[NEohioPAL] Some Sad News: Joy Lawrence Is Gone

Nealdragon at aol.com Nealdragon at aol.com
Thu Apr 1 19:31:13 PDT 2010


Those who knew her will remember Joy Lawrence as a tremendously  talented 
director, actress and writer on the CSU Theater scene in the  mid-70s.
 
 




Hi Tracey:


I sent the below information to the obit writer at the Plain Dealer.  I am 
not sure if it will inspire them to publish anything.   There  were three 
articles about her in local Philly press:
 


_http://chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2010.04.01/obituaries.html_ 
(http://chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2010.04.01/obituaries.html) 


_http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100401_Joy_Lawrence__a_protector_
of_nature.html_ 
(http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100401_Joy_Lawrence__a_protector_of_nature.html)    
 


_http://m.philly.com/phillycom/pm_21415/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=qtCMKm
DH_ 
(http://m.philly.com/phillycom/pm_21415/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=qtCMKmDH) 


Please feel free to pass this email along to others in Cleveland so  people 
know.   There will be a mass held where my mother currently lives  (The 
Renaissance) and a get together after on Sunday the 25th.      


Kelly




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Joy Allyn Lawrence, completed her earthly tasks on March 20th, 2010, age  
56 in Philadelphia, PA. Joy’s intellect and curiosity led her to study and  
enjoy many activities including art & architecture, fly fishing and dirt  
bike racing, literature and theater, politics and the law, travel and the  
environment.   Born in Lakewood and a long-time Cleveland area  resident, she 
studied at Magnificat HS, Marietta College and Cleveland State  University.   
In the 70’s she worked at the Playhouse Square  Association before moving to 
Valencia, California where she received a masters  in Shakespeare from Cal 
Arts.  She directed fringe theater productions in  Seattle and New York 
where she lived, then moved to Honesdale, PA in the  Pocono’s where she 
discovered a deep passion for tending to the  earth.   She leaves a lasting legacy 
from the work she carried out  with the Delaware River Keepers, the Morris 
Arboretum and the Philadelphia  Horticulture Society, where she led teams to 
plant trees, restore river banks  and water sheds and increase neighborhood 
parks in urban areas.
 
Joy is survived by her beloved wife and soul mate Bettina B. Lesser,  their 
adored daughter, Anya Jaye Simone Lawrence Lesser and canine friend Moe;  
loving parents Josephine T. Davis of Olmsted Township, OH, and James M.  
Lawrence of Cape Coral, FL; devoted siblings Lynn M. Hall of Ft. Wayne, IN and  
Kelly Lawrence of Seattle, WA and a large extended family and network of  
treasured and lasting friends.
 
A memorial service will be held at The Renaissance, 26376 John Rd Olmsted  
Twp, OH on Sunday, April 25, 3:30 PM.  Donations in Joy’s memory may be  
made to the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Foundations, 321  
Norristown Rd., Suite 260 Ambler, PA 19002 or to help fund her daughter’s  education 
to the Anya Lesser Education Fund #6209587740 held at Citizens Bank,  8615 
Germantown Avenue, 19B, Philadelphia, PA 19118


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