Phyllis Joy Schroeder

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I was so sad to learn about Joy's passing. The first art exhibit I went to when we moved to Michigan from upstate NY was at a church sponsored by Joy. She was so friendly and encouraging. At the that time she was involved with Mid Michigan Art Guild and I decided to join. I have been with the group for about 30 years and was always happy to meet her. Last year we exchanged Christmas cards, I feel a loss, but fortunate to have known her.

The Beautiful Ascension Lutheran Art Shows were a wonderful opportunity to have artists from near and far (if selected) to show their work. I was selected several times, along with a cousin and my (then) son-in-law. We were thrilled beyond believe. The church was warm and such a caring group of people assisted Phyllis. She was such a delight and made a lasting impression of Christian Goodness.

I've known Joy since 1965. I taught art at Sparta High School and supported her Christian Art Shows at Peace Lutheran Church. My students and I always enjoyed our inspirational field trips located out our school's back door. We kept in touch when she and the pastor Roy moved to Lansing, offering the outstanding artistic opportunities to her new community. I invited her to exhibit her creative artwork at the 2022 International ARTPRIZE in Grand Rapids with me on Monroe Center. Her influence...

I´m having trees planted as a memory I have about Joy. Every Christmas she would come to my market to make sure she had the `most perfect´ tree for the church. It was always quite a `hunt´ to get the best, most perfect tree. I miss those times with her at the market and treasure the memories.