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Joyce Meskis

Denver, Colorado

Mar 12, 1942 – Dec 22, 2022

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BORN
March 12, 1942
DIED
December 22, 2022
LOCATION
Denver, Colorado

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Joyce Meskis of Denver, Colorado passed away on December 22, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Joyce was born in East Chicago, Indiana in 1942. As a young girl she spent much of her time in libraries and remembers carrying stacks of books home and being read bedtime stories by her...

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Best 2years of my life!

I did not know Joyce personally, but treasure my memories of The Tattered Cover in all its iterations, and deeply appreciate her for creating it. Over the years, many of our out of town friends and guests asked to be taken there. It was and is a point of pride for Denver. She was a prescient voice -- speaking up and pushing against book banning and censorship, and I am grateful to her for that, too. Condolences to her family and friends.