Jean (Goldberg) Hotez

Jean Hotez, 92, originally of Hartford, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning June 1, 2022, at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Boston, Massachusetts. She will be laid to rest at Beth El Cemetery, 51 Jackson Street, Avon, Connecticut 06001. Shiva services will be held at 200 Estate Drive, Apt 333, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467. Jean was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 27, 1929, and attended Weaver High School where she was voted, “Most Beautiful” by her High School class. As a teenager in the 1940’s she also sang and danced on Arthur Godfrey’s radio show. She met her husband of 67 years Edward (“Eddie”) Hotez after he after he came back from the war and graduated Trinity College. They married in 1950 and moved to New York where Eddie was from. There they had their first two children, Lawrence in 1951 and Richard in 1954. Jean wanted to return to her beloved Connecticut, so they moved back with their two children, settled on Brightview Drive in West Hartford and continued to expand their family. Eventually they would have two more children, Peter, and Elizabeth, and they moved to Lovelace Drive in West Hartford where they raised their children and Jean lived for most of her adult life. Jean was a devoted friend, dearly loved her family and was a true beacon of light and joy to all who knew her. She was an avid knitter and blessed her family and friends with beautiful blankets and sweaters. She was also well known for her fantastic Mandelbread, and her love of all things candy. Jean was a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and is survived by her children, Dr. Lawrence Hotes and his wife Linda, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, and their two children Alyssa and Andrew (and her great grandchildren Mila, Olivia, and Eloise); Dr. Peter Hotez and his wife Ann, of Houston, Texas, and their four children Matthew, Emily, Daniel, and Rachel; her daughter Elizabeth Kirshenbaum and her husband Warren, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and their three children Marissa, Samuel, and Julia; and her daughter-in-law Andrea Hotes of West Hartford, Connecticut and her children Gennifer Lippman, her husband Josh of Fairfield, Connecticut and their children (her great grandchildren Ross and Noah); and Todd Hotes and his wife Jessica of Westport Connecticut and their son (her great grandson) River. Jean was preceded in death by her husband Edward in 2015, and her son Dr. Richard Hotes in 2003. She will be dearly missed.

Shiva services will be held at 200 Estate Drive, Apt 333, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467.