Margaret JoAnne Safrit

It was very sad news to learn of Jo's passing. She was a compassionate person and exceptional educator and scholar. I was.blessed to have studied with her at UW-Madison.

Some how I missed that JoAnne had passed, she was my Mother´s best friend and my brother David´s Godmother, I actually was sending her a message on Facebook and then I noticed people saying they would miss her. She was a lovely person, and was a very good friend to my mother, she will be missed.

The passing of JoAnne is ta great loss to our field. I was fortunate to be able to spend 19 yrs with here at UW. She was a great colleague and friend. I spent many mornings having coffee with her. JoAnne's achievements have been outstanding and she will be remembered for her many scholarly/professional accomplishments.

RIP! I'm honored to have known you!\ THom McKenzie

With great respect for an outstanding individual. RIP Jo Safrit. Sincerely Mike Wade

I am truly saddened to learn that the remarkable Dr. Jo Safrit has passed away. I had the great pleasure of knowing and learning from Jo who was an influential scholar and leader in the discipline of Kinesiology as well as a much loved and appreciated human being. You will be greatly missed Jo!

I read the obituary of Jo with a heavy heart. She was a dear friend from the very beginning of my post graduate work at Woman's College. We remained friends throughout our long careers, and visited in Greensboro after our retirements when I visited some relatives who live there. Jo was such a positive, inspiration force in our profession. I will miss her dearly. Waneen Spirduso

Thank you, Jo, for your patience and guidance which was instrumental in bringing The President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports closer to professionals in the field. Your counsel and patience reverberates even today. I am so grateful for your leadership and tutelage! As we say in Ukraine, may you have "Eternal Remembrance!" Chris Spain

My first class in my Ph.D. program at the University of Wisconsin was with Dr. Jo Safrit. The class had many students who are esteemed researchers across the breadth of areas in kinesiology. We learned a lot. It was always a pleasure to see Jo at conferences over the years. She as a giant in our field and gave back so much in so many ways.