In 2009 she donated her collection of 6,700 cookbooks, many of them collections of recipes from women from community organizations, churches, and Canadian local groups, to the University of Guelph. References External links The Recipe for Success: The Life and Times of Jean Paré Jean Paré Image of Jean Paré 1927 births 2022 deaths Canadian businesspeople Members of the Order of Canada Canadian food writers Writers from Alberta Canadian women non-fiction writers People from the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 Franco-Albertan people Women food writers Women cookbook writers Canadian cookbook writers