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 Contestant Angie Jakusz Dead at 40 Survivor Contestant Angie Jakusz Dead at 40
Angie Jakusz, a former Survivor contestant, has died after battling cancer.
Angie died Friday in the New Orleans area, and while we don t know her exact cause of death yet . a recent GoFundMe page in her name says she d been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Her fellow contestants playfully gave her the nickname, No Fun Angie, when she appeared on the competition show s tenth season, Survivor: Palau. She competed for the Ulong tribe.
Angie made a little history on the show . she was voted out on Day 12 after becoming the first contestant to lose a revote in tribal council. Fans also got to see her on the Survivor 10-year anniversary party in 2010.
As per an obituary published by her family in
The Times-Picayune this week, the reality star, whose real name was Cassandra Anne Jakusz, died on Friday (January 8). “Angie was an incredibly passionate person with an extraordinary lust for life,” the obituary read. “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.”
According to TMZ, Jakusz, also known by her nickname “No Fun Angie,” passed away in New Orleans. Although her cause of death remains unknown, a GoFundMe in her name revealed she’d been battling squamous cell colorectal cancer.