Joan D. Flavin

April 6, 1928 - April 19, 2018

JOAN D. FLAVIN, 90, PASSED AWAY SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2018. SHE WAS BORN APRIL 6, 1928 IN SKOKIE, IL. THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND ELLA FLAVIN. SHE IS SURVIVED BY TWO COUSINS, PATRICIA FORDYCE OF NEW JERSEY, AND KAREN LINDQUIST OF PALATINE. SHE ALSO LEAVES A VERY CLOSE FRIEND, BARBARA LINDQUIST. TOWARDS THE END OF HER LIFE SHE MADE TWO VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS IN JENNIFER SARGENT AND LISA CLARK-MOORE WHO WERE HER CAREGIVERS. SHE WAS A GRADUATE OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM. JOAN HAD MUCH INTEREST IN TRAVELING AND WENT TO GREECE, FRANCE, ENGLAND, IRELAND, THE ANTARTICA. SHE ALSO TOOK A SAFARI TO AFRICA. SHE WAS AN AVID READER AND RIGHT TO THE END KEPT UP TO DATE ON NEWS AND POLITICS. THERE WILL BE A “CELEBRATION OF LIFE” FOR JOAN ON SATURDAY, MAY 26TH..