Janice Pinkham Emmons, December 15, 1929-January 22, 2021. Our beloved Jan; daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, hostess extraordinaire, dog lover, gardener, third generation A.M.C. Three Mile Island camper and overall tour de force has left us peacefully after a brief illness under the wonderful care of her daughter, Liz. She was the wife of George Beale Emmons for 64 years.
Her parents, Jan and cliff Pinkham, met during the Great Depression and married with $50 and a car to their name. Jan was born in Chicago and grew up at Highfields, her parent’s farm and orchard in Groton, MA with her brother, Bill.
Jan’s life might best be described as a never-ending series of adventures and escapades full of grit and glamour. Tomboy, Acorn Street party house organizer, RCA career girl in New York City doing business with the likes of Elvis Presley and creating wonderful homes, gardens and communities in Tuxedo Park, NY, South Salem, NY and Monterey, MA. Her beauty, sense of humor, boundless love for her family and passion for a dazzling array of interests will live on forever in our hearts.
She leaves behind her husband George, brother and sister-in-law Bill and Sue Pinkham, daughters and sons-in-law Alice and Tim Maciejowski and Liz and Mike Mulroy and best of all, four highly-prized grandsons: Ames Colt, John Connery, Robin Connery and Alex Colt.
Jan will be returning to Three Mile Island on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. Please raise a toast in her honor.
Jannie, you were much loved by the Birley family, Tom, Agnes, Jean and Hilary (and the late Robin) from England.
Please pass this message on to Bill, old childhood friend of Hilary (now Bach). My parents Tom and Agnes so loved the company of Cliff and Jan – and I have wonderful memories of the food packages they sent to us in England during rationing. My father Tom last saw Cliff many years ago playing golf at Naples Florida. They died in the late 80s and 90s,; Jean aged 95 is well cared for by her children.
John and I live in London and have three children and eight grandchildren. While going through my olf photographs I happened on a picture of Bill outside thr Groton family home.
With love – and to the family of Jannie too,
Hilary
jhbach@blueyonder.co.uk
Apologies! Just saw this Hilary. Jan’s daughter, Jan and Cliff’s grand daughter. Grew up hearing about your parents. Bill is coming to visit in July. Would be wonderful to catch up.
Alice
Jannie, you were much loved by the Birley family, Tom, Agnes, Jean and Hilary (and the late Robin) from England.
Please pass this message on to Bill, my old childhood friend.
Hilary
I immensly enjoyed all of our conversations while I was doing her hair. I was so sad when she left the area but also so happy she would be closer to all the family I had heard so much about. To say she was one of of a kind would be an understatement. My sincere and deepest condolences to the whole family.
We spent many summer days sitting on the dock at Three Mile Island with Jan and George and a lovely day at their home in western Ma. We loved her wry sense of humor – not many saw it. They also gave the best cocktail parties. Our sympathies to George and the rest of the family. Deanna Brooks + Larry Parker