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Jan Mohr, Longtime COUTURE Retailer Liaison, Dies at 71

Industry veteran spent 25 years with luxury jewelry trade show; award renamed in her honor.

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January 4, 2026

INSTORE Staff

Jan Mohr

KINGWOOD, TX — Jan Mohr, who served as Retailer Liaison for the COUTURE jewelry trade show for 25 years, died Dec. 25, 2025, following a battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor. She was 71.

Mohr had retired from the role in June, according to an announcement by the COUTURE trade show team. She was diagnosed with the tumor shortly afterward.

“Jan is our rock, our unsung hero, our north star, and the most inspiring person I’ve ever met,” Gannon Brousseau, executive vice president of Emerald, said in the announcement. “When I took this job, I knew that I just wanted to make her proud. Jan’s impact on our industry, on our community, and on me personally, is indelible.”

The COUTURE team described Mohr as someone who “exuded grace, elegance and sophistication,” adding that “the care and consideration she showcased to everyone around her were remarkable.”

Brousseau presented Mohr with the newly minted Hidden Gem Award at the 2025 COUTURE Design Awards. Moving forward, the award will be renamed the Jan Mohr Award for Excellence, he said. The honor, voted on by COUTURE’s design community, will recognize a retailer “who honors Jan’s legacy by consistently showcasing kindness, respect and dignity to their brand partners and maintains a commitment to fostering the success of the designers with whom they work.”

Born in Toledo, Ohio, Mohr grew up in Holland, Ohio, and graduated with honors from Ohio Northern University in 1976. She began her career behind the counter of a local jewelry retailer before becoming Fine Jewelry Buyer at Henry Birks USA. She later served as Regional Sales Manager for Tiffany & Co.’s Trade Division, according to the COUTURE announcement.

Mohr joined COUTURE in 2000 and operated her own consulting business, Jan Mohr & Associates.

Beyond her career, Mohr enjoyed riding her red bike along the greenbelt and was known for her beloved annual Christmas soup party, where she prepared homemade soups and gathered friends and family.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Larry Howard Mohr; daughter Madelyn Meryl Fischer and son-in-law Drew Fischer; and siblings Timothy Daniel Carpenter, Christine Ann Flanagan, Mary Beth Carpenter-Pandhi, and Teresa Ellen Haque.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. The family requests donations be made to the Glioblastoma Research Organization at gbmresearch.org/donate.

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