Mrs. Jean E. Corrigan, 70, a 1973 graduate of Abington High School, passed away on Saturday, November 22 of non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver at her home. She was 70 years old.

A lifelong resident of Glenside and nearby Roslyn, Mrs. Corrigan was vice chair of the Abington-Rockledge Democratic Committee from 1995 to 2013. She also served as a onetime constituent services representative for then-State Representative Josh Shapiro and as a fleet and operations manager for the Montgomery County Department of Assets and Infrastructure, her obituary in The Philadelphia Inquirer said.

“Jean was the very first volunteer on my very first campaign,” Shapiro told The Inquirer. “We knocked doors together, met our neighbors together, and, after winning, served our community together. Through that work, I got to see just how much of herself she gave to others. Where there was a need in the community, she worked to address it. When someone needed help, she lent a hand. She made her neighbors’ lives better, and I will forever be grateful for her life of service.”

She ran unsuccessfully for Abington Township commissioner in 2001, was a one-time president of the Abington School District Special Education Parent Advisory Council, copresident of the Abington Junior High School parent-teacher organization, chair and vice chair of several Abington Township community initiatives, and served on the board of the Abington YMCA, her obituary said.

She attended the Willow Grove Beauty Academy and ran her own salon called Shears to You from 1993 to 2001.

A private celebration of her life is to be held later. Donations in her name may be made to Hedwig House Inc., 1920 Old York Rd., Abington, Pa. 19001.

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Photos: Courtesy of the family via The Inquirer