Jacalyn R. Golden 1953-2024
SOLON — Jacalyn Rachel Golden, certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP), 71, passed away peacefully in the Hospice Unit at Avon Hospital in Avon, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, following a lengthy illness.
Jacalyn was born Jan. 5, 1953, to Bessie and Nathan Golden in Youngstown. She is the sister of Hope Golubich (Joe) and Ron Golden (deceased); sister-in-law of Phyllis; and aunt to Tyler Golubich, Crystal Field, James Golden, Robert Golden and Lucy Frayte.
Jackie attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Youngstown, graduating in 1971. Upon graduation, Jackie attended the Akron City Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1974. She then attended the Allegheny General Hospital Emergency Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program in Pittsburgh, Pa., graduating in 1980. She later went on to get her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Cleveland State University in 1988 and her Master of Science degree in nursing from Case Western Reserve as an adult nurse practitioner in 1996.
Jackie began her nursing career as an emergency room nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center in Youngstown. She then became a primary care nurse practitioner at St. Joseph Riverside Hospital in Warren, moving on to work as an adult nurse practitioner at Metro General Hospital and Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland. She worked at The Cleveland Clinic from 1988 until 2012 in the departments of internal medicine, hematology oncology and spine medicine.
She received numerous honors and recognitions during her career, from being named “Nurse Practitioner of the Year” by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners twice in 1993 and 2000, to the Barabra Donahue Distinguished Leadership Award from Kent State University in 2009 and Induction into The Cleveland Clinic Nursing Hall of Fame in 2005, to name a few.
She was a leader in the advanced practice nursing (APN) world. She collaborated with the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nursing (OAAPN) and other APN colleagues to get over 40 pieces of APN legislation and regulatory changes passed. She was a well-known and respected colleague of legislators, lobbyists and members of various boards, including nursing, medicine and pharmacy.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, at Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home, with interment to follow in Ohev Tzedek Cemetery.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home. Friends and family may view this obituary and share memories and condolences at www.shriverallisoncourtleyfuneral home.com.
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