Jan Taber obituary

My mother, Jan Taber, who has died suddenly aged 55 of post-operative complications after emergency surgery, was a freelance market consultant whose compassion for others led her to volunteer as a Samaritan and bereavement counsellor.Born in Bradford to Eddie Brearton, a wool salesman, and his wife, Joan (nee Musham), Jan was educated at the city’s girls’ grammar school. Determined to set her own path, on leaving sixth form she chose not to go to university. Instead, she initially tr