Jean Myers Trochak

September 3, 1926 - April 6, 2016

Jean Myers Trochak peacefully departed this life in faith and fear on the morning of April 6, 2016, at McAllen Heart Hospital in McAllen, Texas. Margaret Jean was born September 3, 1926, in McAllen, Texas, to Alfred S. and Neva Johnson Myers, former Fire Chief of the McAllen Fire Department. The Myers / Johnson families settled in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas at the beginning of the 20th Century. Members of these families still reside in the Valley to this day. Jean was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of McAllen and the McAllen High School Band. She graduated from McAllen High School and McAllen Business College before working for the City of McAllen Water Department.P361864P In 1946, Jean married Frank Luke Trochak of Long Island, New York; they had two children, Stephanie Ellen and Scott Myers. Jean was a long-standing member of First United Methodist Church of McAllen and actively supported Boy Scouts of America and other activities of her children. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Neva Myers; her husband U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Frank L. Trochak; her sister, Beverly Anne Myers Nickerson; aunts and uncles, - Leora (Arthur) Wiley, Hazel (Frank) Brown, Blanche (Russell) Carpenter; and nephew, Lloyd Frederick Nickerson, Jr. She is survived by her son, Scott; her daughter, Stephanie; nephews, - Les M. (Kathy) Nickerson of Atwater, California, Terence (Susan) Downes of Maine, Dennis (Chris) Downes and Kevin (Phyllis) Downes both of Florida; and cousins in the Valley, George (Martha) Carpenter and Linda Diane Myers, Ph.D. The family suggests memorial contributions in lieu of flowers to the American Heart Association, South West Affiliate, P.O. Box 841125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125; American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Northampton, MA 01061-0515; or to a favorite charity of your choice. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Roselawn Cemetery on South Main Street in McAllen. The Rev. Robert Perales, Associate Pastor at First United Methodist Church of McAllen will officiate.