Saturday, February 10, 2024
I met Joy in 1984 when we moved from Vernon to Cranbrook. I belonged to Sorority in Vernon and so I went to a meeting in Cranbrook with the only person I knew in Cranbrook, Joanne Richardson, she introduced me to all the awesome ladies that were in her chapter. One of those awesome ladies was Joy Colombo.
Subsequently our husbands met also at functions and hit it off. Thus the friendship grew. We did a few trips together, to Los Cabo in Mexico, the Washington Coast and we visited the Maritimes where Doug’s family are on Cape Breton Island. We had so much fun on those trips.
Since we moved from Cranbrook we have kept in touch and were fortunate to be able to attend their 50 th wedding anniversary. So nice to meet Joy and Russ’ family that we had just heard about.
Loved all the stories she would tell about growing up in the cariboo. We are able to relate a bit more of life in the Willam’s Lake area, as our daughter, Carrie and her husband Jeff Knox and 2 Grandaughters have been living there for 25 years. Joy still has many nephews and nieces living in the area.
Joy had so many memories related about her kidlets at school it was so fun to hear her speak of them.
I really enjoyed getting recipes from Joy, there are a few that every time I use them especially her bread recipe, which she knew off by heart, but initially it came from the same book that I had used so I think of her every couple of weeks when I make bread. She definitely was an amazing cook and baker and friend to many that she would deliver a cake too whether it was your birthday or you just weren’t feeling well. We could not see each other for a year but it was like we had never been apart when we did have a visit.
I have a couple of her quilt creations that I was gifted, so another time she is on my mind.
Such a loss to us all and such a genuine friend, I’ll miss you ❤️
Lynne and Doug Spencer
