure that will go on to save hundreds more lives as a result. She also lived with acute BiPolar Disorder but never let that be a barrier to living a full, loving, happy and productive life. Despite all her trials, pain and suffering, she always kept her incredible smile and sparkling eyes, believing always that tomorrow would bring a better day. She had no quit in her, surviving long enough to see her 3 beautiful grandchildren born. In the end, she went out on her own terms.
She will always be remembered in her family's heart as well as the hundreds of friends, nurses, doctors and co-workers as the most courageous and loving person that were blessed to have her in our lives. In Lieu of flowers, we are asking that donations in her memory be made to the Mayo Clinic, http://www.mayoclinic.org/giving-to-mayo-clinic ,
Jeneen,
Best Mom, Best Friend, Best, Wife…..Best Ever!