Jennifer McCormick (nee Schwartz, formerly Glazier) passed away in the early hours of April 30, 2026 with her husband by her side, after a five year adventure battling metastatic breast cancer.

Jenny was born on November 20,1969 into a Hollywood family, the daughter of producer Murray Shwartz, and grew up in Encino. She attended high school at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, and from the beginning, she had a light that people were drawn to. Jenny was curious, compassionate, quirky, and deeply kind. After high school, she attended college locally in the Valley, then moved to Burbank for a short time and on to Manhattan Beach, where she worked for a veterinarian. It suited her perfectly. She was always bringing home birds, animals, or living things that needed care. Jenny collected life, not intentionally, but because people and animals naturally found their way to her.

During that time, she met and fell in love with her first husband, Anthony Glazier. Together, they grew up, moved to Maryland, built a life there, and raised their two daughters, Charlotte and Ella. The end of that chapter was one of the most difficult periods of Jenny’s life. It reshaped her in profound ways. Jenny learned to rely on herself and gained new life skills. Like many who go through something that deeply altering, she turned inward for a time, navigating it the only way she knew how.

Jenny’s curiosity carried her through life. It led her down many paths of learning, from dental school to culinary school, the latter feeling most true to who she was. Cooking became a way for her to express care, to nurture others, and to share a part of herself. That same curiosity and connection to life drew her to farms and gardens, to places where things could grow. She eventually found her way back to work becoming a fixture at the Conscious Corner in Clarksville, MD where she ran a fair trade boutique, Nest.

In her later years she reconnected with and married Rich McCormick. They explored the country, seeking out art, music, culture, poetry, nature, and beauty wherever they could find it. They both found a love beyond words.

Jenny believed deeply in wellness, not just physical health, but emotional and mental balance. She believed illness could come from within, and that the stress and anxieties she carried for much of her life played a role in the cancer that eventually took her life.
During her time with cancer, Jenny changed in deep ways. It may have been the truest period of her life. She experienced and witnessed real love, compassion, and devotion from Rich. She faced fear and difficult decisions, but she was always clear: she chose to live, and she trusted that she would know when that choice needed to change.

Jenny filled people up. Whether you were close to her or a stranger passing through, she had an energy that made people feel seen. Her curiosity remained with her to the end, even taking her most recently to a fox refuge, the last trip she was able to take in March.
After five years of fighting breast cancer with extraordinary strength, grace, courage, and determination, the treatments ran out. There were no more options to try. So Jenny left us on her own terms. She was here, and then she wasn’t.
Now, Jenny is likely the fox you see staring back at you, the honey bee circling the flower, the wind moving through the trees, or the glow of the moon reflected in the water. She will be there for those who seek her energy, her hope, her curiosity, and her reminder to live fully.
Because without a doubt, in the end, Jenny did live her life to the fullest.

Jenny is survived by her husband Rich, daughters Charlotte and Ella, niece Taylor and Taylor's son Phoenix, her dogs Felix and Fernando, and innumerable friends and fans drawn to her light.

A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Metavivor.org or an animal rescue in your area in her memory. 

Please share online condolences by signing her guestbook through www.peacefulalternatives.com.