Sherry Magill, president of the duPont Fund, said Bishop Jecko’s involvement with the organization will be missed.<\/p>\n
“Though our time together was too brief, he was both thoughtful and diligent in his work as a trustee,” Magill said.<\/p>\n
Before becoming bishop of Florida, Bishop Jecko was rector at St. Michael’s in Gainesville and then served as Cerveny’s assistant. He came to Florida in 1984 after serving parishes in New York, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Florida Web site.<\/p>\n
Bishop Jecko’s death is especially difficult to take because it seemed until recently that his cancer was under control, McCaslin said.<\/p>\n
“We’ve known for months now that he has been under treatment for cancer, but they thought they were licking it,” he said.<\/p>\n
“But the last month or so, things began to take a turn for the worse and the end came very rapidly,” McCaslin said.<\/p>\n
Bishop Jecko is survived by his wife, Joan, and sons Bryan and Sean.<\/p>\n