Gail M. Jean

Born May 16, 1941 in Watertown, MA. Gail Meredith (Townsend) Jean passed away peacefully on October 13, 2022.

As a young woman attending Milford High School, Gail loved speeding around town in her black Thunderbird. She was fortunate to have a group of lifelong school friends that continued to meet for lunch, shopping and gossip throughout their lives, even social distancing in backyards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 1956 Gail met the love of her life Philip Jean on the Milford Oval. Through 52 years of marriage, they raised four boys, spent their summers camping at Hermit Island in Maine and enjoyed outdoor activities together including kayaking, motorcycle riding and snowshoeing. After Phil passed in 2011 Gail loved to tell stories about his time in the military, their first dog and his dedication to building a life for their family.

Gail worked part-time for American Greeting Cards and volunteered at the Milford Schools her sons attended. She was also actively involved in starting the local chapter of the Women on Wheels motorcycle club. Gail was a self-taught accomplished artist, and her interests included clipping articles out of the newspaper and magazines to share with others, reading books, and spending time with family and friends.

Gail will be missed by all who had the great fortune to know her. In addition to her husband Phil, Gail was predeceased by her sister, Beverly Belden. She also leaves behind four sons, Michael and his wife Katy, Marc, Matthew and his wife Sissy, and Christopher, granddaughter Melissa Tousignant and her husband Jeff, sister Julie Townsend-Love and husband Peter, brother Jim Townsend and partner Paula Shea and a very special family friend Tarah Furtado.

Memorial visiting hours are on Friday, October 28th from 4:00-6:00pm in the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. A graveside service will be held be held on Saturday, October 29th at 12:00pm in Riverside Cemetery, 454 Nashua Street, Milford. Donations in Gail’s memory may be made to Community Hospice House, c/o Home Health & Hospice Care, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, NH 03054 or online at www.hhhc.org