Obituaries
JANA H SMITH
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July 13, 1929 - March 14, 2008
Jana succumbed to cancer, at home, surrounded by family. She is survived by sister Judith (Donn) Davis, husband Joseph, son Andrew Seacat, daughters Alysoun and Melaney Seacat, grandson Casey Shaw, granddaughters Sara and Julia Seacat, and cousin Patricia Granger.
She was born in St. Louis, Mo. to Harold and Dorothy (Vandesteeg) Hanser. After graduating from Duke University, she joined the Gardner Advertising Agency in St. Louis as a copy editor/writer and remained there until she married Charles Seacat, whom she divorced in 1962 before marrying Joseph in 1963.
She lived in Topanga, Calif. and then in north San Diego County, where she entered, and completed, Palomar Community College’s Nursing program. She worked as an RN at Tri-City Hospital in Oceanside, Calif. from 1978 to 1987, before she and Joseph retired and moved to Green Valley, where she served as publicity director for Friends In Deed, and effected the orderly transfer of responsibility for the GV Medical Directory from FID to the local newspaper.
She was a caring, loving, intelligent, energetic woman who loved and understood life and had a unique ability to connect with people. She despised injustice, unkindness, false logic, linguistic foppery and sham, and would strongly criticize actions, words and ideas, but never the person. She gave unqualified love, attention and energy to people and to efforts, expecting nothing in return. She continues to give after death, having donated her body to the UA College of Medicine.
Family and a few close friends will gather on March 30th at her home for a private celebration of her life. The family encourages contributions, in her name, to cancer research and to Carondelet Hospice Services.
Jana succumbed to cancer, at home, surrounded by family. She is survived by sister Judith (Donn) Davis, husband Joseph, son Andrew Seacat, daughters Alysoun and Melaney Seacat, grandson Casey Shaw, granddaughters Sara and Julia Seacat, and cousin Patricia Granger.
She was born in St. Louis, Mo. to Harold and Dorothy (Vandesteeg) Hanser. After graduating from Duke University, she joined the Gardner Advertising Agency in St. Louis as a copy editor/writer and remained there until she married Charles Seacat, whom she divorced in 1962 before marrying Joseph in 1963.
She lived in Topanga, Calif. and then in north San Diego County, where she entered, and completed, Palomar Community College’s Nursing program. She worked as an RN at Tri-City Hospital in Oceanside, Calif. from 1978 to 1987, before she and Joseph retired and moved to Green Valley, where she served as publicity director for Friends In Deed, and effected the orderly transfer of responsibility for the GV Medical Directory from FID to the local newspaper.
She was a caring, loving, intelligent, energetic woman who loved and understood life and had a unique ability to connect with people. She despised injustice, unkindness, false logic, linguistic foppery and sham, and would strongly criticize actions, words and ideas, but never the person. She gave unqualified love, attention and energy to people and to efforts, expecting nothing in return. She continues to give after death, having donated her body to the UA College of Medicine.
Family and a few close friends will gather on March 30th at her home for a private celebration of her life. The family encourages contributions, in her name, to cancer research and to Carondelet Hospice Services.
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