Joan Eunice de Andrade

Joan Eunice de Andrade, 85, of Oviedo, Florida, peacefully passed away on October 29, 2026. Joan, the youngest of two children, was born on January 12, 1941, in Harlem, New York, to the late George and Lucille Hunter. Joan began her elementary school education at Saint Aloysius Catholic School in New York City. When Joan was in second grade her family moved to Brooklyn, New York where she completed her elementary education at Saint Benedicts Catholic School in Brooklyn. Joan graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, Brooklyn, New York in 1958. Joan began her career working in the X-ray department at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and later became a Keypunch Operator for the New York City Department of Education in Brooklyn, New York. Ever since she was a little girl, Joan wanted to work in a laboratory and when the opportunity presented itself, she enrolled in the Medical Laboratory Technician Program at Harlem Hospital in New York City. Joan worked as a Medical Laboratory Technician for many years until she retired to Florida in 1999. Joan was a people person. She had a beautiful heart and would help anyone in need. She loved her family, jazz music, African Art, and she was the family “Historian.” Joan spent hours researching family ancestors and created “Family Tree” albums for family members to cherish. She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving husband of 66 years, Mario; her children, Dr. Marisa King, Damon de Andrade, and Regina Jones; her grandchildren, Alisa Cohen, Le Dontay de Andrade, Alexa Jones, Jared Jones, and Damon de Andrade, Jr.; her Half-brother, Hamid Hunter, and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

In addition to her parents, Joan is predeceased by her older brother, Leonard “Lenny” Hunter. She will be forever loved and deeply missed by each life that she touched. Family will receive friends at Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home, 448 W. Main Street, Babylon, Friday, November 6, 2026, 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Interment to follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park & Arboretum, 2030 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY. Remembrances and messages of condolence can be left for the family on our website: www.boyd-spencer.com.