Conesus Lake: Jean Frank Meekin 86 years, of Graywood Center, Conesus Lake, NY (Geneseo ) formerly of Rochester, NY, died Thursday evening, April 21, 2011 at Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw, NY. She was born, April 19, 1925 in Rochester, NY, the daughter of Aloysius and Ida Miller Frank. She was a long time member of Holy Family Parish in Rochester until moving full time to Conesus Lake, when she became active at the former St. Joseph’s Church and the current St. Matthew’s Church. She also went on to be very involved with the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Livingston County Environmental Planning Council.
Jean was a former employee of Taylor Instrument (Sybron Corp) were she met and eventually went on to marry her late husband, Andrew “Jack” Meekin. In her early years in Livingston County, she was actively involved with the Migrant Center in Geneseo, participated in the Livingston County Census Data Collection, and was awared the 1ST Earth Day Award by Livingston County. She was a member and a very active participant in the activities of the Conesus Lake Association, especially when addressing issues about the quality of the lake, and the homes, zoning and land surrounding it.
Jean will probably be best remembered for her column, Ripples and Waves, which appeared weekly in the former Clarion Newspaper, for many years. In that column, Jean addressed a wide range of topics, obviously including but not limited to Conesus Lake. She was an avid proponent in getting the citizens involved in local government by letting their voices be heard at village, town, county and school meetings. She would provide addresses and phone numbers of all our elected representives, in the hope contact would be made with them, by their constituents. Many years prior to our recent budget struggles and economic down times, Jean was advocating that the wasteful spending must stop and the elected officials must be accountable for their actions. Jean truly believed in our American Goverment.
Besides her parents,and her husband Jack, she was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Lou Meekin and her siblings, Josephine, Albis, and Rose Marie. She is survived by her son, Joseph Meekin of Conesus Lake; grandaughter, Tarin Passamonte. Several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Monday 4 – 7 PM at Kevin W. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc. Routes 15 & 20A, 21 Big Tree St. Livonia. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 AM in St. Matthews Church, Route 20A, Livonia, with the Rev. John H. Hayes officiating. Burial, Holy Sepluchre Cemtery, Rochester, NY. Friends wishing may may memorial contributions to the Conesus Lake Association, PO Box 637, Lakeville, NY 14480. To send condolences or share a memory, please visit: www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com