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Jean Courtney

October 25, 2020
Kalamazoo, MI

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Courtney, Jean L. Jean L. (Hilton) Courtney was a beautiful soprano, a dedicated teacher, a spirited tennis player, an avid traveler who set foot on every continent, a beloved daughter, a caring sister, a warm and selfless mother, and an exceptionally devoted and loving wife. Living with Jean meant living with music. She was a music major at Kalamazoo College and a music teacher after graduation. Jean was a member of the Kalamazoo Community Chorale for fifty years. She had a song for every occasion, and often broke into song mid-conversation. To be loved by Jean was to be loved in countless, quiet ways. Her love appeared in warm cookies, picnics at Lake Michigan, and special holiday feasts. She loved her family through custom birthday cakes, handmade clothes, and sing-along songbooks for road trips. Jean was ever-present and unfaltering in her love of family. Jean lives on in the intelligence and kindness of her grandchildren: Serena, Olivia, and Siraj. Jean lives on in the organizational skills and thoughtful parenting of her daughters: Catherine (Ron), Susan (Hamid), and Karen. Jean lives on in the gentle nature and joyful spirit of her sister: Joan (Ed). Jean lives on in the faith and kind words of her stepfather: Perc (Lillian). Perhaps most of all, Jean lives on in the heart and memories of her husband for more than fifty-nine years: Warn. Jean died on October 25, 2020. She lives on. Please visit Jean's personalized online guestbook at https://www.langelands.com