Jacqueline “Jackie” Vera Block passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

She was born on May 9, 1951, in Washington, D.C. Jackie attended South Dakota State University, studying English and languages. She married Gerald (Gerry) Haag. She was an educator, advocate, entrepreneur, and a catalyst of community. She loved her four children and seven grandchildren. She was active in her church and enjoyed singing, gardening, sewing, and cooking.

Jackie is survived by her life partner of 53 years, Gerry Haag; her daughters Laura (Peter) Kelly, Krista Ross, Julie (Andrew) Ryder, and Ashley Haag; her grandchildren: Parker, Conner, and Ava Kelly, Andrew and Benjamin Ross, and Emmy and Evelyn Ryder; her mother Patricia Block; her siblings John (Mary), Patty, Leonard (Pam), and Carson (Heather) Block. She was preceded in death by her father, Leonard Block.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Food for the Poor, a 501c3 providing food, medicine, and shelter in impoverished areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Visitation, 5:00PM, Tuesday, September 26, 2023, St. Patrick Roman Catholic church, 6455 Brook Park Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918.

Funeral Mass, 10:00AM, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, St. Patrick Roman Catholic church, 6455 Brook Park Drive,colorado Springs, Colorado 80918.