Joy V. DECICCO

DECICCO, Joy V. Joy Virginia Decicco, 80 years of age, passed away on August 24, 2010 after an eight month battle with cancer. She was born in Mount Vernon, NY on July 12, 1930. She attended Mount Vernon schools before attending Briarcliff College. She then was employed by the Time and Life Corporation in New York City. She married Michael Decicco in 1949 and the couple located in Connecticut where Michael was employed. They resided in Wethersfield, Ct where their three sons, Gary (deceased August 24, 2008), Glen, and Douglas were born, raised, and schooled. The couple moved to Avon, Ct in 1978, and eventually to Atlantis, FL in 2005. Joy was always active in community affairs, including serving as president and secretary of parent teacher associations while her children were in school, participating in community theater, and was a volunteer ambulance driver in Wethersfield. She loved entertaining and cooking, and was an enthusiastic participant in physical activities particularly tennis and skiing. She also became a registered exercise instructor, teaching classes for young and senior residents in the towns of Farmington and Avon, CT for 19 years. As a result of that endeavor she accumulated many devoted and loving friends who had attended her classes, and continued to stay in touch with her even after her move to Florida. She has been loved, and will be missed by all of them as well as her family. In addition to her husband and two sons Joy is survived by her granddaughter Ashley, a daughter-in-law Cindy, and five nieces, Jane, Judy, Tricia, Nancy, Abby, and Nell. A mass will be held in her memory at the Saint Ann Catholic Church, West Avon Rd. Avon, CT on September 16, at 10 AM. All friends of Joy are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, anyone wishing to make a donation in her memory should make it to the American Cancer Society, or Hospice of Palm Beach County, or to his or her favorite charity. (There will be a place for family and friends to gather after the mass).