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Joanne
Heath passed away peacefully in her home on February 26, 2019 surrounded
by her four children and four of her grandchildren. Joanne was born in
Pocahontas, Iowa on December 9, 1932. She graduated from Sacred Heart
Catholic High School in 1949 and from Iowa State Teachers College in
1952. After teaching Kindergarten in Iowa for 5 years, she moved to
Dallas with her husband and family in 1959. She resumed her career in
1966 as a kindergarten teacher at Mary Immaculate Catholic School in
Farmers Branch where she taught for the next 29 years. Her children and
four of her grandchildren attended Mary Immaculate. Her love and
devotion to the nearly 2,000 kindergarteners she taught earned her the
lifelong devotion, love and respect of both her students and their
parents. Joanne is preceded in death by her beloved husband Thomas,
parents Alice and Edward Donohoe, as well as her brothers George, John,
Denny and sister Betty. Joanne is survived by her sons, Thomas and
Steven, her daughters Kristi and Cathy, grandchildren Steven, Michael,
Erin, Caroline, Joe, Kelli and Dylan, as well as her sister Rita Eischen
and many nieces and nephews. Her life inspired and deeply affected so
many who came to know her. She will be missed greatly by her loving
family, her many dear friends and former students, all of whom were
truly blessed by the love she shared with each of them. A celebration of
Joanne’s life will be held on Friday, March 1st at Mary Immaculate
Catholic Church. Services begin with a Rosary at 10:00 am, Funeral Mass
at 10:30 am, with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, a
contribution may be made to Mary Immaculate Catholic School in Farmers
Branch.
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