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She
was preceded in death by her husband Maurice Horn and survived by: her two
children, Guy and Kim; her cats, Alex and Oreo; her two grandchildren,
Rachael and Justin; and her many adopted children she has taken in along the
way. Joy
grew up in East Pennsylvania by her mother, grandmother and aunt. In 1944,
Joy moved to the West Coast with her sister, and mother, Frances Dills, a
very accomplished real estate agent of her time. Joy started her life being very interested
in business, stock market and real estate.
In
1950, she met her first husband and born her two children Guy and Kim. In
the early 1960s Joy was the president of the Pacifica Women’s Club and
Chairmen of the Easter Seal Society, along with volunteering at several other
organizations. In
1974 Joy had obtained her pilots license and in 1976 she had purchased her
own airplane. Joy was still actively flying up until this
year. In
her recent years she led a dual life in San Francisco and Truckee, enjoying
both cities. Joy
had always been very giving throughout her life she has made hundreds of
donations throughout her life to several societies and helped several family
friends in need. She has touched the
hearts of many throughout her life, helped many for nothing in return. She
will be dearly missed by many family and friends that know her from her
different associations, including: Humane Society, DeYoung Fine Arts Museum,
Truckee Donner Historical Society, Truckee Hospice, Cancer Society, Tahoe
Forest Hospital. Find
out more about Joy’s life at www.JoyHorn.net. |
Source from the Sierra Sun.com August 26, 2009, Page A5