Jean Cameron Dowd

Jean Cameron Dowd, 81

SEAFORD - Jean Cameron Dowd, 81, of Seaford, quietly passed away in her home on the Sept. 4, 2009. A native of Camden and Dover, and a long time resident of Seaford, Jean was born in Kentucky on Jan. 28, 1928, and was the daughter of Dr. Edwin C. Cameron and Molly Philips Cameron. Jean attended Dover High School where she excelled at field hockey and tennis and later at the University of Delaware where she played field hockey and majored in physical education. Following graduation from the University of Delaware she accepted a teaching position at Seaford High School where she met her husband of 56 years, Robert F. Dowd. At the time Bob was head football coach and was later remembered as one of the first recipients of the Delaware high school football "Coach of the Year" award and coached the "Gold" squad for the inaugural Delaware Blue/Gold game. A devout mother, Jean educated and raised six children to adulthood and remained a lifelong athlete playing tennis and golf up until just a few years ago. Jean is predeceased by her husband, Bob; and her son, Gerry, a Delaware State Trooper killed in the line of duty in 1990. She is survived by her brother, Dr. Donald Cameron of Wilmington; a sister, Ann Burke of Camden; and her five surviving children and spouses, Bob and Lynn Dowd of Annapolis, Molly and Mike Metzler of Seaford, Katy and Taylor Beattie of Virginia Beach, Va., Ann and George Hubley of West Chester, Pa., and Frank and Cindra Dowd of Chesapeake, Va., as well as 11 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Stein Highway, Seaford. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, at Watson Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Blades. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sussex County Animal Association/Whimsical Animal Rescue (S.C.A.A/W.A.R.), at P.O. Box 1697, Seaford, DE 19973, as Jean loved animals.