A friend to all of us at JMC will be greatly missed.
Our dear friend and Photographer Gene Nocon passed away at his home a few days ago. Gene will be missed by everyone at Justine M Couture, but especially by myself and my husband Stephen. Gene was a friend, a mentor and a creative spirit and I loved him dearly.
I had the pleasure of knowing Gene for 8 years. We worked together on many projects and he helped launch my jewelry line by providing the most exquisite and flawless graphics and photography, second to none. I will miss his stories about his time working with Prince Andrew and the Royal Family and our conversations about what food we miss from England. I will miss our dinners at The Cheesecake Factory and I am thankful that he introduced me to “Chicken Parminara”, which was one of Gene’s favorites and now one of my own to. But I will especially miss his clear vision of the world, people and relationships. Gene taught me not to fear anything, to embrace life and all that comes your way, to strive to always be a fair and level headed business person, to see the good in people and the world, to communicate to solve problems and to believe in myself and my artistic ability. I will miss his advice, he was a good listener, he told great stories, he was my friend.
Gene worked with many renowned artists including Norman Parkinson, Henry Ford, Paul and Linda McCartney and Zandra Rhodes to name a few. If you would like to know more about Gene and appreciate his body of work, please visit his website at genenocon.com.
My heart goes out to Gene 2 daughers Summer and Olivia and to his family.
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