Jeanien Rickett Cowan

Jeanien Rickett Cowan

March 25, 1952 - October 20, 2008

Jeanien Rickett Cowan

March 25, 1952 - October 20, 2008

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Cowan, Jeanien Rickett – My daughter, my mother, our sister, and our friend left us to join God in heaven on Monday, October 20, 2008. It was a beautiful day on the Island of Catalina with blue skies – she was with the love of her life, she was with good friends, enjoying music and good spirit! Jeanien Cowan was born on March 25, 1952 to the late Edward Rickett and Lorraine Rickett of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the oldest girl in a Catholic family of nine, she was the second mother to her siblings and the proud mother of her own daughter, Jennifer Nicole. She married and moved to Billings, Montana where she worked for one of the largest departments store as a buyer allowing her to develop a flare for fashion. She left Montana and moved to California in 1986 and continued her career as a market expert helping small boutiques develop inventory plans. She came from a family with an entrepreneurial spirit that was passed along from her father, which would later help her to develop her own successful business. She met and fell in love with Dr. Charles Cowan in 1999. One of her proudest accomplishments was the merging of these two families. Her favorite time of year was Christmas time when all them would come together. Jeanien and Charles loved to entertain at their home in Laguna Beach spending time with their extended family and friends. For those of us who knew and loved Jeanien, we share endless memories of her ability to unite her family with laughter, advice, and endless courses of mealtime celebrations. Words cannot describe our sense of loss, but we find comfort in the fact that Jeanien and Charles are together in heaven. She is survived by her mother, Lorraine Jordan Rickett of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; her grandson Carter Buck; her daughter and son-in-law Jennifer and Brian Buck of Austin, Texas; step children Sherry and John Hanover and Bill and Supranee Cowan; grandchildren Jacob and Sydney Hanover. Her siblings: Glen and Sandra Rickett of Billings, Montana; Steven Rickett of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Gary and Becky Rickett of Tujunga, California; Ed and Delores Rickett of Cambridge, Minnesota; Cyndi and Gene Brookhart of Temecula, California; Shawn, Dan and Paula Rickett of Minnetonka, Minnesota; Laurie and Ron Bruneau of Fullerton, California; and eight nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to the Women’s Rape and Crisis Center of Orange County with whom she volunteered for many years. The family will accept calls during a memorial to celebrate the lives of Jeanien and Charles Cowan on Sunday, October 26th at O’Connor Mortuary in Laguna Hill, California between the hours of 7 and 9pm. Funeral services will be on Monday, October 27th at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Laguna Beach at 11am.

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23 responses to Jeanien Rickett Cowan

  1. My dearest friend of 40 years…words cannot begin to express my thoughts at this time. Heartfelt condolences to her wonderful family, who became my family over the years.

  2. Lori Peacock says:

    Words can not express how deeply sorry I am for your loss. Jeanien will be missed terribly.

    Throughout the years,I have valued the warm welcome I have always received into her Family. Her kindness and thoughtfulness is beyond measure. I will sorely miss all of the laughs, friendly inside jokes, and evenings of good times. I will always keep Jeanien’s memories held deeply within my heart reminding me of how life should be lived.

    There is nothing i can do,
    to make her come back
    There are no words I can say,
    that can replace her words you long to hear

    There are no answer’s I can give,
    that will satisfy your questions
    There is not another soul I can introduce you to that will ever replace her’s
    And, there is no love I can offer that will ever replace the love you shared

    I can not promise your broken heart will ever be complete
    I will not say it could have been worse
    I will not deny it was a tragedy
    I will not lie and tell you she will come back

    She never really left

    I do promise she hears you when you speak
    I will say he loves you no matter the distance
    I will not deny she is in a better place
    And, I will not lie; she is waiting to greet you someday

    She is every you step you take
    She is in everything you do
    She is the air you breathe
    She is every beat of your heart

    ” She is like the wind. You can not see her…but you will always feel her”

  3. As friends to both Ron and Laurie, I know that the sudden and tragic loss of Jeanien and Charles leaves their hearts filled with deep sadness.

    I had the pleasure of meeting Jeanien and Charles at a mutual friends wedding reception and found them both to be very delightful and vivacious. Being the youngest of nine children myself, I know the kind of special bond Laurie and Jean had and the many wonderful times they shared will never be forgotten.

  4. To the Rickett and Cowan families

    Laurie and Ron have brought us together as a family and we think of Charles and Jeanien as our own.

    We have many wonderful happy times to remember and memories are a sign that our loved ones remain near us and in our hearts. May your special memories sustain you now.

    Please know that our love, thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time.

  5. May you find comfort and support from those around you during this difficult time. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Erin and Ken

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