Jean Gail Holbrook, 74, of Buda, TX, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died Tuesday afternoon, 31 October 2017, peacefully in her home following a six year battle with Parkinson’s and Multiple Systems Atrophy.
Jean was born on 16 August 1943 in Newton, Massachusetts, the second of four children. She met the love of her life while in college and married him on November 18, 1961. She was a career Air Force wife and mom of two amazing kids. She loved to travel and entertain, especially during their final Air Force assignment with NATO in Denmark. She was avid reader, book-binder, and an extremely talented artist. She applied her creativity through oils, watercolor, charcoal, pointillism, calligraphy, miniature books, book-binding, scrapbooking, stamping, sewing, quilting, and any other craft medium she could get her hands on. She shared her love of art with everyone around her, especially with her grandchildren, Samantha and James, whom she cared for when they were younger. Her love of quilting and reading lead her to the Onion Creek Buda Bees Quilting Group and Elliott Ranch Book Club where she formed many lasting friendships. The Quilting Group, the Book Club and her amazing neighbors and friends, supported and loved her to the end, bringing flowers, meals, and visiting just to brighten her day.
Jean shared her love of life with many others and was well loved in return. She will be greatly missed.
Jean is preceded in death by her son, R. Scott Holbrook, who died of esophageal cancer in 2008; her sister, Esther Jordan; and her parents, Nicholas and Mabel Juliani. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert A. Holbrook, Jr., of Buda, TX; her daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Bryan Davis and their two children, Samantha and James, of Austin, TX; her daughter-in-law, Sherry Holbrook and her two children, Connor and Shane, of Masonville, Colorado; her sister Diane Lusk of Framingham, MA; and her brother and his wife, Bill and Sue Juliani of Framingham, MA.
Friends and family are invited to a time of visitation on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 4 to 6 pm at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle. The Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, 5 November 2017 at 2 pm also at Harrell Funeral Home 1715 Kirby, in Kyle. Memorial contributions may be made In Memory of Jean Holbrook to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, https://www.michaeljfox.org, or to The MSA Coalition, https://www.multiplesystematrophy.org/research.
Please view the online obituary, send condolences and sign the guest book at www.harrellfuneralhomes.com
