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Joan FLEMING

Houston, Texas

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Joan Fleming, one of our city's great patrons of the arts and of Houston itself, passed away on April 4, 2012. She attended the Brearley School in New York City, Smith College and earned her undergraduate degree from Barnard College in 1951. She moved to Houston in 1952 with her husband, William...

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i had the wonderful privilege of actually meeting Mr.'s Fleming through my sister Ernestine , on several occasion. Ernestine sincerely loved her, and shared some of her treasured recipes with her, just right to the taste, served with love. Mrs. Fleming had a beautiful heart, kind and considerate, and always hospitable, to us she was family.
Maya Angelou once said and i quote'' I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never...

Dear Billy & Zander:

Your mother was the most loyal friend my mother had...and it took a lot of courage and fortitude to remain friends with my mother thru thick and thin. That was your mother, true blue and stalwart to the end. I know that she had struggled of late and that she is no longer in pain. Please know what an invaluable friend and ally she was to me in difficult times. I will always remember with fond regard and great respect. Helen R DuBois

It was a joy and an honor to know Mrs. Joan Fleming for as long as we and Home Instead had. From your Home Instead Senior Care staff and our CAREGivers our thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.

A grand lady. We will miss you Joan.

What an honor and a joy it was to know Joan and to work with her for as long as we had. I will remember her always and with fondness.

Knowing Joan and her family has always been a joy.

Joan Fleming was like a sister to me and was the God Mother to my two children. She was wise, generous and kind. She was brilliant, very avant guard in her sense of design and love of beauty. Joan was also very perceptive and caring. She once said that she would have liked being a CEO of a major concern. She was a CEO in life, but she never lost the human touch. She was bold and couragous but loved to laugh and enjoy the company of good friends and family. She was a major presence in my life...

Celebrating a life well lived. We will cherish the memories forever.