Joan Helen Coulborn Stevens

I know this is many years after her passing, but I just found out by reading something in the Moore Journal. She taught me French Lit in 1978 -- it was the most important and most influential class that I had. I was a photography student but was required, of course, to take some literature courses. She changed my awareness in ways no one has since. I'm sorry I didn't keep in touch with her. with love to her family, Lori Kaplan

I have just found out about Dr. Stevens' passing and wish condolences for family and friends, as I grieve with you. I remember Dr. Stevens so full of life, loving children, French, and Christmas. She invited us, her French Class, to her home for an authentic homemade French meal. It was a beautiful warm day in late spring 1980. I will never forget that day or the love of the French language we shared. I have the textbook in front of me now. It's a great book, aging now, and I have lovingly...

Dear James and Family,
We have lost one of the very best of us. I felt very close to Joan and I admired her and respected her as much as anyone I have ever met in the 40+ years of dental practice. Please accept my most sincere condolences.

My most sincere condolences to Dr. Stevens' family. I just unpacked a box in my apartment full of books from college in her class, and the unforgettable life lessons the texts she recommended and her accompanying wisdom taught me flooded back. She was a joy and a gift.

Joan's decency, goodness, and kindness were well known at Moore. She was a good listener and an even better problem solver. Her caring nature was a constant, her calm was reassuring and her smile and warmth were genuine. She touched many lives and we are all the better for knowing her. My sincere condolences to her familyher love and pride in you all was evident.

Dr. Stevens was a force of nature and a positive influence for me while studying at a Moore. She was an amazing example and a wealth of knowledge. I looked to her in awe as a woman that could do it all. Years later, we crossed paths and she recognized me, calling me by my last name. I will always remember her. Thank you Dr. Stevens. My deepest condolences to her loved ones.

First to Joan's family--you were her everything. And she was so incredibly proud of all her sons and their partners, and all the grandchildren. She shared lots of stories about you all and enjoyed the telling so much! At Moore she was an awesome presence and she taught all of us who worked with her a great deal. My favorite Joan line includes, "...Okay, I'm making this up..." and then she'd posit a query or come up with a solution. She could be blunt, but was never cruel. She was whip smart...

One of the best instructors I ever had. Top Ten! Such an amazing woman.

Joan was the sibling I was the closest to, both in age and in affinity. She was 16 months younger than me, but she grew to be taller than me. I nevertheless continued to call her my little sister. I tried to support her when she experienced challenges, the most devastating of which was cancer. When she has 71, she learned that the breast cancer had metastasized. I told her many times that she was brave, but she said, "I have no choice." Her way of dealing with cancer was to focus on "not...