What a wonderful friend you have been for over 40 years, in life if you have one good friend you are lucky, Joyce you are one of my best friends.
We meet in Harlem through our daughters, Atiya, Anika, Angelique and Aria. Over the years we have been great friends, Joyce loves life, talking and travelling. Sometimes we would talk for hours on the phone about everything - ourselves, children, families, real estate, stocks, current and world events.
In the mid 1980'S Joyce moved from New York City to Columbia, SC and then after about 8 to 10 years to Raleigh, NC to be close to Anika and her family and after several years Atiya also moved there.
Joyce especially enjoyed discussing current events, working on real estate and business projects, and researching her personal health issues. She was determine to find answers and cures to her health issues and after extensive investigations and many doctors visits, she discovered that she had contracted some kind of exotic disease when living in Croton on the Hudson, New York.
Over the years, we traveled to lots of places together - Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, South and North Carolina. One of the best part of our 40 year relationship has been that we always stayed closely in touch and best of friends. Joyce has always been caring and loving, opinionated, adventurous, giving and passionate.
Joyce, your illnesses are now cured and now you can rest with God's blessings eternally. My prayers will always be with you, and your daughters, Atiya and Anika and family.