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LUJEAN COWAN AIKEN APR 29, 1935 - OCT 13, 2010 LuJean Cowan Aiken passed away on October 13th, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born to parents Eugene Cowan and Luella Meldrum Cowan on April 29th 1935 in Las Vegas, NV. She attended Boulder City High School and graduated as Valedictorian in 1953. She attended BYU in Provo, UT where she majored in Education and obtained a degree in 1957. There she met Raymond Elwin Aiken who she would later marry for time and all eternity on August 17th, 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple. The couple moved to Fairbanks, AK and Las Cruces, NM before settling in Modesto, CA in 1966. LuJean taught 3rd grade at Sylvan Elementary for 12 years before retiring to stay home with her 3rd child. She later taught reading to adults through the Stan Read program, which brought her many years of enjoyment. She was very active in the LDS church and enjoyed serving others with a smile. She loved attending Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, playing the piano, cooking, sewing, reading avidly, travelling with her family and visiting with friends. She had a musical laugh and a radiant smile and will be abundantly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband Ray of 51 years; 2 daughters Debra Romero of Highland, CA and Leslie (Drew) Blanchard of Clovis, CA; 2 grandchildren Philip Ray Romero and Paige Elizabeth Romero; a sister Jacqueline Peacock of Georgia. She is predeceased by her parents and her son, Steven Ray Aiken. Services will be held Oct 21, 2010 10 a.m. at the LDS Chapel on Dale Rd.
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Jimmy Widner (1958)
Lu Jean's husband called to relay on the sad news that she passed away in 2010. The interesting points he reminisced about over the phone were:
They lived in Modesto for many years.
Graduated from BYU
She was a school teacher, did her student teaching in BC, taught in Alaska and Modesto.
Her little sister Jackie Cowan was in the class of 1961.
Her father was a crane operator during the dam construction.
Internned in Santa Nella, CA
As I often do, I called Roy Atkin to see if he remembered Lu Jean .. and of course he did and as he almost always does he had several stories with ties to Lu Jean, including that his sister Floy Daun was Lu Jean's roommate at BYU.
Floy Daun Atkin (MacKay) (1952)
Lu Jean was my roommate at BYU. She was an outstandingly good woman, reliable, and organized. She knew what was right and proceded to do it. Floy Daun Atkin Mackay
Roy Atkin (1956)
As I recall Lu Jean was the valedictorian of the class of '53. Her son preceded her 3 weeks prior to her death. She leaves two daughters.