Jessica June Weaver of Oak Bluffs died on April 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 84.

Jessica had a very interesting life starting as a high-fashion model in California. She then worked as an executive assistant to various corporate heads in New York city until she decided to open her own dress shop in the city, Jam Today. Her shop was patronized by many distinguished people in the arts.

Jessica enjoyed life and was extremely creative. She could cook, paint, sew, do ceramics and knit, among many other crafts. She was also involved in causes close to her heart including the preservation of the earth and its wildlife. Her most recent project was to network with groups trying to save the polar bears. She recently began to write her memoirs but became too ill to continue.

She is survived by her sister, Ferne Farber of Michigan; two nephews, Allan and Fred Goldstein of New York city and two nieces, Cynthia and Victoria of New Jersey.

She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Weaver of Oak Bluffs; her sister, Annette Goldstein, and her brother, George Farber, both from New York city.

Honoring Jessica’s request, a memorial service will be held this fall at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where Jessica spent the last years of her life. A notice will appear about the service in a future edition of the Gazette.

Arrangements are under the care of Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs.