Jean was the daughter of Robert Aiken and Jennette Lovejoy Sargent Drake. Eldest of three daughters. Jean graduated from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Chautauqua, NY (I don't know why she attended Lakewood instead of Winchester high school like both of her sisters did.) in June 1941. According to her yearbook, Jeanie was born on 01 May 1923 in Albany, NY. Her activities included Varsity Tennis; Orchestra; Freshman editor of Highlights; Dramatic Society; Science Club; French Club; Thrift; Chorus; Junior and Senior Play properties; D.A.R. Medal and a few more. She wanted to attend Smith College. Her classmates wrote, "Jean is the gal who's always raring to go -- whether it's in the schoolroom or outside. She's without doubt, one of our school's most outstanding girls. Any day Jeanie may be seen whizzing around town in the "little blue Ford" - a car which actually runs without spark plugs! She's a pal to everyone and has a lot of good friends who'll agree that she is one grand person! Blessed with a beaming smile and a sparkling personality, Jeanie is sure to go a long way."
She did attend Smith College graduating in 1944 with a double major in English and Music; Phi Beta Kappa and winner of the Poetry Prize. She then taught music in Buxton, ME and surrounding towns. Jean married Lt Graham G. Alvord in Winchester, Middlesex, MA on 17 March 1945. The were the parents of six children; John Graham, Betsy Sargent, Christopher Drake, Joseph MacDonald, Andrew Aiken (d. 1973), and Graham Lovejoy Alvord.
Shortly after they married the couple moved to Kittery Point, Maine where they remained for the rest of her life, sharing her time with many friends and family. She had a lifelong passion for music. After teaching piano and violin to private students for years, she taught in the Kittery, Maine school system until retiring at age 62. At the same time, at age 44 she took a second job as a violist in the Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra, retiring at age 90. She had a lifelong passion for tennis and taught it to neighborhood children and family. After winning the New England single tennis title at age 12, she continued to play in age group competitions into her 80s.
Besides her accomplishments in music and tennis, Jean was a skilled poet and music composer for private and family occasions. She loved to read and watched any and all tennis matches. She called on and provided warm support to shut-ins and friends with problems. She was an active and dedicated member of the First Congregational Church of Kittery Point, ME.
Jean and Graham were married just a month short of their 75th wedding anniversary when Jean died. Graham followed her just 10 days later.
She did attend Smith College graduating in 1944 with a double major in English and Music; Phi Beta Kappa and winner of the Poetry Prize. She then taught music in Buxton, ME and surrounding towns. Jean married Lt Graham G. Alvord in Winchester, Middlesex, MA on 17 March 1945. The were the parents of six children; John Graham, Betsy Sargent, Christopher Drake, Joseph MacDonald, Andrew Aiken (d. 1973), and Graham Lovejoy Alvord.
Shortly after they married the couple moved to Kittery Point, Maine where they remained for the rest of her life, sharing her time with many friends and family. She had a lifelong passion for music. After teaching piano and violin to private students for years, she taught in the Kittery, Maine school system until retiring at age 62. At the same time, at age 44 she took a second job as a violist in the Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra, retiring at age 90. She had a lifelong passion for tennis and taught it to neighborhood children and family. After winning the New England single tennis title at age 12, she continued to play in age group competitions into her 80s.
Besides her accomplishments in music and tennis, Jean was a skilled poet and music composer for private and family occasions. She loved to read and watched any and all tennis matches. She called on and provided warm support to shut-ins and friends with problems. She was an active and dedicated member of the First Congregational Church of Kittery Point, ME.
Jean and Graham were married just a month short of their 75th wedding anniversary when Jean died. Graham followed her just 10 days later.
Jean was the daughter of Robert Aiken and Jennette Lovejoy Sargent Drake. Eldest of three daughters. Jean graduated from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Chautauqua, NY (I don't know why she attended Lakewood instead of Winchester high school like both of her sisters did.) in June 1941. According to her yearbook, Jeanie was born on 01 May 1923 in Albany, NY. Her activities included Varsity Tennis; Orchestra; Freshman editor of Highlights; Dramatic Society; Science Club; French Club; Thrift; Chorus; Junior and Senior Play properties; D.A.R. Medal and a few more. She wanted to attend Smith College. Her classmates wrote, "Jean is the gal who's always raring to go -- whether it's in the schoolroom or outside. She's without doubt, one of our school's most outstanding girls. Any day Jeanie may be seen whizzing around town in the "little blue Ford" - a car which actually runs without spark plugs! She's a pal to everyone and has a lot of good friends who'll agree that she is one grand person! Blessed with a beaming smile and a sparkling personality, Jeanie is sure to go a long way."
She did attend Smith College graduating in 1944 with a double major in English and Music; Phi Beta Kappa and winner of the Poetry Prize. She then taught music in Buxton, ME and surrounding towns. Jean married Lt Graham G. Alvord in Winchester, Middlesex, MA on 17 March 1945. The were the parents of six children; John Graham, Betsy Sargent, Christopher Drake, Joseph MacDonald, Andrew Aiken (d. 1973), and Graham Lovejoy Alvord.
Shortly after they married the couple moved to Kittery Point, Maine where they remained for the rest of her life, sharing her time with many friends and family. She had a lifelong passion for music. After teaching piano and violin to private students for years, she taught in the Kittery, Maine school system until retiring at age 62. At the same time, at age 44 she took a second job as a violist in the Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra, retiring at age 90. She had a lifelong passion for tennis and taught it to neighborhood children and family. After winning the New England single tennis title at age 12, she continued to play in age group competitions into her 80s.
Besides her accomplishments in music and tennis, Jean was a skilled poet and music composer for private and family occasions. She loved to read and watched any and all tennis matches. She called on and provided warm support to shut-ins and friends with problems. She was an active and dedicated member of the First Congregational Church of Kittery Point, ME.
Jean and Graham were married just a month short of their 75th wedding anniversary when Jean died. Graham followed her just 10 days later.
She did attend Smith College graduating in 1944 with a double major in English and Music; Phi Beta Kappa and winner of the Poetry Prize. She then taught music in Buxton, ME and surrounding towns. Jean married Lt Graham G. Alvord in Winchester, Middlesex, MA on 17 March 1945. The were the parents of six children; John Graham, Betsy Sargent, Christopher Drake, Joseph MacDonald, Andrew Aiken (d. 1973), and Graham Lovejoy Alvord.
Shortly after they married the couple moved to Kittery Point, Maine where they remained for the rest of her life, sharing her time with many friends and family. She had a lifelong passion for music. After teaching piano and violin to private students for years, she taught in the Kittery, Maine school system until retiring at age 62. At the same time, at age 44 she took a second job as a violist in the Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra, retiring at age 90. She had a lifelong passion for tennis and taught it to neighborhood children and family. After winning the New England single tennis title at age 12, she continued to play in age group competitions into her 80s.
Besides her accomplishments in music and tennis, Jean was a skilled poet and music composer for private and family occasions. She loved to read and watched any and all tennis matches. She called on and provided warm support to shut-ins and friends with problems. She was an active and dedicated member of the First Congregational Church of Kittery Point, ME.
Jean and Graham were married just a month short of their 75th wedding anniversary when Jean died. Graham followed her just 10 days later.
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