A fiercely private and independent woman, Jean died peacefully in Ottawa on December - following a long and difficult illness. Jean leaves her daughter Meiping, who was the light of her life and for whom she was a loving and devoted mother. Born in North Bay, Jean was educated at the University of Toronto and worked for many years at the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages in Ottawa. She will be missed by fellow parishioners with whom she served in the Altar Guild and Parish Council of Saint Bartholomew’s Church in Ottawa and by all those who respected her keen intelligence and caustic wit.