Book of Memories for Jean M. Jordan

Condolence From The Minnock Family

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 09:18:32 EST

Thank you, Jean, for making sure the children were safe crossing for school.Thank you more for the kind words every day and for being a friend to them and to us. You were important in our lives for a lot of years. Rest in Peace. Our condolences to your family. A great lady.

Condolence From Sue DeMarco

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:11:38 EST

Barbara, if your mom was anything like you she must've been a lovely woman. My heartfelt condolences go out to you and your family.

Condolence From Fran Keefe

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:30:41 EST

My mother, Nat Keefe, pal'd around with Jean, along with 3 other gals, Ruth O'Rourke, Barbara Gentes and Marilyn Donahue. Eating out on the weekly "Spaghetti Run" down to The Chateau in Waltham...an event that went on for close to 50 years!!! In my many phone calls home over the years I always enjoyed hearing the latest news and updates from that gang. What a great, great group of Friends!! Thoughts and prayers to the entire Jordan family.

Condolence From Cynthia Kelly

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:08:12 EST

Jean was a wonderful person and will be sorely missed. Her spirit lives on. I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Barbara, Ronnie, Brian, Siobhan, Jackie, Jamie, Justin, J.C. and the rest of Jean's family.

Photo shared: Jean Jordan.png

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:51:26 EST

Condolence From jackie jordan

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:18:30 EST

It's been one whole day since you've been gone Nan and I miss you so much. Come back to me. I need you. I'm glad that you are no longer in pain. I'm also so glad that I had such a great person in my life like you. I love you so much and ill see you soon. Say hi and give kisses to everyone up there for me.

Story shared: A few wonderful memories of Jean

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:48:04 EST

I’ll always fondly remember the day Barbara introduced me to her mother Jean in her kitchen just after Christmas in ‘71, 45 years ago. Jean welcomed me with her always happy smile and genuinely open arms. Over the years as Barbara and I became exceptionally dear friends, we also considered each other like sisters and I considered Jean like a second mom. After graduating from Duke in ‘75 and moving to the Woodland Park apartments at the end of the Riverside line not far from Jean, Barbara, Jean, Brian and I spent countless wonderful times together until I moved to the Rochester, NY area in ’86. Barbara and I maintained our close, though long distance friendship, talking every few weeks and visiting as often as possible.

I’ve always looked forward to returning to Wellesley to visit Barbara, Jean, Brian and their families. Jean always asked me to bring recent family pictures to share with her on my visits east, as she felt very close to my family and my now adult children Brandon and Candace, who both also have expressed their sincere sympathies and will miss Jean a lot. I remember a few years ago a funny story about Jean and pictures. Jean has always been a diehard dog lover, as you know. Of course so have I, so she especially appreciated it when our family dog joined us, as Jean enjoyed their company very much. Since moving to Kingston Ontario Canada in 2004, Don and I have also had cats in our lives…and for me for the first time. Now I remembered that Jean wasn’t a cat lover, so whenever a picture of our cats appeared, I knew to move past those quickly. We laughed about that and I’ll treasure that memory.

About 15 years ago Barbara and Jean stayed with me at my Hilton Head timeshare for a fabulous fun week of relaxation in the hot tubs, swims in the pools, long beach walks, bike rides, delicious meals together and lots of great conversations. What a incredible time we had and one I’ll always fondly remember.

During my most recent visit to Wellesley this past late April, I decided to bring some pictures of Barbara’s most recent March 2015 Hilton Head visit, as I thought it would bring back nice memories for Jean. She really liked seeing pictures of Barbara and me and of course Hilton Head.

Of all the people I’ve known over the years, from my perspective, Jean was THE most active, physically fit / healthy, vivacious, beautiful (inside and out) and social person I’ve ever had the pleasure to know and call my dear friend / second mother. As the Town of Wellesley’s school crossing guard for more than 50 years Jean showed her heartfelt dedication and commitment to the thousands of children she safely crossed over those five decades every school day, no matter the weather….snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail, high winds…as I recall Jean never missed a single day of work either. That is genuine dedication at its finest and love too.

We all have treasured memories of times enjoyed with our dear Jean. Jean was always there for her children, her grandchildren, and all her family, her long time friends and even those who were only acquaintances, always offering her support, her guidance, her encouragement / faith and of course her love. I will miss Jean SO very much. We can be thankful that Jean enjoyed a blessed, happy, long, and for the most part until about one year ago, healthy life full of love, laughter, faith, activities, compassion, family and dear friends. I look forward to celebrating Jeans amazing and truly wonderful life this Friday / Saturday with her family and friends.. Jean will now join her dearly departed husband Jimmy and they will rest in peace together. God bless you dear Jean. With love, Zoe

Condolence From Zoe (and Don) Timperon

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:41:03 EST

Jean was like a second mother to me and a very dear friend since 1971. I have many wonderful memories of times spent with Jean over the past 45 years. Don and I would like to express our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to Barbara, Brian and Jean's entire family. Jean was an incredibly amazing person and I will miss her dearly. May she now rest in peace with her beloved husband Jimmy. <3 xoxo