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Jean Margaret Troop
February 16, 1928 - October 9, 2012
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<div itemprop="description">Jean Margaret Troop (nee Irvine)&nbsp;passed away on October 9th, 2012 due to complications following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's disease.&nbsp; Jean's husband Andy died unexpectedly&nbsp;in 1998 while they were&nbsp;vacationing together on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean.&nbsp; They were married for 46 years.&nbsp; The loss of Andy was intensely painful for Jean, but she carried on for 14 more years as an independent woman, finding solace in her friends, family and life passions. <br /> <br /> Jean Irvine grew up in the small farming community of Letellier in southern Manitoba, living and working on the family farm.&nbsp; &nbsp;She was the first child of Kenneth Argyle Irvine and Violet Hilda Irvine (nee Nichols).&nbsp; She eventually attended teachers college and accepted one of her first jobs in Flin Flon, Manitoba.&nbsp; It was there that she met Andrew John Troop and they were married on August 2, 1952.&nbsp; Andy's work in the mining industry brought them to Toronto in the mid-1950's and they eventually settled in the Guildwood Village area of Scarborough.&nbsp; Jean would remain a resident of this area for the rest of her life. <br /> <br /> Jean was an accomplished musician as a vocalist and pianist,&nbsp;and an artist in a wide variety of mediums.&nbsp; She worked for many years as a primary school teacher in Scarborough.&nbsp; Jean was very proud of graduating with her Bachelor of Arts degree with high distinction from University of Toronto in 1991.&nbsp; After she stopped working, Jean's life was full of activities including travel, art appreciation, bridge clubs and worship and volunteer work at the Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church.&nbsp; Her many prized possessions - books, art and artifacts -&nbsp;reflected her interests and passions throughout her life. <br /> <br /> Jean asked that this poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye, a Baltimore housewife, be shared on her passing.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Do not stand at my grave and weep <br /> I am not there. I do not sleep. <br /> I am a thousand winds that blow. <br /> I am the diamond glints on snow. <br /> I am the sunlight on ripened grain. <br /> I am the gentle autumn rain. <br /> When you awaken in the morning's hush <br /> I am the swift uplifting rush <br /> Of quiet birds in circled flight. <br /> I am the soft stars that shine at night. <br /> Do not stand at my grave and cry. <br /> I am not there. I did not die. <br /> <br /> Jean is survived by her only son, Grant Troop (of Toronto)&nbsp;and her grandaughters Robyn and Megan, and by her sister Beverly Mozell (of Calgary) and her brothers Neil Irvine (of Chevy Chase, Maryland) and Jack Irvine (of Winnipeg).&nbsp; Friends and family everywhere mourn her loss.</div>