Joan Mary Harris

Joan Mary Harris died peacefully on May 3, 2015 at the age of 83 years old, following several years of Alzheimer’s.

A native of New Orleans and resident of Luling, La., Joan was the daughter of the late Lucy Guédry Harris and the late Lee Harris.

She was preceded in death by her brother Westmoreland Laurence Harris, sister Dorothy Lee Harris Dupuy, sister-in-law Dixie Hutcheson Harris, and brother-in-law Eugene Dupuy, Jr. and brother-in-law Edwin C. Gonzales, Sr., and is survived by her twin sister, Jean Mary Harris Gonzales. Beloved aunt and great-aunt, she is survived by nieces, nephews, grandnephews and grandnieces.

A devout Catholic with a particular devotion to St. Theresa of Lisieux, Joan Mary Harris was an unfathomable source of love and kindness.

Joan Harris’s family would like to thank all the caregivers who accompanied Joan, in particular Lody Cook, Katie Davis, and Carrie Lewis for their gentle ways and all of the staff at The Sanctuary at Passages. Visitation was held on May 8 at Greenwood Funeral Home in New Orleans followed by services and interment at St. Patrick’s Cemetery No. 1.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Alzheimer’s research (www.alz.org).

 

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