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WINDERS, Jacqueline. (Paris, France, Mar. 23, 1925--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 2026) Jacqueline Annie Winders' father Paul Clerc (1876-1930) and mother Annie (Taylor) Clerc (1898-1968), of musical theater. Jackeye spent her teenage years in Nazi-occupied Paris. After passing her baccalaureate (B.A. equivalent) in 1942, she worked for the French Resistance as a secretary and a courrier. | [[Image:windersj.png|left|thumb|250px|]]WINDERS, Jacqueline. (Paris, France, Mar. 23, 1925--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 2026) Jacqueline Annie Winders' father Paul Clerc (1876-1930) and mother Annie (Taylor) Clerc (1898-1968), of musical theater. Jackeye spent her teenage years in Nazi-occupied Paris. After passing her baccalaureate (B.A. equivalent) in 1942, she worked for the French Resistance as a secretary and a courrier. | ||
The liberation of Paris in August of 1944 brought many American soldiers to Paris, including Sergeant Eugene Winders. Gene and Jackeye fell in love and were married in the Église St.-Laurent in 1945. When Gene was discharged back home to Dubuque, Jackeye joined 400 other war brides on an Atlantic crossing that brought her to the land which she adopted for the next 80 years. | The liberation of Paris in August of 1944 brought many American soldiers to Paris, including Sergeant Eugene Winders. Gene and Jackeye fell in love and were married in the Église St.-Laurent in 1945. When Gene was discharged back home to Dubuque, Jackeye joined 400 other war brides on an Atlantic crossing that brought her to the land which she adopted for the next 80 years. | ||
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WINDERS, Jacqueline. (Paris, France, Mar. 23, 1925--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 2026) Jacqueline Annie Winders' father Paul Clerc (1876-1930) and mother Annie (Taylor) Clerc (1898-1968), of musical theater. Jackeye spent her teenage years in Nazi-occupied Paris. After passing her baccalaureate (B.A. equivalent) in 1942, she worked for the French Resistance as a secretary and a courrier.
The liberation of Paris in August of 1944 brought many American soldiers to Paris, including Sergeant Eugene Winders. Gene and Jackeye fell in love and were married in the Église St.-Laurent in 1945. When Gene was discharged back home to Dubuque, Jackeye joined 400 other war brides on an Atlantic crossing that brought her to the land which she adopted for the next 80 years.
Shortly after arriving in Dubuque, Jackeye began her teaching career with an after-school French beginners course at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. By 1956, she was on the staff of CLARKE COLLEGE, now CLARKE UNIVERSITY where she taught for 31 years. At Clarke, she earned an MA degree and eventually became chairperson of the French department. During the summer, she led study tours to France with her students.
Jackeye and Gene raised three delightful children—Richard (1948); Jeffrey (1955) and Dominique (1964) and had a busy social life entertaining both Clarke faculty and longtime Dubuque friends. After Jackeye retired in 1987, the couple not only kept a summer garden, but traveled throughout the US and Canada in a motor home and made trips to Europe. They spent their winters along the Gulf Coast outside Corpus Christi, TX. Jackeye also co-wrote a beginner’s French dictionary and translated letters by Bishop Mathias LORAS.
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Obituary, Tribute Archive, Online: https://www.tributearchive.com/funeral-homes/us/iowa/dubuque/egelhof-siegert-casper-funeral-home-and-crematory/fh-746820/1000