Jean S. Lown

Jean (Sliva) Lown passed peacefully after a brief illness on November 8. She was 92 years old.

Jean, a 57 year resident of Smithtown, NY, was the devoted mother of William David (Carla) and Elizabeth Pappas and the loving grandmother of Katie and Joseph Kessler. She is also survived by her brother Philip Sliva and niece Karen Kelley.

Jean was a substitute Elementary School teacher for over 30 years within the Brentwood and Smithtown school districts. The latter part of her teaching career included her leading the Resource Room for reading and math at Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Smithtown.

Jean was raised in Eastchester NY and is a graduate of State University of New York at Cortland. At Cortland, she met and then married her late husband of 60 years, William (Bill) Charles Lown, former Brentwood High School teacher, coach and Athletic Director.

In their retirement, Jean and Bill traveled extensively with a special love for the Caribbean islands, with their most favorite being St. John’s USVI. An avid sports enthusiast, Jean played in a 9 hole golf league, doubles tennis, walking, swimming and beach going in Long Island’s beautiful beaches. She and Bill remained lifelong friends with their Cortland college classmates, many of whom resided on Long Island.

Other than her husband, Jean is predeceased by her parents Oscar and Emma (Schmidt) Sliva, her sister-in-law Kathleen Sliva and niece Christine Sliva.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Jean’s memory to the First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown where she and her family attended and where she was an active volunteer in her retirement.

The Lown family will be receiving visitors at the Branch Funeral Home Miller Place NY on Sunday November 15 from 3p-7p. Interment will be at Calverton Military cemetery where she will be rejoined with her beloved husband.