

In the mid 1990's, the couple's Christmas drive to collect presents for the St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Austin, and Jeannine served in many parish stewardship positions. Jeannine and Ray were founding members of St. The grandkids especially loved her brownies and Whoopie pies, and her lasagna and meatball recipes were out of this world.

She enjoyed cooking, baking, and serving meals to both family and friends. Ray's career required frequent travel, and during his absence, Jeannine proved both a strong partner and fulltime mother managing the household with a loving, disciplined hand. In 1981 Jeannine again showed her willing flexibility by the family's move to Burlington, Vermont, for Ray to pursue a Master's program at the University of Vermont. This decision proved wise as the DuPont's helped build a diverse community of people moving from up North to join native Texans. In 1976, after shared thought and prayer, the family moved to Austin. At that time, Marist College honored spouses at a ceremony by awarding them a PhT (Put Hubby Through) diploma. With Jeannine's unwavering support, Ray graduated in May 1974. A second daughter Jessica was born in 1969. Their first child Melissa was born in 1968.
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After their honeymoon, Ray worked full time and started his college education at Marist College with Jeannine's loving encouragement.

Jeannine accepted an administrative assistant position at Black Watch Farms. They settled in Poughkeepsie, New York, where Ray was employed as an IBM electronic technician in nearby Fishkill. Coast Guard, and about six months after his release, they married at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Medford, Massachusetts, on June 10, 1967. They dated while he completed active duty in the U. Not love at first sight, Ray had to do serious courting to win her heart. In 1965 she met her future husband Raymond DuPont during his IBM work assignment in East Boston. She also was constantly working on a crossword puzzle. Jeannine was an avid reader, having at least two books and sometime three she was reading. She was employed at the Harvard Coop through high school and rose to the position of Assistant Buyer in the Men's Department after graduation. She attended Notre Dame de Pitie School and graduated with honors in 1960. She was born on December 8, 1942, in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Francis T. Beloved as a selfless giver to so many, Jeannine had volunteered as usual that day at the St. As it had always been her wish not to be a burden to anyone, she suffered a stroke while eating supper at her Hill Country home, and as always, got her wish. Jeannine Marie Canniff DuPont went to be with Our Lord on November 27, 2021, in Austin, Texas, surrounded by her family.
