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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
WALLACE, Joyce Lilian (née GREEN) - Passed peacefully away on Monday, April 10, 2023, surrounded by her three adoring sons, and their spouses. Predeceased by her father, Charles Green, Mother Lilian Green; sister Dorothy Kemp and brother-in-law Leslie Kemp. Leaving to mourn sons, Stephen (Wendi Smallwood), David (Karen) and Andrew (Sadie); five grandchildren, Nathanial (Clancy), Matthew (Kirsten), Christopher, Ryan and Samantha (Thomas); and three great grandchildren, Theodore, Caleb and Wesley. Joyce was born in Nottingham, England to Charles and Lilian Green on July 7, 1926. Determined to make the most of her life she toured Europe after high school, returning home to graduate and work as a nurse. Joyce moved to Canada in 1953 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy where she rose to the rank of Lieutenant (MN) receiving her Canadian citizenship in 1958. By 1960 Joyce now living in Victoria started her family of three sons. In 1970 Joyce moved her young family to Quebec City where they lived for seven years before moving to Lewisporte, NL, to finish raising her sons. Joyce then moved to Ottawa to pursue her lifelong passion for the arts, completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Joyce retired to St. John's, NL, in 2000 where she was active in the community, going to local schools to teach art to children. Joyce was a remarkable woman who believed in the next generation and spent her life as a nurse, Cub Scout leader, book reviewer, a member of the PTA, various library boards, the CFUW, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother to bring the wonderful world of art in all its forms to inspire others leaving the world a better place. The sky is now Joyce's canvas and when the clouds craft a picture in the sky it will be from Joyce's paint brush. Joyce was many things to many people, but most of all she was our Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother we love her and will miss her every day. Godspeed. (The St. John's Telegram 15 Apr 2023)
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