Jean James Arthur

Arthur, Jean James
August 4th, 1918 to March 15th, 2012. Resident of Sunnyvale, California. Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away in Sunnyvale, California on March 15th,2012. She was born August 4th, 1918, in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Walter and Margaret James. She had six siblings, all of whom predeceased her: Walter, Marty, Adele, Emily, Betty and Margaret. She attended the Visitation School in South Saint Paul and St. Catherine University in Saint Paul and upon graduation became a dedicated and much loved teacher at South Saint Paul High School. On May 23rd 1956 Jean married John James Arthur. They subsequently attended the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. and moved to Saigon, Vietnam. In Saigon Jean gave birth to her children, Terry and Tully. She also taught at the International School in Saigon. The family then moved to Bangkok, Thailand where she continued teaching at the Thai International School. ln1969, the family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona and Jean continued her passion for teaching until retiring in 1980. John and Jean and their son Tully moved to Sunnyvale, California to join their daughter Terry and her family in 2001. Jean's gift of spreading genuine joy, love and happiness was unmatched. Her sweet, funny and gentle spirit along with her deep faith will be so very much missed by all who were lucky enough to have known her. Jean is survived by her husband John, son Tully, daughter Terry and her husband Joe Furgerson and her granddaughters Jean and Hannah Furgerson. The memorial mass will be held on May 5th, 2012 at I pm at Saint Martin of Tours Parish in San Jose, California. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to your local Alzheimer's Association.