Jana Whittaker-Dowd
Jana Whittaker-Dowd had two brothers growing up - that
is until Jerry died in the Vietnam War and after this, Jana's father
John Whittaker, took favoritism of the only other son he had, Jason.
Because of this, Jana grew up feeling not as loved. And because of that,
Jana and Whit's relationship was not as close. Jana and Whit's
relationship did not get better until the episode
A Member of the Family
II. It's also mentioned in the same episode
that in response to Jerry's death she threw herself into antiwar
protests regarding the Vietnam War.
Family
Jana was married to Phil Dowd, but they got divorced.
They had two kids, Monty and Jenny. She was the daughter of John and
Jenny Whittaker. While she respects her father, the two of them don't
often see eye to eye. Her brothers are Jason and Jerry.
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