Jennifer (Mary Jennifer) Bulman

Bulman, Jennifer (Mary Jennifer)

January 4, 1951 - March 19, 2023

Jennifer, aka “Enid Aurelia” in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), died unexpectedly from cardiac causes at Queensway Carleton Hospital. The daughter of Marjorie (Peggy) Brittain and James Rexford Bulman, predeceased by her brother, Jonathan. She is survived by her husband Henry Troup, sisters-in-law Deirdre Nugent and Deedee Layte, Eleanor Troup, and cousins Ian Myles, Kimberley Myles Ramsey, Bruce, Elizabeth, and Cathy Brittain.

Jennifer was born in Montréal and moved to the Ottawa area, finally residing in Munster. She had a strong family connection to Georgeville in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Jen attended Carleton University for Classics, and Indiana University Bloomington (IU) for Classical Archaeology, and worked on digs in Cyprus.

Jen’s intelligence, kindness, and passion led to many lasting friendships, as evident in the lively memorial site for her on Facebook. Her spiritual flame ignited early in her life. She was in Canterbury Club at Bloomington. Later she led in Alpha and Cursillo and became a lay reader in the Anglican church. Jennifer wrote wonderful sermons drawing on her knowledge of Greek and her extensive scholarship.

At IU she encountered SCA which became a life-long hobby. She was founding baroness of Skraeling Althing and vital in the creation of the Kingdom of Ealdormere. Jen was a lifelong musician, playing guitar and singing from campfires to science fiction conventions to Christian contemporary worship and appeared in the Savoy Society’s Mikado. Jennifer bookended her work life in human resources, beginning as a job description writer and ending as a resumé and career coach. In between, she was a technical writer at Bell-Northern Research, Nortel, Cognos, and independently. Jennifer developed a passion for helping female executives advance. Her other interests encompassed travelling, cooking, gardening, entertaining, and following scholarly research. She coordinated a Carp Farmers’ Market cookbook when she ran Lettuce Begin.

Friends may visit at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Ave, Carleton Place, Friday April 21st, 2023 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 pm. A funeral Eucharist will be held Saturday, April 22nd at 1 pm at St. James Anglican Church, 225 Edmund St., Carleton Place. Please wear bright colours. Masking is recommended.

Livestream link will be available at www.ccashton.org

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