D/o Dr. Milnor Morrison & Eva Ryan.
Wife of Robert A. Weinman.
Mother of Paul, Christopher, Mark, David & Stephen Weinman.
Source: Geni
Born in Brooklyn on July 23, 1916, Jane was the first of five children of Milnor and Eva (Ryan) Morrison of Pawling in Dutchess County, New York. She attended Pawling public schools through 7th grade, then went on to Emma Willard School in Troy, graduating in 1934. Jane next attended Smith College in Northhampton, Mass, and received an Associate's degree there in 1936.
A naturally-gifted singer, she studied voice throughout her years at school and sang on a national radio broadcast while a student at Smith. After leaving Smith, Jane moved to Manhattan, where she worked at a variety of jobs while pursuing her vocal studies, intent on a career giving recitals. Her primary teacher was the baritone Frederick Schorr, who was a star at the Metropolitan Opera during the '20's and early '30's. A 1940 LIFE Magazine article shows Schor coaching 23-year-old Jane in the art of properly acting a Wagnerian role on stage.
She was a lover of nature and spent some of her happiest days at Gardner-Doing Camp on Upper St. Regis Lake, near Paul Smith's, New York, during the 1930's, studying "Rhythms" with Sylvia Miller of the City and Country School in Greenwich Village, and voice with Gail Gardner. At some point in her 20's, Jane lost her singing voice and abandoned the idea of a career in music.
During a cruise to Rio de Janeiro with her father and sister Elaine in 1936, Jane met and became friends with Ruth Brooks, the daughter of a well known physican named Harlow Brooks, whom Milnor Morrison, himself a general practitioner, greatly admired. Another admirer and friend of Dr. Brooks was Adolph Weinman, a noted sculptor who lived with his family in Forest Hills, Queens. At a party in Ruth Brooks' studio at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in Manhattan in October 1939, Jane met Adolph Weinman's son Bob, who asked his hostess if he could be invited the next time Jane Morrison was coming for dinner. The couple fell in love and decided to marry after the War. They were wed on July 14, 1945, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Bob Weinman served in the Army Air Corps.
After Bob completed his Army service, he and Jane moved back east, settling in first with the Weinmans in Forest Hills, and after the arrival of their son Paul in 1947, moved to Woodhaven, Queens. Chris' arrival in 1949 motivated Jane to convince Bob to move out of the city, and the Weinmans moved to 40 Choate Lane, in Pleasantville, New York, in 1951.
After her sons started in school, Jane began attending Columbia's School of General Studies part-time, earning her Bachelor's degree in 195(?), followed by a Master's in French, in 19(??). She never considered herself to be a good student, and was very proud to have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa while at Columbia. She wore her key on a bracelet for many years. A series of practice teaching jobs followed at area public High Schools, and she taught full time for one full school year, until once again losing her voice. Jane continued to teach French part time for many years, with her happiest experiences being at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, where she taught evenings during the 1970's. In later years she taught and shared her knowledge and experience of the French language in small groups, and was active in the Alliance Francais.
Jane loved France, Italy, Scotland, Norway, Greece and New England. Bob Weinman was not a traveler, and after their only European trip together, a 10-week grand tour in 1960, she realized she'd have to make her own way, and she did. She made several trips to Europe, alone and with groups, and later in life in the U.S., often with Elderhostel.
During the 1950's, she practiced Yoga, rode a bicycle and wouldn't allow white bread, sugar-coated cereal or soft drinks in her home. She loved to read, shared that love with her children, and had a battered copy of Proust close at hand during her later years.
In 1968, Jane and Bob found and moved to what was to become her dream home in Bedford, New York. She made friends through part time work at the Bedford Public Library, in a small French group that met at her home, and with a few private students. She watched McNeil Lehrer religiously and enjoyed any number of programs on Masterpiece Theater. Jane had little use for modern music or culture and was deeply rooted in the classics. She loved opera, perhaps more than anything else in her life, and would reminisce about standing at the back of the old Met when she was a young working girl in New York and that was all the admission she could afford.
Late in life Jane became devoted to the Al Anon Family Groups, and was active in meetings in Mt Kisco and Chappaqua, New York, near her home in Bedford Village, throughout her 70's.
In December of 1997 Jane and Bob left Bedford to live out their lives near their son Paul and daughter-in-law Maribeth in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They adapted well, seeming to enjoy the absence of duties related to home ownership and enjoying frequent visits with Paul and Maribeth, and Paul's son Zack, who was the only one of their four grandsons living nearby, as well as occasional visits from the older boys.
In September of 2003, Bob succumbed to congestive heart failure at the age of 88. It soon became apparent to Paul that Jane needed more and better care than was available at Heritage Woods, where she and Bob had been living in continuing care, and Jane was moved to Arbor Acres in 2005(?). She lived out her days there in a dementia unit, delighting all who knew her and many who did not with a growing acceptance of her condition, a generally cheerful and an unfailingly polite manner. On January 19, 2009 at age 92, Jane collapsed at lunch and was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that she has some sort of infection. She didn't regain conciousness the following day, and it was discovered that her kidneys were failing. She was moved to Hospice on Wednesday, January 21, and passed away quietly at around midnight on January 22nd, with Paul looking after her throughout, as he had been since they moved to Winston-Salem, eleven years before.
Though never a particularly religious person, it became Jane's habit toward the end of her life to repeat the Lord's Prayer over and over, often for long periods at a time: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread... and lead us not into temptation, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
She'd forget, "...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us..." When I visited her, I'd prompt her at "Give us this day," and she'd pick up on the rest, for that run-through only. Next time, same thing. It was pretty sweet, and so was she, increasingly as she grew older.
May this wonderful woman rest in peace.
-- Chris Weinmann
Wife of Robert A. Weinman.
Mother of Paul, Christopher, Mark, David & Stephen Weinman.
Source: Geni
Born in Brooklyn on July 23, 1916, Jane was the first of five children of Milnor and Eva (Ryan) Morrison of Pawling in Dutchess County, New York. She attended Pawling public schools through 7th grade, then went on to Emma Willard School in Troy, graduating in 1934. Jane next attended Smith College in Northhampton, Mass, and received an Associate's degree there in 1936.
A naturally-gifted singer, she studied voice throughout her years at school and sang on a national radio broadcast while a student at Smith. After leaving Smith, Jane moved to Manhattan, where she worked at a variety of jobs while pursuing her vocal studies, intent on a career giving recitals. Her primary teacher was the baritone Frederick Schorr, who was a star at the Metropolitan Opera during the '20's and early '30's. A 1940 LIFE Magazine article shows Schor coaching 23-year-old Jane in the art of properly acting a Wagnerian role on stage.
She was a lover of nature and spent some of her happiest days at Gardner-Doing Camp on Upper St. Regis Lake, near Paul Smith's, New York, during the 1930's, studying "Rhythms" with Sylvia Miller of the City and Country School in Greenwich Village, and voice with Gail Gardner. At some point in her 20's, Jane lost her singing voice and abandoned the idea of a career in music.
During a cruise to Rio de Janeiro with her father and sister Elaine in 1936, Jane met and became friends with Ruth Brooks, the daughter of a well known physican named Harlow Brooks, whom Milnor Morrison, himself a general practitioner, greatly admired. Another admirer and friend of Dr. Brooks was Adolph Weinman, a noted sculptor who lived with his family in Forest Hills, Queens. At a party in Ruth Brooks' studio at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in Manhattan in October 1939, Jane met Adolph Weinman's son Bob, who asked his hostess if he could be invited the next time Jane Morrison was coming for dinner. The couple fell in love and decided to marry after the War. They were wed on July 14, 1945, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Bob Weinman served in the Army Air Corps.
After Bob completed his Army service, he and Jane moved back east, settling in first with the Weinmans in Forest Hills, and after the arrival of their son Paul in 1947, moved to Woodhaven, Queens. Chris' arrival in 1949 motivated Jane to convince Bob to move out of the city, and the Weinmans moved to 40 Choate Lane, in Pleasantville, New York, in 1951.
After her sons started in school, Jane began attending Columbia's School of General Studies part-time, earning her Bachelor's degree in 195(?), followed by a Master's in French, in 19(??). She never considered herself to be a good student, and was very proud to have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa while at Columbia. She wore her key on a bracelet for many years. A series of practice teaching jobs followed at area public High Schools, and she taught full time for one full school year, until once again losing her voice. Jane continued to teach French part time for many years, with her happiest experiences being at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, where she taught evenings during the 1970's. In later years she taught and shared her knowledge and experience of the French language in small groups, and was active in the Alliance Francais.
Jane loved France, Italy, Scotland, Norway, Greece and New England. Bob Weinman was not a traveler, and after their only European trip together, a 10-week grand tour in 1960, she realized she'd have to make her own way, and she did. She made several trips to Europe, alone and with groups, and later in life in the U.S., often with Elderhostel.
During the 1950's, she practiced Yoga, rode a bicycle and wouldn't allow white bread, sugar-coated cereal or soft drinks in her home. She loved to read, shared that love with her children, and had a battered copy of Proust close at hand during her later years.
In 1968, Jane and Bob found and moved to what was to become her dream home in Bedford, New York. She made friends through part time work at the Bedford Public Library, in a small French group that met at her home, and with a few private students. She watched McNeil Lehrer religiously and enjoyed any number of programs on Masterpiece Theater. Jane had little use for modern music or culture and was deeply rooted in the classics. She loved opera, perhaps more than anything else in her life, and would reminisce about standing at the back of the old Met when she was a young working girl in New York and that was all the admission she could afford.
Late in life Jane became devoted to the Al Anon Family Groups, and was active in meetings in Mt Kisco and Chappaqua, New York, near her home in Bedford Village, throughout her 70's.
In December of 1997 Jane and Bob left Bedford to live out their lives near their son Paul and daughter-in-law Maribeth in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They adapted well, seeming to enjoy the absence of duties related to home ownership and enjoying frequent visits with Paul and Maribeth, and Paul's son Zack, who was the only one of their four grandsons living nearby, as well as occasional visits from the older boys.
In September of 2003, Bob succumbed to congestive heart failure at the age of 88. It soon became apparent to Paul that Jane needed more and better care than was available at Heritage Woods, where she and Bob had been living in continuing care, and Jane was moved to Arbor Acres in 2005(?). She lived out her days there in a dementia unit, delighting all who knew her and many who did not with a growing acceptance of her condition, a generally cheerful and an unfailingly polite manner. On January 19, 2009 at age 92, Jane collapsed at lunch and was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that she has some sort of infection. She didn't regain conciousness the following day, and it was discovered that her kidneys were failing. She was moved to Hospice on Wednesday, January 21, and passed away quietly at around midnight on January 22nd, with Paul looking after her throughout, as he had been since they moved to Winston-Salem, eleven years before.
Though never a particularly religious person, it became Jane's habit toward the end of her life to repeat the Lord's Prayer over and over, often for long periods at a time: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread... and lead us not into temptation, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
She'd forget, "...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us..." When I visited her, I'd prompt her at "Give us this day," and she'd pick up on the rest, for that run-through only. Next time, same thing. It was pretty sweet, and so was she, increasingly as she grew older.
May this wonderful woman rest in peace.
-- Chris Weinmann
D/o Dr. Milnor Morrison & Eva Ryan.
Wife of Robert A. Weinman.
Mother of Paul, Christopher, Mark, David & Stephen Weinman.
Source: Geni
Born in Brooklyn on July 23, 1916, Jane was the first of five children of Milnor and Eva (Ryan) Morrison of Pawling in Dutchess County, New York. She attended Pawling public schools through 7th grade, then went on to Emma Willard School in Troy, graduating in 1934. Jane next attended Smith College in Northhampton, Mass, and received an Associate's degree there in 1936.
A naturally-gifted singer, she studied voice throughout her years at school and sang on a national radio broadcast while a student at Smith. After leaving Smith, Jane moved to Manhattan, where she worked at a variety of jobs while pursuing her vocal studies, intent on a career giving recitals. Her primary teacher was the baritone Frederick Schorr, who was a star at the Metropolitan Opera during the '20's and early '30's. A 1940 LIFE Magazine article shows Schor coaching 23-year-old Jane in the art of properly acting a Wagnerian role on stage.
She was a lover of nature and spent some of her happiest days at Gardner-Doing Camp on Upper St. Regis Lake, near Paul Smith's, New York, during the 1930's, studying "Rhythms" with Sylvia Miller of the City and Country School in Greenwich Village, and voice with Gail Gardner. At some point in her 20's, Jane lost her singing voice and abandoned the idea of a career in music.
During a cruise to Rio de Janeiro with her father and sister Elaine in 1936, Jane met and became friends with Ruth Brooks, the daughter of a well known physican named Harlow Brooks, whom Milnor Morrison, himself a general practitioner, greatly admired. Another admirer and friend of Dr. Brooks was Adolph Weinman, a noted sculptor who lived with his family in Forest Hills, Queens. At a party in Ruth Brooks' studio at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in Manhattan in October 1939, Jane met Adolph Weinman's son Bob, who asked his hostess if he could be invited the next time Jane Morrison was coming for dinner. The couple fell in love and decided to marry after the War. They were wed on July 14, 1945, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Bob Weinman served in the Army Air Corps.
After Bob completed his Army service, he and Jane moved back east, settling in first with the Weinmans in Forest Hills, and after the arrival of their son Paul in 1947, moved to Woodhaven, Queens. Chris' arrival in 1949 motivated Jane to convince Bob to move out of the city, and the Weinmans moved to 40 Choate Lane, in Pleasantville, New York, in 1951.
After her sons started in school, Jane began attending Columbia's School of General Studies part-time, earning her Bachelor's degree in 195(?), followed by a Master's in French, in 19(??). She never considered herself to be a good student, and was very proud to have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa while at Columbia. She wore her key on a bracelet for many years. A series of practice teaching jobs followed at area public High Schools, and she taught full time for one full school year, until once again losing her voice. Jane continued to teach French part time for many years, with her happiest experiences being at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, where she taught evenings during the 1970's. In later years she taught and shared her knowledge and experience of the French language in small groups, and was active in the Alliance Francais.
Jane loved France, Italy, Scotland, Norway, Greece and New England. Bob Weinman was not a traveler, and after their only European trip together, a 10-week grand tour in 1960, she realized she'd have to make her own way, and she did. She made several trips to Europe, alone and with groups, and later in life in the U.S., often with Elderhostel.
During the 1950's, she practiced Yoga, rode a bicycle and wouldn't allow white bread, sugar-coated cereal or soft drinks in her home. She loved to read, shared that love with her children, and had a battered copy of Proust close at hand during her later years.
In 1968, Jane and Bob found and moved to what was to become her dream home in Bedford, New York. She made friends through part time work at the Bedford Public Library, in a small French group that met at her home, and with a few private students. She watched McNeil Lehrer religiously and enjoyed any number of programs on Masterpiece Theater. Jane had little use for modern music or culture and was deeply rooted in the classics. She loved opera, perhaps more than anything else in her life, and would reminisce about standing at the back of the old Met when she was a young working girl in New York and that was all the admission she could afford.
Late in life Jane became devoted to the Al Anon Family Groups, and was active in meetings in Mt Kisco and Chappaqua, New York, near her home in Bedford Village, throughout her 70's.
In December of 1997 Jane and Bob left Bedford to live out their lives near their son Paul and daughter-in-law Maribeth in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They adapted well, seeming to enjoy the absence of duties related to home ownership and enjoying frequent visits with Paul and Maribeth, and Paul's son Zack, who was the only one of their four grandsons living nearby, as well as occasional visits from the older boys.
In September of 2003, Bob succumbed to congestive heart failure at the age of 88. It soon became apparent to Paul that Jane needed more and better care than was available at Heritage Woods, where she and Bob had been living in continuing care, and Jane was moved to Arbor Acres in 2005(?). She lived out her days there in a dementia unit, delighting all who knew her and many who did not with a growing acceptance of her condition, a generally cheerful and an unfailingly polite manner. On January 19, 2009 at age 92, Jane collapsed at lunch and was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that she has some sort of infection. She didn't regain conciousness the following day, and it was discovered that her kidneys were failing. She was moved to Hospice on Wednesday, January 21, and passed away quietly at around midnight on January 22nd, with Paul looking after her throughout, as he had been since they moved to Winston-Salem, eleven years before.
Though never a particularly religious person, it became Jane's habit toward the end of her life to repeat the Lord's Prayer over and over, often for long periods at a time: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread... and lead us not into temptation, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
She'd forget, "...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us..." When I visited her, I'd prompt her at "Give us this day," and she'd pick up on the rest, for that run-through only. Next time, same thing. It was pretty sweet, and so was she, increasingly as she grew older.
May this wonderful woman rest in peace.
-- Chris Weinmann
Wife of Robert A. Weinman.
Mother of Paul, Christopher, Mark, David & Stephen Weinman.
Source: Geni
Born in Brooklyn on July 23, 1916, Jane was the first of five children of Milnor and Eva (Ryan) Morrison of Pawling in Dutchess County, New York. She attended Pawling public schools through 7th grade, then went on to Emma Willard School in Troy, graduating in 1934. Jane next attended Smith College in Northhampton, Mass, and received an Associate's degree there in 1936.
A naturally-gifted singer, she studied voice throughout her years at school and sang on a national radio broadcast while a student at Smith. After leaving Smith, Jane moved to Manhattan, where she worked at a variety of jobs while pursuing her vocal studies, intent on a career giving recitals. Her primary teacher was the baritone Frederick Schorr, who was a star at the Metropolitan Opera during the '20's and early '30's. A 1940 LIFE Magazine article shows Schor coaching 23-year-old Jane in the art of properly acting a Wagnerian role on stage.
She was a lover of nature and spent some of her happiest days at Gardner-Doing Camp on Upper St. Regis Lake, near Paul Smith's, New York, during the 1930's, studying "Rhythms" with Sylvia Miller of the City and Country School in Greenwich Village, and voice with Gail Gardner. At some point in her 20's, Jane lost her singing voice and abandoned the idea of a career in music.
During a cruise to Rio de Janeiro with her father and sister Elaine in 1936, Jane met and became friends with Ruth Brooks, the daughter of a well known physican named Harlow Brooks, whom Milnor Morrison, himself a general practitioner, greatly admired. Another admirer and friend of Dr. Brooks was Adolph Weinman, a noted sculptor who lived with his family in Forest Hills, Queens. At a party in Ruth Brooks' studio at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in Manhattan in October 1939, Jane met Adolph Weinman's son Bob, who asked his hostess if he could be invited the next time Jane Morrison was coming for dinner. The couple fell in love and decided to marry after the War. They were wed on July 14, 1945, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Bob Weinman served in the Army Air Corps.
After Bob completed his Army service, he and Jane moved back east, settling in first with the Weinmans in Forest Hills, and after the arrival of their son Paul in 1947, moved to Woodhaven, Queens. Chris' arrival in 1949 motivated Jane to convince Bob to move out of the city, and the Weinmans moved to 40 Choate Lane, in Pleasantville, New York, in 1951.
After her sons started in school, Jane began attending Columbia's School of General Studies part-time, earning her Bachelor's degree in 195(?), followed by a Master's in French, in 19(??). She never considered herself to be a good student, and was very proud to have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa while at Columbia. She wore her key on a bracelet for many years. A series of practice teaching jobs followed at area public High Schools, and she taught full time for one full school year, until once again losing her voice. Jane continued to teach French part time for many years, with her happiest experiences being at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, where she taught evenings during the 1970's. In later years she taught and shared her knowledge and experience of the French language in small groups, and was active in the Alliance Francais.
Jane loved France, Italy, Scotland, Norway, Greece and New England. Bob Weinman was not a traveler, and after their only European trip together, a 10-week grand tour in 1960, she realized she'd have to make her own way, and she did. She made several trips to Europe, alone and with groups, and later in life in the U.S., often with Elderhostel.
During the 1950's, she practiced Yoga, rode a bicycle and wouldn't allow white bread, sugar-coated cereal or soft drinks in her home. She loved to read, shared that love with her children, and had a battered copy of Proust close at hand during her later years.
In 1968, Jane and Bob found and moved to what was to become her dream home in Bedford, New York. She made friends through part time work at the Bedford Public Library, in a small French group that met at her home, and with a few private students. She watched McNeil Lehrer religiously and enjoyed any number of programs on Masterpiece Theater. Jane had little use for modern music or culture and was deeply rooted in the classics. She loved opera, perhaps more than anything else in her life, and would reminisce about standing at the back of the old Met when she was a young working girl in New York and that was all the admission she could afford.
Late in life Jane became devoted to the Al Anon Family Groups, and was active in meetings in Mt Kisco and Chappaqua, New York, near her home in Bedford Village, throughout her 70's.
In December of 1997 Jane and Bob left Bedford to live out their lives near their son Paul and daughter-in-law Maribeth in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They adapted well, seeming to enjoy the absence of duties related to home ownership and enjoying frequent visits with Paul and Maribeth, and Paul's son Zack, who was the only one of their four grandsons living nearby, as well as occasional visits from the older boys.
In September of 2003, Bob succumbed to congestive heart failure at the age of 88. It soon became apparent to Paul that Jane needed more and better care than was available at Heritage Woods, where she and Bob had been living in continuing care, and Jane was moved to Arbor Acres in 2005(?). She lived out her days there in a dementia unit, delighting all who knew her and many who did not with a growing acceptance of her condition, a generally cheerful and an unfailingly polite manner. On January 19, 2009 at age 92, Jane collapsed at lunch and was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that she has some sort of infection. She didn't regain conciousness the following day, and it was discovered that her kidneys were failing. She was moved to Hospice on Wednesday, January 21, and passed away quietly at around midnight on January 22nd, with Paul looking after her throughout, as he had been since they moved to Winston-Salem, eleven years before.
Though never a particularly religious person, it became Jane's habit toward the end of her life to repeat the Lord's Prayer over and over, often for long periods at a time: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread... and lead us not into temptation, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
She'd forget, "...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us..." When I visited her, I'd prompt her at "Give us this day," and she'd pick up on the rest, for that run-through only. Next time, same thing. It was pretty sweet, and so was she, increasingly as she grew older.
May this wonderful woman rest in peace.
-- Chris Weinmann
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