Jean (Jane) C. Beaven, died peacefully at home on December 19th, 2023 after a short illness. She was born May 29th, 1934 in Baltimore, MD. , daughter of Eldridge Houston Campbell, MD and Eleanor Brown Campbell. She was predeceased by her husband, John L. Beaven and her stepson, Christopher N.G. Beaven. She is survived by her stepdaughter Jacqueline L. (Lawrence) MacDonald and step grandchildren Elizabeth and Duncan MacDonald, sister Elizabeth C. Ashby, sister-in-law Barbara H. Campbell, nephews, Thomas E. Campbell (Ellen J. Harvey), John R. B. Campbell ( Claude Wampler), and niece Elizabeth H. Campbell (Thomas Evans), grandnieces Asa, and Eliza and grandnephews Leul, Tobias, Raphael and Finley. Jane grew up in Loudonville, NY and she attended Miss Porter's School, Bennett Junior College, and received her BS and MA in African Studies from Columbia University. She was one of the first women employed by the Peace Corps, sent to Ethiopia as Peace Corps APCD. She oversaw not only the volunteers and program but managed to raise one of 3 pet lions Percy, Olaf and Sheba as well as assorted other animals. When she returned to the states she became the first Director of Admissions at the new SUNY College at old Westbury. Missing her time abroad she was hired, again among the first women to be so, by UNICEF as a director of Human Resources and sent to Jakarta, Indonesia where she met John L. Beaven, British Deputy Consul General and then to Nigeria where they were later married. After serving in Sudan, John was posted to New York City where Jane worked at UN headquarters for UNICEF. In 1982 John was sent as Consul General to San Francisco where he and Jane were to greet and entertain Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their visit to the west coast. Jane was an enthusiastic and accomplished tennis player, figure skater and loved snorkeling but most of all she loved animals. Jane and her husband retired to their home in mid-state New York, where for many years she developed and ran the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for Columbia County. Several years ago she passed the torch to Sue Geel who developed Lucky Rehab Center.

A memorial service will be celebrated at St. James Church, Chatham NY, March 2nd at 11am.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jane's memory to: Lucky Rehabilitation Center 214 Reed Road Chatham, NY 12037 www:luckyrehab.com. Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com.