Jeanne Claire Maurer Shutes

I'm sad to learn of Jeanne's passing. She was a beloved friend of our family. I wished I had known more of her biography before this writing. I would have been able to enjoy her fully as we had so much in common. I missed my opportunity especially while I was in Palo Alto. Indeed, she was a beautiful woman. I'll cherish the book that she wrote about my Aunt Geronima Cruz. My deepest condolences and sympathy to her family and friends. Mary Evelyn (Jiron-Belgarde) LoRe'

Wry humor, profound insight, deep kindness, gracious generosity- what more could anyone ask for in a friend? We treasure you, dearest Jeanne/Gayatri, for all time. In eternal friendship ❤

I'm 61 and living in VA, and if God appeared and told me I could read only one genre of writing the rest of my life, I would choose, without hesitation, obituary (preferably NYT obituary). I get blown away, week after week, by the life stories of people I never met but would give an arm to go back in time and meet, after reading about them. Jeanne's bio tops my list as of today. What an amazing human being. Thank you for sharing such a fact-filled and pleasantly (non-mechanically) written...

Thank you so much to all the people who love Jeanne - thank you Jeanne - much love, Kelly