In Memory

Jean Stanyer (Harris) - Class Of 1951

Jean Stanyer (Harris)

Jean Kathryn Stanyer Harris passed away October 11, 2019 at the age of 85. Jean was born February 20, 1934 to Violet and Clarence Stanyer in Pasadena. She attended Pasadena City College where she was a contender for Rose Queen.

She married Lawrence Raymond Harris in 1953. She enjoyed modeling, trying new recipes, knitting, camping, swimming competitively, tennis, and teaching her boys to cook. Jean was an avid shotgun shooting enthusiast. She volunteered at Hoag Hospital and worked as a reserve officer for the City of Newport Beach. After her husband retired, they were very involved in developing the bloodhound program with the Orange County Sheriffs,

Jean was a resident of Paramount Court Memory Care facility in Turlock, California for 18 months before succumbing to the disease of Alzheimer's Dementia. She is survived by her husband Lawrence Harris; her sons Lee (Esther), and Mark (Jessica); and three grandchildren.

The Modesto Bee, October 16, 2019