Dear TomDad, Tom and Evan,
 
No matter how anticipated, despite those waking hours during the middle of the night when self-assurance is given that one's reactions are known in advance, when a life's pillar, one's mother say, leaves us, in that single moment of goodbye, the sense of grief and loss are overwhelming and cannot be qualified.  Indeed, later, it is nearly comic how much you can underestimate the feelings you thought you could predict.
 
I am deeply sorry you no longer have Jeanne, cherished wife and beloved mother, by your side. In time she can only be replaced by the loving memory of who she was - a splendid woman and mother blessed with a fine husband and two terrific sons.  And that memory of one dearly loved for her humanity, generosity of spirit, great wit, sense of humor and sense of fair play - both of which bolstered the other - all of this buoyed by her fervent hope that those closest and dearest to her have happiness in their lives - that memory of Jeanne gives solace and, in the end, reconciles the grief and the loss.
 
In August of 1970, with my father newly based at McClellan AFB, I came to the Officer's Club looking (hoping) to play in the weekly duplicate bridge game.  Lucky me.  Jeanne Auberry played in that game regularly and it was on that day I met her, the impression she made   forever engraved in my memory.  She had presence, remarkably so.  Table elegance, too.  Beautifully mannered and an urbanity without snobbishness, clearly knowledgeable not only of bridge but of the "world out there".  It was my instant wish to become her friend.
 
Jeanne had no tentative approach to life.  She embraced it wholeheartedly.  Her interest not only in her friends but the people she encountered at the bridge table was genuine and solicitous.  And when she laughed it was infectious - you just loved being part of that funny moment.  I met a future bridge partner and dear friend, Leslie Beaver, through Jeanne.  Leslie told me when she was just starting to play in Sacramento she hoped that along the way to developing proficiency to acquire a "Jeanne" style, inimitable though it was, so much did she admire her table presence. 
 
My parents bought a house later that August in Carmichael, five minutes from Jan Drive where the Auberry's then lived.  In a time when relations between my parents were long deteriorating Jeanne got me involved in bridge, nurturing my growth as a player.  More importantly, however, she offered me a friendship in which she figured as one of the first adults to treat me as an adult, a true confidence builder.  She attended my graduation in 1971 from Del Campo High School and gave me a card which I still have along with a picture frame, also still in my possession.  The card was classic Jeanne.  A lone fish, high in the upper left hand corner.  And a large group of fish clustered around a reef in the lower right hand corner of the card. Inside the text read, "Hey!  You're out of school!"
 
I left soon after the ceremony to go back East and start college.  We always stayed in touch and I visited Jeanne and Tom on several occasions.  Tom, her husband, is a prince of a guy.  On one particular visit, a day off from bridge, Tom took me bike riding along the American River, a treat for one whose own father had been largely absent while growing up.  Whenever Jeanne and I got together telephonically it was always a pleasure, whether swapping bridge war stories, catching up on mutual friends, going back in time reminiscing or just keeping abreast of each other's news.  She knew not a little about my family and I could always count on Jeanne to lend an ear and commiserate, be supportive.  I shall deeply miss her.
 
In sympathy,

So gratifying to know that Jeanne was able to conclude her life surrounded by her family and loved ones - including the cat, of course. Our sincere condolences to all those who are feeling her loss.

Tom, Evan & Tommy
Wow what memories I have of my Aunt Jeane.  Especially my visit to Washington DC during a Thanksgiving long weekend, with my Mom and Dad and my sister Linda.   What fond memories of a wonderful gracious Host, all the while raising two small boys.
I feel a really truly strong connection with my Aunt Jeane for her Zest for life and her unending love of family and for travel and adventure.   I really appreciated our time in September in Yellowatone with her family, and their
memories and stories about their visit to French Polynesia.

That was one of  my late wifes and my favoirte destinations in the world.
Our Honeymoon, 5 year and 10 year anniversary.

Our Jeane is with our God while he holds her loving husband, sons her family and all of her friends in the palm of his hands, with comfort at this time of great loss

Fred Ford   Old Saybrook CT

Evan is one of my oldest friends ...  which is really saying something since we are both military brats.  To me, Jeanne seemed always larger than life ... the kind of person when found in a room filled with people was at the center of it all!

What a privilege it was to know and love Jeanne!  We were bridge partners over the past 12 plus years.  Always positive and fun-loving, Jeanne always treated people with the greatest of respect.  I will miss her terribly.  I am a better person for having known her.  God bless and keep you Jeanne.

Wishing Evan and his family my sincere condolences and the best of memories to help them through this tough time and keep them smiling always.

As Evan Auberry's friend since we were 14 years old, I had the privilege of knowing the indomitable Jeanne, to whom I can only say, "Well done!  Congratulations!"  She had a great marriage, two great sons, lots of Great Danes, great friends, and great adventures.  

Rest in peace, Jeanne -- at least until you get bored.

With love and respect,
Anne-Louise Dyer Rodman

OBITUARIO

Jeanne M Auberry

21 abril, 1922 – 21 octubre, 2011

Lambert Funeral Home

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