It was a lovely Sunday evening when Joyce Arlene Burr took her leave from this earth. She was 86 years old. My mother was many things & lived a long fulfilling life. Fiercely devoted to her family, she was a daughter, sister, wife, aunt, mother of 5, Oma of 10, great grandma of 4, matriarch, neighbor, friend, homemaker, designator of chores, loving, nurturing, vulnerable, overwhelmed, cancer survivor, resilient, multitasker, thirsty for knowledge, English Language & Literature major, scholar, educator, grammar corrector, Friend of Bill, 30 years recovered, introspective, tenacious, feminist, advisor, confident, confidant, stubborn, spicy food fan, voracious reader, gamer...old school...Pictionary, Trivial Pursuit & Scrabble, technologically challenged, art lover, gallery supporter, traveler, thoughtful, kind, empathetic, funny, insightful, well informed, Starbucks regular, generous, selfish, creative, imaginative, music loving, child friendly, gardener, home & garden tourist, baker, creative cook, chocolate addict, Hallmark Channel devotee, pottery collector, couch potato, reluctant role model, Alzheimer's patient (with all that brings), but in the end an extraordinary human being, at peace, home, beloved.
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