Just Got 2 Have It! Founder Barbara Knight Dies

Barbara Knight, founder of Just Got 2 Have It!, a leading wholesale sales rep agency specializing in the trendy gift, fashion, and home décor industry, died on Nov. 16. The company released this statement on Nov. 17:

Our Just Got 2 Have It! family is devastated to share that our beloved founder Barbara Knight passed away late yesterday evening following her courageous battle with leukemia. She was surrounded by her family to the end and leaves an indelible mark on the lives of so many.

Barbara and Just Got 2 Have It! are synonymous in many circles throughout our industry and beyond. Her brilliance, vision, passion, innovation, and zest for life helped make Just Got 2 Have It! the industry leader we are today. She founded Just Got 2 Have It! in 2000 and she and her partner Michelle Ruby Morgan went on to win several outstanding awards, building a premier agency in the gift and decorative accessories space.

Barbara was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in January 2021, but she bravely faced the odds with unwavering grace and extraordinary strength. During her time in the hospital, she became keenly aware, as only Barbara could, of fellow AML patients stressed by the financial burdens of ongoing care. Barbara created the Barbara Knight Foundation to promote awareness of AML and provide financial and emotional support for those who continue their own fight.  https://www.barbaraknight.org/

Every area of Just Got 2 Have It! is profoundly better because of Barbara Knight. She lived an amazing life, inspiring all who met her with her positivity, poise, and faith. Barbara’s philanthropy, entrepreneurship, leadership, and visioneering are outpaced only by the love and care she embodied for all. Arrangements are in development for a Celebration of Life event in the Boca Raton area.

For the one who taught us how much a great gift means, we are missing one of the greatest gifts today: Barbara Knight.