Joyce Adeline Dawson

DAWSON, Joyce - Age 93, of Fenton, passed away Friday, May 3, 2024.  A combined Memorial Mass will be celebrated for Joyce and her husband Dennis at 11:00AM Tuesday June 4, 2024 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 600 N. Adelaide St., Fenton,  Fr. David Harvey celebrant.  Visitation will be held at the church Tuesday June 4, 2024 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM.  Burial will be at 2:00PM Tuesday June 4, 2024 at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly.  Those desiring may make contributions to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Joyce was born March 30, 1931 in Detroit, the daughter of Clayton and Elsie (Dammes) Stein.  She was always a good student and graduated salutatorian of her high school class.

She married the man of her dreams Dennis Richard Dawson on February 2, 1952 in Detroit. They made a life together for 72 wonderful years while also raising four children, which in itself serves as a testament to her caring nature.

Joyce went on to become a paralegal and worked for several law firms in the Detroit Metro area for many years.  She also gave back to the community by volunteering her time to teach conversational English to foreign students. She was also active in the Girl Scouts. Joyce loved to travel in her later years and visited many European countries along with Russia and China.  She was also an avid reader who enjoyed numerous authors.

She was a wife, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  Joyce was a very caring and loving person who always opened up her heart and house for everyone. She had a great sense of humor but also a serious side and was knowledgeable on a variety of subjects.  Joyce will be missed but like her husband Dennis, lives on in the people she touched in life. 

Surviving are: children, Alan Dawson of Fenton, Dr. Gail Dawson (John Asselin) of Grand Blanc, Gary (Eunice) Dawson of  Hauppauge NY. and Diane Wilks of Rochester; grandchildren, Dr. Carl, Dr. Alex (Ashley), and Dr. Drew (Danielle) Kure, Brett Dawson, James (Aly) Zyrek, and Katelyn and Jake Wilks; great-grandchildren, Lily, Madeline, and Ava; brother Kenneth (Helen) Stein.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Dennis; sister Audrey; and brother Robert Stein.

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