Alecha Grace Leonard (Lee) Joy

Orleans – Alecha Grace Leonard (Lee) Joy, 101, died peacefully in her sleep on June 3, 2022. Born in 1921 in Southwest Harbor, Maine to Laura and Edmund Leonard. She graduated from Pemetic High School and attended Northeastern Business College in Portland, Maine followed by a time as Executive Secretary for a research technologist at American Can Company until her marriage to John Joy in 1950. They lived in Kennebunk, Maine until moving to Orleans. She was active doing volunteer work for the Head Start Program, Girl Scouts, Orleans Historical Society and the Orleans Branch of the Cape Cod Hospital Aid and was a longtime member of the Orleans Yacht Club.

Predeceased by her husband, John (Cy) DW Joy, she is survived by daughter Lucy Waterman Brown and her husband Nick of Truro, son Peter Waterman Joy and his wife Lynda of Orleans. She will be deeply missed by her beloved grandchildren Jennifer and husband Greg Morris of Harwich, Michael and wife Allyson Joy of Brewster and Samantha Gilrein and husband Peter of Yarmouthport and her adored great grandchildren Madison Morris, Dylan Joy, Grace Morris, Quinn Morris, Hutton and Daisy Gilrein. She was predeceased by her three brothers and two sisters. The family is extremely grateful for all the wonderful care by the staff at The Terraces, Orleans and Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brewster. Interment will be private. Thoughtful and giving to others throughout her life, Lee would be pleased if in remembrance people performed a kind act for others.