Jagger Diem
Jagger Michael Diem, a resident of Ossining, died suddenly on Aug. 25. He was 18.
Diem was born in New York City on Oct. 30, 2001, and lived in Ossining for the past year. He was a 2019 Fox Lane High School graduate, where he was well loved. He played in rock ensemble and had many friendships from his days at the Boys & Girls Club in Mount Kisco.
He was most proud of working at Atria on the Hudson, an assisted living facility, where he served as essential personnel during the COVID-19 crisis. He would often talk about how he loved the residents, his co-workers and the camaraderie at Atria. He recently stepped in and performed the Heimlich Maneuver on a resident in distress. He couldn’t believe he had actually saved someone’s life.
Diem will be remembered for his “mile-wide” smile and bright blue eyes that lit up any room he walked into, his desire to help everyone he encountered, his sparkling, lightning fast wit, sense of humor and warm heart. From a young age he had a reputation as “the baby whisperer” because every small child he encountered was drawn to him.
He had many varied interests and an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He would spend hours researching topics as varied as political history, the future of the planet or how-to videos. He wrote and performed his own rap lyrics and was always finding and sharing new beats. Jagger was most proud of his sisters, Zuri and Nyla Diem, who inspired him. They meant the world to him.
He is survived by his ever-loving parents, Amber Briscoe of Ossining and Paul Diem of Poughkeepsie; stepmother Sabine; beloved sisters Zuri and Nyla; grandparents Linda (Ma’am-a) and Mike (Boppa) Chowske and Kate and Tom Maloney. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Michael “Pop Pop” Diem; uncles Terry Briscoe (Laura), Sean Briscoe (Julie), Michael Chowske, Nicholas Chowske (Andrea) and Michael Diem (Bess); aunts Amy Anarella, Kathy Purslow (Bob), Mary Diem, Kathy Pecunies, Susan Munson (Mark), Kelli Squicciarini (Nick). Kimmy Dispigna (Frank), Jeanette (Don) White, Pamela (Paul) Davis and Carol Doyle; and cousins Logan, Kristiana, Joel, Asher, Amanda, Dustin, Damon, Allysa, Levi, Luke, Aiden, Noah, Michael, Gregory, Pam, Mark, Tommy, Kristin, Katie, Brandon, Ralph, Brian, Ryan, Jay, Johnny, Greg, Kevin, Nina, Juliette and Francesca.
