Amy Schwartz Tribute Fund

We’ve created this GoFundMe campaign to support Jon, Lilly, and Jake during this incredibly difficult time, and to honor the memory of Amy. Your generosity will help ease some of the burdens they are facing and serve as a meaningful tribute to Amy’s life and legacy.

All funds raised will go toward supporting Lilly and Jake’s college fund or will be donated, by Jon, to local charities near and dear to Amy.

Thank you so much for your kindness and support—it truly means the world to them.

Below is a heartfelt message directly from Jon:

Words are hard to form right now yet I am going to write as many as I can, because there are not enough words to capture the essence of Amy Jordan Schwartz.

As you likely know, Amy lost her incredible mother Patricia Jordan aka Nannie, this past Monday. Pat was the kindest, most generous and loving mother, friend, Nannie, sister and person you will ever meet. Pat was and will forever be Amy’s best friend. When Amy penned her touching tribute to her Mom, she didn’t know and we could all never imagine how strong that bond truly was.

Amy used to joke about not being able to live without her Mom but that is the kind of thing we all say to be dramatic and show our undying love for a loved one. Sadly, in this story, her joke turned out to be a prophecy.

I am truly heart-broken to share that only days after Pat’s passing, Amy has followed her mother into heaven.

While mourning her mother earlier this week, Amy was spending time with her beloved dogs Patchy and Maggie, when she suffered a massive brain bleed. She was rushed to the hospital and despite the best efforts of the doctors and nurses, the damage to her brain…and I believe her love for Pat, was too much for even the strongest woman I have ever known to overcome. She passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, who are all still in shock.

Our world is shattered yet we are slowly starting to pick up the pieces because that is what Pat and Amy would demand of us! They don’t want us feeling sorry for them or ourselves or being sad for too long. They want us to celebrate their lives and focus on the amazing ways they made our lives and this world a better place.

In her final act of generosity, Amy is donating the gift of life by contributing her vital organs to others in need, adding yet another way her legacy of love and strength will live on in others forever.

We are all holding up as well as possible…and don’t need anything at the moment.

It may not be captured here but rest assured Amy’s “forever tan” was on point this year and her beautiful skin color will be the envy of everyone in heaven.

Amy will always be here with us and her legacy will live on through Lilly, Jake and the countless people she impacted in her way too short time on this earth.

To Amy, you are the strongest, most amazing wife, mother and person I have ever met and I am so thankful I got to spend the last 24 years with you! You changed my life in ways you may never know and gave me the two greatest gifts I could ever ask for in our amazing children. Your strength is what will keep them strong, getting through this hard time and navigating life without their rock. I will be the best parent I can, because that is what you deserve! I Love You more than words can say and you will be with me forever!

-Jon