Joan M. Wagner

With an extremely heavy heart we say goodbye to a dear friend, Joan Wagner. She was very special, a firecracker, always a joy. Friendly to everyone, always made everyone laugh…She had a special laugh of her own. Our heart goes out to her husband Paul, as well as her son Ed. She loved parties, she was always the hit. She loved the casinos & the discos and even went to Oil Can’s. Always up for anything especially wild adventures. She marched in the Pride Parades in New York with her son. She loved life...But she was stricken with leukemia. She fought hard these last months with numerous blood transfusions and chemo treatments. She was being so strong. Rest well dear friend as you’re no longer in pain. Paul thanks you for 62 years of support, love and friendship. Your friends thank you for all your years of friendship and love.

Joan Margaret Jessmore was born in Kirkland, NY May 3, 1937. She lived in Utica, NY until 1953 when she moved with her aunt Hattie to Clayton, NY where she met Paul Wagner. They Married January 3, 1959. The next 26 years was Army life with several moves (New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Okinawa and Thailand). She also endured two 1 year separations from Paul while he served in Vietnam. While in Thailand they adopted their son Edward Paul (1970). From 1976 to 2001 they lived in California ( Los Angeles) where she worked in the as an administrator in the vocational rehabilitation field.

She retired in 2002 and moved to Las Vegas, NV that year. She sated active, working for several years in the convention industry.

Her favorite hobby was shopping. She also liked to read and knit. She was a happy, gregarious woman with a signature laugh. She made friends wherever she went and never spoke ill of another. She deeply loved and supported both her husband and son and is sadly missed by all.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.palmnorthwest.com for the Wagner family.