Joyanna T. Moy

Joyanna T. Moy, beloved wife, mother, and sister, died after a brief hospitalization and illness on June 11, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Joy was born in Washington, DC on April 16, 1950 to Hamilton and Mary Moy. She attended DC public schools and attended high school at Woodrow Wilson High School. Always a good student, Joy was able to leave Wilson after three years and enrolled at Trinity College, Washington, DC. It was at Trinity that she met her best friend, Dina Giambi, where they were both working in the college’s library.

After graduating with a degree in Economics from Trinity in 1971, she accepted a job at the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she had interned during college. She worked in the International Comparisons section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for more than 30 years. She met her husband, John F. Stinson, Jr., from talking on the phone to exchange statistical information. They eventually met in person and at some point, Joy asked him out. After many years of dating, they married in August 1985 at Holy Rosary Church in Washington, DC.

They settled in Chevy Chase, MD, and had a daughter, Katherine. Joy was very involved with Katherine’s education, volunteering at her schools. Joy and John retired in 2006, and enjoyed travelling around together and with Katherine. Highlights included trips to China, Greece, Turkey, and Costa Rica, and many U.S. National Parks. Additionally, every summer, Joy, John, and Katherine enjoyed beach vacations to Chincoteague and Assateague in Virginia.

During her retirement, Joy was involved in a number of different activities including the P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization for women); yoga class, where she had many devoted friends; and the Bone Builders exercise program, where she started as a participant and eventually became a class leader. Joy enjoyed reading spy novels and thrillers, and volunteered for many years with John with the used book sale at the Connie Morella Library in Bethesda, MD.

Joy is survived by John, Katherine, sisters Diana, Elisabeth and Norina, and brother Hamilton Jr., as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Joyanna strongly believed in the value of education, so in lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made in her name to The Washington School for Girls, The Washington Jesuit Academy, The San Miguel School, or a charity of your choice.