Birth date: Jul 5, 1946 Death date: Apr 10, 2017
Cordette Jean Elener Steer passed away on April 10th 2017. She was born in 1946 in Little Alston, Clarendon Jamaica. Jean began her nursing training in London, England in 1965. She was a qualified midwife and started her career d Read Obituary
Just like a garden should be full of beautiful flowers, life's gardens should be full of people like Jean. She was a happy, nurturing , giving person. What I admired the most was her optimistic spirit and strength even when she became ill, her love of life and others, and thinking of others first. Even when I visited her at home under hospice care thinking to comfort her she amazingly comforted me and the other two friends visiting and was even giving advice and still had a smile for us.
Someone mentioned under memories sent her cooking. I must say she made the best rum cake I ever tasted and in her usual spirit of giving would make me one at Christmas time. Sometimes is the little thoughtful things we remember the most of those who touch our lives .
To the family of Jean : those who we love live forever in our hearts and in memories . Specially someone as special as Jean.
One of my favorite memories of Jean (and there are many), was visiting her during her recuperation after she had fallen and damaged her knee. On my way to see her I thought that I’d see Jean in a chair in the TV room, but instead, when I got to the house Jean was in her garden tending to her trees and telling me that the ackee tree would soon bear fruit. After our horticultural conversation, Jean stayed on her feet and proceeded to the kitchen to teach me how to cook shrimp in shredded coconut. Looking back that was a beautiful Jean Steer moment. Her friendship shone through. She faced her illness with bravery, and never felt sorry for herself. She always wanted to share something with you, to embrace your humanness and she knew a good a joke when she heard it. Her laughter was infectious. I’ll miss Jean in a very significant way, but I’m glad she came into my life and brightened many of my days.
To the family, I’ll tell you what Jean told me when I talked to her about the fears I have of losing loved ones – “Life goes on,” she said. For those of us that knew her, the best thing we can do is cherish Jean’s memory and be happy that we have those memories for a lifetime. Love never dies.
From: Nicole and Jasmine Lewis
