Judi Zitiello dies after 11-year battle with pancreatic cancer [Video]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — *The above video is from October 2023 when Judi Zitiello received First Coast News On Your Side’s 12 Who Care Lifetime Achievement Award. The entire station was saddened Wednesday to learn she had died after battling pancreatic cancer for 11 years. Zitiello’s work raising millions of dollars for cancer patients and disabled people through the J.T. Townsend Foundation and the Funk-Zitiello Foundation exemplifies the mission of First Coast News On Your Side. The following article was written by Jeannie Blaylock on Oct. 20, 2023, when Zitiello was given the 12 Who Care Lifetime Achievement Award.

You cannot spend ten seconds with Judi Zitiello without seeing that spark – that moxie. At the same time, you sense a deep peace in her face. Her eyes still twinkle, even though doctors are now …