Jean Lucier Roland

Was a customer in the bank become friend great friend love Rosemary

Jean was a beautiful, refined and elegant woman. She and Buddy were dear friends of my uncles, Tom Baldassarri, a fashion industry creative and Mike Shirley, who owned a Manhattan travel agency. They met the Rolands through travel and always enjoyed their company. Even after Buddy´s death, Jean would travel up to my uncles´ country house in Pawling for one of their fabulous end-of-summer parties. It was not unusual to run into Jean at an art opening, museum or cultural event in Manhattan or...

Jean crossed my life in many ways--luncheon group, college, poetry. Her generosity was enormous. One example that was especially timely was her major role in financing a campus food pantry for our college just before the pandemic and in time to feed many students hit hard at the time. Because she was modest, many who have benefitted from her gifts will never know the source but her friends do and will miss her.

Donald Finkel

I met Jean through a writing class at the Noble Maritime Collection in October 2004. That class morphed into a steady group of six writers who stuck together for twelve years, seriously enough to publish two anthologies of our work. Led by the late George Hopkins, the writers were Jean Roland, John Foxell, Evelyn Palomba, Albert Balossi, Ray Coco, and me. As we shared our thoughts and memories, the group became like a second family. EB White said it best in Charlotte's Web, "It is not often...

I remember working for Jean and Buddy for many years. They were very kind & beautiful people to know. Truly old souls who were very Respected. My heart goes out to the families. I always looked forward to seeing her and getting her the right help that she would need. God Bless you Jean. May you Smile once again at seeing Buddy

My Condolences to her Family. What a long and amazing life well lived. I love that she was a lifelong learner. Giving back to the community as well in her efforts. Rest In Peace.