Sunday Burquest death: Tributes pour in as Survivor contestant dies aged 50 Clémence Michallon
Survivor contestant, has died of cancer aged 50.
Her daughter Kennedy Burquest announced the news on Sunday, writing in an Instagram post: “To my unbelievably beautiful mama, thank you. Thank you for fighting as hard as you did for as long as you did. Thank you for being a best friend, a role model, a sister, and my mother all in one.
“.It breaks my heart to know you will never get to see me on my wedding day, or be there when I have my first kid. But I know you’re watching over me. Although it hurts me so bad to watch you go, I’m so happy you are happy again.”
Survivor: Palau castaway Angie Jakusz loses cancer battle, dies at age 40
By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 01/14/2021
Survivor: Palau castaway Cassandra Ann Angie Jakusz has passed away at age 40 from a long battle with cancer.
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Angie, who competed on
Survivor s tenth season in 2005 when she was 25 years old, died in New Orleans on January 8 after she battled a rare form of squamous cell colorectal cancer,
Us Weeklyreported.
According to her obituary, Angie was an incredibly passionate person with an extraordinary lust for life. Whether she was sewing, painting, drawing, doing nail art or makeup, costuming, reading, snorkeling, scuba diving, traveling or just raising hell, she did it lovingly and with laser precision.
Survivor: Palau Contestant Angie Jakusz Dies at Age 40 People 1/14/2021
Angie Jakusz, a contestant on
Survivor: Palau, died on January 8 after a lengthy battle with cancer, PEOPLE confirms. She was 40.
Born and raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Jakusz attended Mukwonago High School. She then spent time in San Francisco and New York before moving permanently to New Orleans.
When she was cast on
Survivor in 2005, Jakusz worked as a bartender and an artist. After arriving in Palau, Jakusz was targeted as the first boot, partially due to her unconventional looks and colorful tattoos.
But Jakusz 25 at the time surprised her tribe by performing well in challenges.