Joan Larkin

Passed away peacefully on 13 March, 2017 at the age of 60 years from respiratory complications.

Born in Windsor on 3 April, 1956. Survived by her broker, Frederick (Ted) Larkin (Thomie) of Toronto.

Predeceased by her much loved parents, Joyce Hamilton King Larkin (1999) and Richard Hamilton

Larkin (2000).

Joan attended Riverside High School and Ridley College. After attending the Ontario Police College in

Aylmer, Ontario and graduating from the University of Windsor, Joan served with the Canada Border

Security Agency until her retirement. She was a sports enthusiast her whole life and as a member of her

high school track and field team, was fondly nicknamed “Joanie Javelin.” But her great passion was

baseball and the Miami Marlins were her team, win or lose. Joan also took up flying and in 1977 was

very proud to have obtained her pilot’s license, as her father and brother had done before her.

Her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Muriel King, was also a great influence on Joan’s love of cooking,

whose recipes Joan saved and cherished. Joan had a quiet strength of character that gave her the ability

to deal with and survive the many hardships that were tossed her way over the past few years.

Everyone who had the chance to know her will remember – and miss Joan’s great sense of humour and her gentleness of spirit.

Our thanks to Drs. Wasserman and Mustafa, Hotel Dieu’s overnight manager, Sue Marier and to all the nurses and nurse practitioners at Hotel Dieu who afforded Joan such respect during their care of her.

At Joan’s request, there will be no visitation or funeral. Cremation has already taken place. A private family service will be held at the time of her burial next to her parents.

Arrangements to be made with Walter D. Kelly Life Celebration Centre.

Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.walterdkellyfuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Kidney Foundation of Canada and The Canadian Lung Association.