Jesikah Suggs, 32, Dies After 8-Year Breast Cancer Battle
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Updated · Deadline · Aug 25
Jesikah Suggs, 32, Dies After 8-Year Breast Cancer Battle
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Aug 25
Summary
August 18 marked the death of Jesikah Suggs at her Studio City home, with the Netflix writer-producer still working on Season 4 of My Life With the Walter Boys.
Suggs was diagnosed with breast cancer at 24, underwent a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation, and saw the disease metastasize two years later, her family said.
Across her career, she wrote on the first 3 seasons of My Life With the Walter Boys, rose from story editor to co-producer, and also co-produced 8 episodes of Amazon's It's Not Like That.
A Los Angeles memorial was held on August 22, and a second service is scheduled for August 29 in Grapevine, Texas.