Joy came in to our lives quite recently through her “old” friend Jim Norcop with whom she had studied voice in LA and Europe. Nonetheless we met “accidentally” on a park bench in San Miguel when Rowley and I sat down randomly on the same bench with her and Fitnat in March of 2008. For these past three years Joy has been a constant lovely presence in our lives – visiting in Bovina Centre or here in Toronto. Because she epitomized so many qualities that I treasure It seems like I’ve known her much longer –– openness, acceptance, strong opinions (!), love of fun and laughter, friendliness, sophistication, cultivation, worldliness, down-home charm. Joy had it all! It was a great privilege to have Joy in our lives if even for these three short years. I mourn her loss to the world and send my condolences to her world of friends and admirers.
Don Melady and Rowley Mossop
Toronto
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