Joan McStay Bonneau passed away after a valiant battle with cancer on December 1, 2021, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 83. Joan was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on August 9, 1938, to Jack and Anne McStay.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Anne, and survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Robert (Bob) Bonneau, her daughter Laura Bonneau, her brother Jim (Ann) McStay, and her brother John McStay.
Joan graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1960 with a degree in Elementary Education. She married Bob, who she met at St. Anne's Catholic Young Adult's Club (Houston, Texas) on February 17, 1968. Joan taught second and third grade at Windsor Village Elementary in Houston, Texas, for seventeen years until giving birth to her only daughter, Laura Anne, and then became a stay-at-home mom, school and scout volunteer, carpool driver, and a beloved second mom to many of Laura's friends. Joan loved to garden and spend time loving and laughing with her family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center or St. Albert of Trapani Catholic Church (Houston). Words of condolences or memories can be left at www.earthmansouthwest.com
