Born to Ruth and lifelong Island resident George T. Cronk, Joyce grew up on City Island. After graduating from Berkley Business School, she became an office manager in the real estate profession. Joyce was known for her singing voice.
She was an active member of the Seagull Theater on City Island and on one occasion put on a one-woman show there. Having risen through all of the levels of Girl Scouts, she became a leader of Cadette Troop 1-63.
After the death in 2007 of her first husband, Joseph D’Arrigo, she married Chet Brafford, an engineer at Duke Energy.
Joyce was predeceased in death by her father and her brother Wayne. She is survived by her husband, her mother and her brother, his wife, and their children.
A memorial celebration of Joyce’s life was held in Southport, NC, on March 20; in lieu of donations, her family asked that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in memory of Joyce’s love of children.
Born to Ruth and lifelong Island resident George T. Cronk, Joyce grew up on City Island. After graduating from Berkley Business School, she became an office manager in the real estate profession. Joyce was known for her singing voice.
She was an active member of the Seagull Theater on City Island and on one occasion put on a one-woman show there. Having risen through all of the levels of Girl Scouts, she became a leader of Cadette Troop 1-63.
After the death in 2007 of her first husband, Joseph D’Arrigo, she married Chet Brafford, an engineer at Duke Energy.
Joyce was predeceased in death by her father and her brother Wayne. She is survived by her husband, her mother and her brother, his wife, and their children.
A memorial celebration of Joyce’s life was held in Southport, NC, on March 20; in lieu of donations, her family asked that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in memory of Joyce’s love of children.
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