Jean Barclay, 77; Raised, Trained Thoroughbreds
Jean Goodan Barclay, a respected sports horse breeder who was the granddaughter of former Los Angeles Times Publisher Harry Chandler, died Tuesday of pneumonia and heart failure in a hospital near Auburn, Wash., family members said. She was 77.
At her Relic Farms, in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, where she had lived for the last 20 years, she bred and trained thoroughbreds that raced successfully at tracks along the West Coast. In recent years, she had extended her activities to include show horse breeding and training.
Born Aug. 6, 1926, in Los Angeles, Barclay was the youngest child of May Chandler Goodan and her husband, Roger Goodan. May Chandler Goodan was the daughter of Harry Chandler, publisher of The Times from 1917 to 1944, and his wife, Magdalena Schladoer.
As a child, Barclay developed a love of animals and the outdoors that began during her summers at the Goodan Ranch in Poway, which is now a San Diego County park. She graduated from the Marlborough School in 1943 and served as a volunteer at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles during World War II. After the war, she graduated from Stanford University.
In 1951, she marred Frank Dorn Barclay, a Navy officer, and moved to Washington, D.C., where the couple lived for most of the 1950s. They returned to Los Angeles before moving to Portola Valley in the Bay Area. In 1964, they made their home on Vashon Island in Washington state’s Puget Sound. There, Jean Barclay was instrumental in founding the Allied Arts Center.
Barclay, who was divorced, is survived by four daughters, Margaret Barclay Jackson of Gold Beach, Ore.; Elizabeth Barclay McKinny of Denver; Rozamund Barclay of Auburn, and Katherine Barclay Robertson of Gig Harbor, Wash; a sister, Ruth Goodan Applegarth of Indio; a brother, Douglas Goodan of Los Angeles; and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home in Auburn.
The family asks that donations be made to the Marlborough School, 250 S. Rossmore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004.
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