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To Jane's family and friends. My memories of Jane go back about 65 years when we were pupils at Howell's School in Wales. She and my sister Barbara were close friends and both went on to study Geography. Jane's happy smiling face and curly brown hair stay in my mind after all these years.
Carol Tarr ( Harvey)

To David and Noah,
It is not easy to experience the narrowing of friendship circles and, even more especially, when I think of Jane's earned rest is part of that narrowing. As part of the historians' circle, I knew your mom from the first day I arrived in Ames in 1970. We were a generation of enthusiastic young faculty, ready to raise children, ready to raise new structures (The Bins and your parents' lovey home), and even to raise a bit of hell. We hated the war together, we loved our children, and we raised many a toast at their house and ours...a few times, too many it should be confessed. You many not know that your childhood crib, painted red-orange, rescued our girls when they arrived too early and as an unexpected pair. Your parents were there to support our journey into parenthood--they already knew so much. (Consider the evidence.)

We celebrated New Year's Eve together over the years most often at our house and a couple of times at our farm in Illinois where we had an adult pajama party with the Dobsons and the McJimseys. Sometimes we were silly with hats and horns, (your mom was especially charming) but more often we were passionate about Democratic politics, about books, about our friends, about values.

Her picture in mind, her voice in my head, and her warmth in my heart will always be there . So, my circle narrows as age draws us forward, but it is with a good stock memories typified in your mom...pride in living a valued life and confident that our off-spring will take it forward. Fondly, Faye Whitaker

Jane was a friend for over 55 years. My husband Jim and I enjoyed many dinners, brunches, week-end trips, and other special times with Jane and Philip.
For many years Jane and I walked every Monday after our workdays were done. We discussed the state of the world but never seemed to solve difficult issues. We discussed books, too. Jane was an ⁹avid reader and I remember Jane's friend Moira saying when she and Jane were in school together, Jane always had her head in a book.
I will miss Jane very much. I am giving a donation to the Ames Public Library in her memory.

Jeri Prescott