OBITUARY
DEPEW, JOEY (Carol Jo) ANDERSON
DEPEW was born Oct. 07, 1947 in Providence, RI. She passed away suddenly on Jan.
25, 2004 in Farmers Branch, TX. She is survived by her husband, Bob of 34 yrs, &
daughter Niki, 27 yrs. Also survived by her parents, Dr. George & Milly
Anderson, brothers, George, Larry, Tom, & sister, Jenny. Joey was a homemaker &
mother, who loved to garden, & volunteered for many activities. She was an
active member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Family & Lutheran Out-Door
Ministry & became the first lady member of the Board of Education at the school.
Joey loved kids, esp. special needs kids & was a Girl Scout leader for 14 yrs
for troop 866. She received many awards from the Tejas Council. In 1989, she
started the Vivian Field Middle School parent volunteer program & received the
C/FB ISD Life Time PTSA membership. She substituted at R. L. Turner between
2000-02. Joey was active in the Humane Society, hand feeding birds & kittens.
She hosted Exchange Students for eight yrs. In recent yrs, Joey became a
moderator for the Yahoo group for Psychotropic Drug withdrawal and recovery.
Joey was a loving, caring, determined woman who touched the hearts of all she
knew, & always put others first. Fondly & Forever, will she be remembered.
Family only services performed. |
The Dallas Morning News - February 1, 2004 |