Obituary of Gillian Myers

Gillian Myers, 82, of West Hills, California Passed away December 4, 2021 after a long and hard fought battle with leukemia

 

Jill, as she preferred to be called, was born on April 6, 1939 to Geoffrey Philip and Dorothea Louisa Bryan in Isleworth, England.  After graduating from Nottinghill and Ealing High School, she went on to study at London Business School before moving to California in 1959 to work as an au pair.

 

In 1962, she met and married Leonard Adair Myers going on to have two children, sons Jeffery Earl and Brian Adair.

 

Jill dedicated her life to being a fantastic and wonderful wife and mother.  She excelled at supporting Leonard, Jeff and Brian in all their many passions and difficulties in their lives.  She never missed a sporting event, horse show, work function, graduation or any event that was important to her family.

 

After the death of her husband in 1993, Jill went to school and became a travel agent. In 1998 she took a part time seasonal job as a sales associate at Macys. She worked her way up to Bridal Consultant and stayed there for 15 years until her retirement in 2013. She spent her retirement years reading novels, doing puzzles and spending time with her family and friends.

 

Jill was predeceased by her husband Leonard, sister Wendy Lock, father Geoffrey and mother Dorothea.

 

She is survived by her sons Jeff and Brian, daughter in law Denise, niece Sarah Louise Tennant, granddaughters Lindsay Andrea, Shelby Elizabeth and Brother Anthony Bryan

 

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to City of Hope in her memory. cityofhope.org/cardsforhope