Joanne was the best mother in law I could ever ask for.  She was loving, kind and gentle.

She thought I saved Tom (Tommy) from a precarious path as a teenager; probably not as true as she thought, but it was always fun to tease Tom about.

She watched Chris as a newborn when I had to go back to work and the only thing we had to worry about was having a spoiled son.  She stopped when he was in his “terrible” twos because she just wanted to be grandma and not have to discipline. 

She always thought of me and kids in the fall when Tom (Tommy) was hunting and invited us to the apple orchard for an afternoon of fun.

She always made me feel loved.   Miss you Joanne.