Jean Unger DeSandre

Jean Unger DeSandre, 69, of 5017 Kurt Lane, Conyers, Georgia died Monday, May 28, 2012 at her home. Death followed a yearlong battle with melanoma cancer. Born on February 24, 1943, in Charleston, South Carolina, she is the daughter of Wayne and Dorthy Jean Unger of Daytona Beach, Florida. She is the wife of Alan DeSandre of Conyers, Georgia and the loving mother of three boys, Mark, Jeff and David. She graduated from Mainland High School, Daytona Beach, Florida in 1961 and attended Daytona Beach Community College. She was a proud member of the 1961 Mainland High School Buc Girls club. She held various jobs throughout her career. She worked as a Secretary to the Executive President of Commercial Bank in Daytona Beach, Florida. She also worked as a secretary to the Principal of Barksdale Elementary school. She was a full time Mom to three sons. In 1964, she married Alan DeSandre in Daytona Beach, Florida. She lived in various locations in the South Eastern United States until settling in Conyers, Georgia in 1980. Mrs. DeSandre lived in the Deer Run subdivision for 32 years. She was an active participant in the Deer Run Recreation Corporation. She was also active in the Alta tennis league, USTA (United States Tennis Association), PATA (Piedmont Athletic Tennis Association), bridge club and red hats. She was a constant support for her three sons that participated in various activities. She was a den mother for Cub Scouts, Webelos and Boy Scouts of America, Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, Deer Run Swim Team, Heritage High School Tennis, Soccer & Cross Country. She has a wide variety of interests that included gardening, painting, cooking and beekeeping. She loved animals and nature. She enjoyed being outside more than inside. She had giant gardens full of edible plants and beautiful ornamental plants. She loved to train dogs and create a beautiful saltwater reef tank. Over the years she has taken care of dogs, cats, freshwater fish, saltwater fish, Guinea Pigs, hampsters, parrots and even baby possums and birds that were abandoned by their mother. She was also an excellent writer that kept in touch by sending hand written letters and cards to her friends and relatives. She was a very loving person that made friends with everyone she met. She leaves a husband, Mr. Alan DeSandre of Conyers, Georgia and three sons Mark, Jeff and David. She also leaves a daughter in law and four grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at Wheeler Funeral Home located at 11405 Brown Bridge Road in Covington, Georgia 30016 on Friday, June 1st, 2012 at 2:00PM. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rev. Tanner Cline will officiate the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested for Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, Office of Gift Records, located at 1762 Clifton Road, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 (404) 778-5175.

Jean Unger DeSandre

February 24, 1943 - May 28, 2012