Jean was born in Bow, London on the 19th November 1938 to Bill and Jenny Pedrick. Her youth and schooling was spent in Dagenham, Essex where she met and married Derek in 1964. They moved to Benfleet, Essex where their children, Andrea and Paul were born. Jean was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in November 2011 and died 18 months later. A loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother.