Leave a Message for Aunt Joan, Friends and Family


I miss you Aunt Joan. You were the best aunt in the world!
- Thomas

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Joan, you will be dearly missed by all of us. You touched many lives. I know you will be looking down from Heaven and watching over us. We will all join you one day. We love you and you will always be in our thoughts and prayers.
- Malcolm

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Joan and I have been friends for many years. I treasure the time we spent together. Most of the time we spent together was filled with laughter. I shall miss my good friend.
- Vicki Presley

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Joan, Joanis, Joanie, Princess no matter whatever name you were given you were still my frugil sister-in-law who reminded me of my mother. I met you for the first time ever on your wedding day for I had flown in from Oregon and it was not the best time to become friends because your were just a bit nervous! The first Christmas you were at mom's and i remember you were on the couch feet propped on the coffee table and you commenced to tell my brother to get you a drink! I never saw Peter move faster in my life but then i thought who in the heck were you? Why didn't you get up and get your own water? As time went on the weekend excursions at St Arnolds were great even the pub crawls were bonding times, and so the bonding began. Then there were the Astro games while running through one gate and out another only to enter again just for the freebies but we scored! And afterwards a gathering at the Bamboo lounge before the game. Guacomole was the dish and chocolate is what we had in common and the friendship grew. As our mother got older you always volunteered to pick her up and take her to church bless you for that for you were always willing to help. Coming to Temple for holidays you always wanted to help you'd pull out the vaccum and off you'd go. You were now becoming a sister-in-law. Then there was the sushi dinners and we could never talk Pete into going thats when we had our girl talks! And boy they were great. Thats when the mentor in you would kick on in. Then there was the hot tub and thats when you began to start fading away. The chemo began to take its toll, but you kept stoing, hardly ever complaining and going with the flow. As you began to fade we were all worried for you but your endless smile was still there. At destiny's end you left this world in peace and serenity only to create a path for all of us to follow, and i thank you for that. Joan you will truely be missed and will always be in my prayers. Thank you for making my brother happy for i know he will miss his Joan, Joanis, Joanie, his Princess. Eternal life to you Joan i love you.
- Eileen

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We lived across the street from Joan and Pete for 10 years. Then we moved several streets away but still in the hood. Joan was kind enough to bring Hattie to my husband's Celebration of Life in April this year. That was so sweet of her.

She and Pete were so kind to Raye, their next door neighbor who moved to an 'over 55' apartment. Well, she's 95 and wishes she hadn't moved. They both took very good care of her for many years.

I always think of Joan with a big smile on her face. I never heard her complain. Her dedication to her students was huge and so needed. For this she was already an angel.

I so admire how she took charge of how her life would end - planning her service and doing it her way. What courage! She was way too young to leave the planet. Joan I remember you with respect, honor and admiration. Love, Jan
- Jan Knight

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Rest in peace - we had some fun times at Pleasantville - remember you always
- Nancy Borza

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Joan, I will never forget your smile & those words you said to me in my office just before you retired. LOL, I can hear you say them now. I'll never forget how we saw that you didn't feel well, and yet you still had a smile on your face and made jokes about everything. You will truly be missed, but you are in the better place now. So, kick up your feet and have a cold one. We will see you soon.

To Joan's family, I am sorry for your loss. She was an amazing person, but you all knew that already. My condolences. que Dios los bendiga
- Jessica Barrera

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My heartfelt thoughts are with Joan and Pete's families.
- Sue Goldberg

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The faith, strength and courage you have shown is beyond words. I know that you are blessed and in the loving arms of our Lord. If we can all be so lucky. I know that you have left a lasting mark on your family and you will always be remembered with love and laughter.
- Ruth Work

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Joan, you were an inspiration to all of us in the VI program. Thank you for all the support you gave to our kids and to the people who served them. You are one of the guiding lights in all of our lives!
- Pat Boyd

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What a lasting impression you have made on all of us! Courageous, strong and tenacious. Funny, quirky and smart. Caring, loving and giving. Just beautiful. You will be oh so missed by our family. You made Pete so happy and complete and I thank you for that. Be sure to save us a good seat! I love you!
- Susie

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Joan, We will miss your wry sense of humor. The world is a lessor place with your passing. You are the only person I have know with a passion for football and ballet. I have felt sad all day after hearing the sad news. Again, we will miss you.
- Jim Acker

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Joan, you were always willing to speak and share a moment of greeting regardless of the day within or outside of the HISD walls. I will certainly miss those days when you would make me smile even when I felt there was nothing worth a smile. I was wrong. Thanks for making me find that smile! Wow, I am smiling now. If you see my mom, tell her I smile.
- Sharon Cole-Braxton

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Joan, You will be missed! Your spunk and tenacity this past year goes beyond measure. We will miss the outfits supporting your favorite college and pro teams as you strolled in to work. You never missed an opportunity to support those teams both "on and off the field." Glad you were a UT fan otherwise we might have had to have a little "trash talk" going on. God's blessings and peace to you and your family. You are safely "home."
- Julie Vicknair

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Joan, What a loss. We worked together the past few years at Janowski El. and I knew you were struggling.. The Jewish mother in me was so worried about you. Your memory will be a blessing to us all. To your family know that Joan was much loved by many people . We will miss her very much.
- Diane Mintz

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Joan you have touched so many lives. Your easy going way and your laughter, these are what I will remember. You will not be forgotten.

And don't worry, Pete always has a second home in Pa.
- Lorraine

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I only knew Joan for a brief time, we had the same Oncologist and spent time together during treatments. That's when I realized I knew her sister, Jean. Joan was always kind to others in our situation and a delight to get to know. I know she is at peace and pain free. I will miss seeing her.

Rest in Peace!!!!
- Vicki Dabbs

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Joan was a great friend growing up. I am glad I had a chance to talk to her before she went to a better place. I will miss her greatly. My prayers and thoughts are with Peter and the whole family. Love You Joan and may you rest in peace.
- Terri Yablinsky Bray

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to the' kanik kids'....this must be a very difficult time for you all. i am saddened to hear that joan's life was cut short like this. please accept my sincerest sympathies for your loss. god speed, joan!
- beth [campbell] mokulis

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I grew up near the Kanik kids and have many fond memories of all the family, including Joan. I'm sorry Joan had to leave her earthly family so soon but her heavenly family is rejoicing. Peace, Joy and love to those she left behind. She's in a better place now. Rest in peace, Joan.
- Christine "Yablinsky" Sopko

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You were a good person, Joan. There are not enough good ones on this earth and we lost one. We will miss you.
- Gene Pierce

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Joan, we sure miss you! Thank you for being a good and caring friend!!!
- Joe Miller

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I wish I could have known you better while you were alive. The stories I've heard from the rest of the family made me realize how much I missed all of that about you.
- Thomas

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Ms Baron, Thank you for being in my daughters life during school. You was one that really cared
- Ms Harrell

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Joan and I had our lives intersect in Hampton, Virginia, as she was recovering from a broken engagement. She eventually tried moving back to Texas to try again with her ex-fiance, but it didn't work out. We were very close for the 6 months we shared our lives here, and I was very grateful for our relationship. She was very special. I'm glad things eventually worked out for her in Texas, but was very sad to here she has left us too early.
- Louis

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Dear Mr. Baron,

I have known Joan since I was 3 years old. I lost touch with her after high school. I was also a friend of her brothers. She was a wonderful person and you have my sympathy.
- Joe Bentivegna