Carole Jean (Wilson) Dillon
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Greg Dillon
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7B - July 3, 2022
(Carole) Jean Dillon, age
85, died on June 2, 2022,
due to complications that
arose during her battle
with pancreatic cancer.
Jean was born on May
22, 1937, in Durango,
Colorado. She was the
daughter of Henry and
Idonna Wilson. Jean graduated from Montezuma/
Cortez High School and the University of Colorado,
obtaining her degree in medical records administration.
Jean worked as a medical records administrator at
two hospitals in the Grand Junction area, Family Health
West and St. Mary’s Hospital, for the majority of her
career.
Jean was a founding member of the Grand Junction
Symphony Orchestra and spent 70+ years playing the
violin. She loved playing music and in addition to the
GJSO participated in multiple small groups including
an Irish Contra band that held dances at the Lincoln
Park Barn. She was also a long-time member of P.E.O.
Chapter DY.
When Jean wasn’t playing her violin she enjoyed a
multitude of activities with her husband, children, and
grand kids. She loved to ski, both alpine and Nordic,
walk, hike, and enjoyed tennis, golf, and sea kayaking.
She loved the mountains and spent many summer
weekends in her family’s cabin near Telluride. Jean
enjoyed traveling the world with both her family and
friends and cherished these experiences and the happy
memories that were made.
Jean is survived by her family, Greg Dillon (Husband);
Brant (Son), Heather, Alex, and Brenna Dillon; Kristen
(Daughter), Jamie, Ian, and Asher Lummis. She is also
survived by her sister Marilyn Haley of Cortez. She
was preceded in death by her parents and her brother
Kenneth Wilson.
A Celebration of Life will be held later this summer.
Jean asked that gifts of remembrance be made to
the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra. To donate,
please send a check made out to the Grand Junction
Symphony Orchestra and put Jean Dillon in the memo.
The address is 414 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO
81501. To donate online, go to http://gjso.org/support/
donate/. Please indicate that your gift is in memory of
Jean Dillon.
