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Jane Palmer Cayford
1946-2024
«We each
choose how we wish to contribute to the
community.»
Jane Palmer Cayford,
78, of Wolfville, died on November 17, 2024, in the Valley Hospice,
Kentville, Nova Scotia, surrounded by her loving
family.
She was born on June
2, 1946, and raised in the iconic Marlborough Apartments in the Milton
Parc neighbourhood of Montreal before moving with her family to the
town of Magog, Quebec during her teen years, sparking a lasting love
of the Eastern Townships.
Jane joked that she
was put on a train to Acadia University in 1963, suitcase in hand, and
never left. At Acadia, she showed a flair for drama, joining the
Acadia Drama Society, where she played Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne
Frank, and the Acadia Light Opera Society. She also showed early signs
of political engagement with the Propylaeum Society, advocating for
the relaxing of the women’s dress code in the dining hall in
favour of dungarees, and joining the NDP Club, where she had the
opportunity to meet Tommy Douglas. She had her fair share of fun,
creating lifelong friendships while maintaining her honours standing
in her courses achieving her B.A., Secretarial Science and B.Ed.
degrees.
She taught in
Schefferville, in northern Quebec for a year before returning to take
a job at Acadia, rising to the position of Registrar. She was one of
the first women in that role in Canada. In the Registrar’s
Office, she was the face of Acadia University for many students,
helping them to navigate the challenges of their undergraduate
degrees. She also became the go to person for both new and experienced
faculty. As Registrar, she led the move to essential but challenging
innovation during a time of rapid change in information
technology.
Jane married her first
husband, Jim Blenkhorn, whom she met at Acadia, in 1968 and had three
daughters, twins Sarah and Sally and the youngest, Christina. Jane
passed on to her daughters her independence, sense of responsibility,
strong work ethic, and love of fun.
Jane married James
Wesley Tillotson in 1985, beginning a deep and lasting relationship
based on respect, love, and common interests. Over their years
together, they travelled across Canada as well as to Portugal,
Chicago, Scotland, Costa Rica. Malta and Ireland, sharing good food,
good company, and good music. Jane also travelled as far as to
Bermuda, Belize, and Guatemala on university recruitment and
international education trips and Japan in 2012 to visit her daughter,
Sarah.
In her retirement,
Jane became an active golfer, curler, bridge player, quilter, and
(briefly) amateur saxophonist, making many friends through her wide
interests. Jane loved participating and was good at seeing where her
skills were needed and how to get the best people on board to get a
project completed. Jane made her mark as an organizer on the Chrysalis
House and the Lower Horton Cemetery boards, as a member of the
Women’s Institute and president of the Ken-Wo
Ladies’ Club, on the Grand Pre UNESCO committee (helping
with the planting of flowers in the shape of the Acadian flag), and,
perhaps less enthusiastically, as the head of her condominium board.
She continued her theatrical streak as an organizer and performer with
the Women of Wolfville in The Vagina Monologues and Lysistrata, as
well as performing in the community production, Feelin’
Groovy.
One of her great loves
was music, and she lived it in her long affiliation with the Deep
Roots Festival as its volunteer office manager. She loved the
excitement and challenge of accommodating and feeding hundreds of
artists and making sure the festival was successful every
year.
Jane was predeceased
by her parents, Elmer Howard Cayford and Frances Jean Cayford; first
husband, James Robert Blenkhorn; fathers-in-law, Fred Blenkhorn and
Glen Tillotson; brother, John Cayford; mother-in-law, Doreen
Tillotson, and sister-in-law, Joy Tillotson.
She is survived by
husband, James Wesley Tillotson; daughters, Sarah Jane, Sally Alexis
and Christina Kathryne; grandson, Joseph Kirk Bavis and sister-in-law,
Shirley Tillotson. Her family would like to thank the many dear
friends who rallied to support her during her illness as well as the
medical teams and VON staff, the Annapolis Valley palliative care
team, and the kind nurses and staff at the Valley
Hospice.
A short service, with
livestream, followed by a celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m.,
December 1st in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville. Donations in
memory of Jane may be made to the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation,
Valley Hospice Foundation, Deep Roots Music Cooperative or a charity
of your choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White
Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. For online
condolences, inquiries and to view the video webcast, please visit:
www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.
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