Alegria “Joy” Isip was born on August 27,1915 and went to be with the Lord on August 20, 2018, seven days before her 103rd birthday.
Joy married Amando B. Isip on March 20, 1937, and they were married for 64 years until Amando passed away in 2001. Joy was survived by her seven children; Rene, Roman, Carmen, Raul, Amando, Gigi, and Gloria, her 18 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
Joy enjoyed traveling and serving the Lord through her various volunteer duties at the church. As one of the founding members of St Joseph Catholic Church in Richardson, Texas, she spent most of her later years giving her time to the church where she was also a Eucharistic minister.
Joy believed in the importance of a good education and sent her sons to a Jesuit school and her daughters to St Joseph School and Ursuline Academy. She was a very strong woman with a big heart, would sacrifice to make sure her children were taken care of, and always made sure that the family did things together. Her dedication to Christ, her church and her family was outstanding.