Jacquelyn Jeanne Sorby (nee Whitmore) fell asleep in death with her daughter and granddaughter by her side late in the evening of August 16, 2025. She is survived by her children, Thomas Dean Burchard (Pam) and Sharon L Sorby (nee Burchard) and her grandchildren Harold Ward Burchard III and Liralen L Bancroft (Ken).

Jacquie was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Donald L Sorby, both her parents, Merritt Whitmore and Margaret Grace Neerland (nee Church), also her first husband, Harold Ward Burchard Jr who was KIA in, a helicopter crash February 1958, while in service as a captain in the US Marine Air Corp. She had no siblings.

Born August 13, 1930, in Seattle WA, she grew up into a life full of love, laughter, tragedy and adventure. She earned her degree in pharmacy at the University of Washington in June of 1959 where she met her husband, Don Sorby, a pharmacy graduate student. She went on to practice as a licensed pharmacist in California, Washington, and Kansas.

Mom had many hobbies and interests. She and dad started out as rock hounds, taking us kids on "field trips" from the beach (where dad taught me to fish) to the Sierra Nevada foothills.

We also went on many camping trips throughout the west, fishing and rock hounding. The last trip we took as a family was to Horse Heaven Hills where she lost her rock pick. It can be viewed at the Ginko Petrified Forest Museum in Vantage, WA. They continued their passion for camping for many years, even spending a summer in Alaska living out of the back of their truck.

Her interest moved into genealogy where she was able to trace her lineage back to the Mayflower and so was able to join the Mayflower Society. Study time was interspersed with fishing and bird watching trips, another hobby they delved into with great passion.

Their final pursued passion was traveling the world. They made it to both Antarctica and the North Pole. They visited many countries within the seven continents as well as many of the islands in between. They enjoyed viewing the birds and wildlife; savoring the food, immersing themselves in the culture and mom had a talent for communicating with the locals even though she didn't speak their language.

Mom will be missed by all whose life she touched.

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