Jean Goodman

March 1, 1932 - September 5, 2016

Jean Goodman (nee Minto), age 84, passed away

Monday, September 5th, 2016 at Lions Gate

Hospital in North Vancouver. She was born March

1st, 1932 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jean travelled to

Vancouver in 1955 thinking it would be for 2 years,

but she met her husband-to-be, Derek. They were

married August 25th, 1956, lived in West Vancouver

and recently celebrated their 60th wedding

anniversary. They had two sons: Colin (deceased),

wife Lynn and grandchildren, Dège and Melissa; Blair,

wife Dawn and grandchildren Andrew, Daniel,

Torreana. She is survived by her husband, Derek. In

Scotland, she leaves brothers Ronnie (Marion) and

Derek (Anne), and half sisters Betty and Morag; and in

California, brother-in-law Keith. She has many nieces

and nephews in Scotland and Canada. She was

predeceased by brother Lawrence (Christine) in

Scotland, sister Yvonne (Bill) in Campbell River, and

brother-in-law Alan (Pat, deceased) in Montreal.

Jean’s many interests, starting in Scotland, include

her love of hiking and rock climbing which she was

able to continue here in BC. Also initiated in Scotland

was her service with the Cubs , Boy Scouts

Association; she continued as a cub leader for 12

years at St Stephen’s Anglican Church in West

Vancouver. She was also involved with the Scout

Guild with her total years in scouting being 50. Jean

attended St Francis in-the-Wood Anglican Church for

many years; she worked with the sanctuary guild, and

in later years enjoyed a study group. Both Jean and

Derek spent many years camping and travelling in

their “English caravan”. Jean travelled abroad with

friends to Scotland, France, Nepal and the Philippines.

She enjoyed doing crafts, excelled in knitting and

volunteered at the West Vancouver Senior Centre for

12 years. Playing badminton, and skiing on Hollyburn

Mountain, where the couple had a cabin called

“Hellzapopinn”, took up much of her time. In all those

pursuits, Jean felt fortunate to have met so many

wonderful people and to have made so many friends.

A celebration of Jean’s life will be held at St Francis inthe-

Wood Anglican Church, 4773 South Piccadilly

Road, West Vancouver on Friday, September 30th, at

1:00 pm. It would be appreciated for any donations to

be directed to Lions Gate Hospital or Hope Centre,

both located in North Vancouver.