It was 28 years ago today that Jean and I married. Being who we are, we had three ceremonies. We had a spiritual ceremony with just the two of us. We had a civil ceremony with a justice of the peace and we had a celebration with friends. That day formalized the pivotal and most important juncture of my life. I am so grateful and I miss her so.
Yesterday morning at 8 am my beloved Jean passed away. Jean had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October and had been in hospice care at home. Always protective of her privacy, Jean had requested that I not blog about her illness, so nothing has been said. Kirk and I were at her side. Her passing was peaceful and without suffering.
My wife of 27 years, Jean was, quite simply, the center of my existence. I don't know how to even consider a life without her at its core.
Jean was a brilliant and gifted mathematician and computer analyst but, after her family, her central preoccupation was metaphysics. She studied and researched the psychic and spiritual. She received a masters degree in psychology from West Georgia University and her thesis, "Psychic Content in Dreams," is in the university library. Jean and I got to know each other when we were both directors, teaching and counseling at the Foundation for Metaphysical Studies in Dallas.
Jean loved her children, Chloe and Kirk. Jean loved flowers, gemstones, her garden and her porcelains and I will be eternally grateful that, for over a quarter of a century, Jean loved me.
A great light has left the world and ours will be dimmer without her, but she has returned home and will be at peace. May God enfold and rest her soul and spirit.
Photos of Jean are available here.
This is my week of vacation. We began with an estate sale yesterday. Today is Mothers Day so I will be cooking liver and onions for Jean's holiday lunch.