Jeannie was adored by her friends and family who describe her as a kind, loving, and vivacious sweetheart. She will be forever loved and cherished by Jim, her husband and best friend of 44 magical years.
She
also leaves behind her children, Michelle Satkin and Roger LeMesurier,
who are grateful for their fun and love-filled childhoods, as well as
her son-in-law Scott and granddaughter Julia Satkin, and Roger's
partner, Helen Pitchik. She will be greatly missed by her siblings and
their spouses, including Marshall and Elizabeth Johnson, Susan and Robin
Grant, twin-brother, Larry Johnson and Anne-Marie Kovacs, and Bobby and
Louise Johnson, as well as her many nieces and nephews.
Jeannie was
a playful and energetic optimist, who loved her work as a clinical
psychologist and life coach. Past patients would frequently contact her
to describe the lasting impact that she had on their lives.
Jeannie
was born and raised in Montreal, Canada to George and Lisette Johnson.
Fluently bilingual, she earned her B.A. and M.A. in psychology at McGill
University, where she met Jim. She then went on to earn her Ph.D. at
l'Universite de Montreal.
During her long career, Jeannie wore many
professional hats. In Kingston, Ontario, she taught college psychology,
counseled military families and university students, and was a school
psychologist in the French-language schools. She was also a college
professor in Marin, CA.
Jeannie's legacy includes her extraordinary
love, compassion, and generosity. This legacy touched countless lives,
but was most appreciated by her family and closest friends. She had many
interests and passions, including travel, dancing, meditating,
gardening, learning Spanish, sewing, household repairs, playing puzzles
in bed and playing hyper-competitive games of Pictionary.
She will
be remembered by friends and colleagues for her beautiful smile, her
joie de vivre and her occasional mischievousness. In moving forward
without Jeannie in our lives, a powerful source of guidance will be
"when in doubt, what would Jeannie do?".
No service is planned.
Please consider a donation to Jeannie's favorite charitable
organization, the Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa (https://cslsr.org/).
Thank you, Jeannie, for so much. You will always be profoundly loved and missed.
Here at the Center, we remember how creative and artistic Jeannie was. Her beautiful spirit was energetic. She was always ready to be of service and not task was too small.
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