Dear Walt and Dan,
I am so sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. My name is Tom Brainard and I worked with Sarah Jane at Canada Steamship Lines from  the week we both were hired in January of 1976 until the office was downsized in 1989. We both replaced people who had worked there for decades and sort of bonded over being the next generation of employee.  She was the secretary/bookkeeper and I, fresh out of college, the vessel dispatcher.
I remember your mother as always pleasant to be around and I enjoyed her stories of the exploits of  raising you two, “Zupe and Dan”.  After the downsizing CSL closed the office in 1996 for good and I was transferred to the Boston office where I became Scheduling Manager until retirement in 2020.  From time to time your mother would send a card or give me a call and ask how my family was doing and I always appreciated that she cared to do that! 
After retirement my wife and I moved back to the Cleveland area right in the middle of the pandemic.  I when things settled down I tried  call your mother to  reconnect and talk about the old days,  but by then the phone number and address that I had  was probably outdated and I was never able to reconnect.
I thought Sarah Jane was a wonderful colleague and friend, and I’m sorry that l only came across her obituary today.  However belated, please know that I send my condolences to your extended family  and that you have my deepest sympathy.
Best regards,
Tom Brainard
CSL Retired
Fairview Park, OH

Sincere condolences to the  Zupan Family.  Sarah-Jane was always charming and beautiful inside and outside.
We will miss her!  
Tina and Bob Anelli 🕊️

So sorry for the loss of your mother, Dan and Walt. She was a woman who knew her worth, and lived her life with passion and conviction. She will always remain my Aunt Sara, and will be missed.

When many of my clients and co-workers heard that Sarah-Jane had passed they were very sad as I was. She lit up the salon when she walked in. She'd speak with anyone that would hear her and she had her opinions on everything. She loved Mr. Farly Wiggens Don't ya know, Wiggy, and her family and her neighbors Joe and April. I had the pleasure of seeing her once per week for a year to do her hair. She is missed. God says that soon he will wipe out all tears from our eyes and death will be no more. We all await that day. We will miss you SJ ~~Deborah ~~Vivid Salon

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27 abril, 1936 – 25 julio, 2025

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