Her death was announced by the “MH370 Families” Facebook page this evening.

“Jacquita was a vibrant and dynamic member of Voice370, always at the forefront of our efforts and a central figure representing the family members (of MH370’s crew),” the page said in a Facebook post.

The disappearance of MH370 remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation as the aircraft has not been found despite the longest and most expensive search mission in history.

It went missing on March 8, 2014, 40 minutes after leaving Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing, with 239 people on board.

In an interview with FMT two years ago, Gonzales, whose husband was a steward on MH370, said closure was very important as she had not been able to give her husband a proper send-off.

“If someone you love passes on, you have a funeral, you bury them or you cremate them and their ashes are put in a (columbarium) niche so there is a place for you to go during their death anniversary or their birthdays (where you can) light a candle and say a prayer.

“I don’t have that,” she had said.

She had also urged the public to continue pushing for answers together with the family members, adding that the pursuit for answers must continue and those aboard MH370 should not be forgotten.