Janis ELIZABETH Downey

Janis Elizabeth Downey, age 83, died on 3 January 2022 in Sharon, Connecticut. She was the loving wife of the late John A. Downey MD.

Janis was born on 14 June 1938 in Uxbridge in Middlesex, UK, the only child of Arnold and Katherine (née Procter) Piggott. Following completion of her education, including secretarial training in Oxford, Janis moved to London where she worked for various Members of Parliament. She always fondly remembered her nine years working for Baron Richard Luce, former Lord Chamberlain to the Queen and a Conservative Member of Parliament.

While on vacation in Italy in 1980, Janis met her future husband, John. After a long-distance romance, they married in NYC in 1983. They then split their time between their home in NYC and their farmhouse in Sharon CT where Janis was able to indulge her lifelong love of animals.

A memorial service will be held at the Sharon Congregational Church in Sharon, CT on Saturday January 15 at 1pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sharon Congregational Church, 25 Main Street, PO Box 6, Sharon, CT 06069.