Jean moved to St. Louis from the Philippines in 1975 with her husband & 2 young children. They left to have a better life & more opportunities for their family. They chose St. Louis because they had relatives here.  Jean, a nurse, & her husband, a surgeon, had 2 more children born in the U.S.  They worked separate shifts for many years to take turns caring for their children.   Jean became an active member of the growing Philippine community, & she is a former president of the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater St. Louis.  At age 66, she retired from St. Mary’s Hospital to care for her sick husband.  Later, she joined Medical Missions & used her skills to help low income families in the Philippines until she was 77.  Jean continues to reside in St. Louis where she has close family and friends, although enjoys traveling to visit her children in the Midwest.