Jean Casselman Wadds, O.C., B.A., L.L.D., died peacefully on 25 November, 2011 at her beloved home on the banks of the St. Lawrence river in Prescott, Ontario. She was 91 years of age. Mrs. Wadds was the third woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, filling the seat of her husband Arza Casselman (known as Cass), who was first elected in 1921 and held the seat from 1925 until his death in 1958. When elected, she joined her father, the Hon. Earl Rowe, as the first ever father-daughter team to serve in the House of Commons. She held the seat for ten more years, during which time she became the first woman in Canadian history to be appointed as a parliamentary secretary. In 1961 she became the first woman to be appointed by the Canadian government as a delegate to the United Nations, however, of her many firsts, the most famous came in 1979 when she was the first woman to be appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Great Britain. It was during her time in London that the Canadian Constitution was repatriated. In his memoirs, Pierre Trudeau said, "It was thanks to three women that we were eventually able to reform our Constitution - the Queen, who was favourable; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, who undertook to do everything that our Parliament asked of her; and Jean Wadds, who represented the interest of Canada so well in London." Mrs. Casselman Wadds was awarded the Order of Canada in 1982. She is survived by her two loving children, Nancy and Clair and her extended family. A memorial service will take place at the Irvine Memorial Chapel at Roselawn, 2451 Maitland Road, Maitland, on Saturday December 10th starting at 2 pm followed by reception. In memoriams to the Alzheimer's Society of Leeds and Grenville or The Canadian Cancer Society will be gratefully acknowledged.