Joan Bye Eggspuehler

EGGSPUEHLER Joan Bye Eggspuehler, 75, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2008, at 10:05 a.m. at her home. She was born on April 15, 1933. She was a member of the Linworth United Methodist Church for 48 years where she taught Sunday School for several years and served on the Building Committee. Joan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Rockford College in Rockford, IL, and later added her Masters of Education at The Ohio State University. While raising three boys, she formed Aerosafe, Inc., with her husband and conducted a worldwide aviation correspondence course primarily to help military personnel pass their FAA written examinations. Later, she served as an officer of Aerosafe working in several capacities primarily in human resources. Friends will remember her many years of teaching at Upper Arlington High School in Bible Literature, English, and Aviation. Later, she joined the faculty of the Department of Aviation at The Ohio State University where she taught for several years. Joan earned her commercial pilot certificate just after giving birth to her third son and flew with her husband until her three sons begged to get at the controls at which time she took a backseat. Joan was a volunteer at Riverside Methodist Hospital, heading up the Candy Stripe Volunteers. Joan was a founding member of the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. While working on her Doctorate at the Ohio State University, Joan counseled many drug and alcohol patients at Maryhaven. Joan was also a member of Job's Daughters. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Jack; her three sons, Jay, Pete, and Brad; and grandchildren, Jake and Kaia. She is preceded in death by her parents Oscar and Margaret Bye, and grandchildren Blake and Grant, born by her beloved daughter-in-law, Christine. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 30, 2008, at Linworth United Methodist Church, 7070 Bent Tree Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235 with Dr. H. Eugene Folden officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, OH. Family and friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the RUTHERFORD-CORBIN FUNERAL HOME, 515 High St., Worthington, OH 43085. Memorial contributions may be sent to Linworth United Methodist Church, 7070 Bent Tree Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235, or Central Ohio Region of the Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2045 Farmers Dr., Suite 300, Columbus, OH 43235. Condolences for the family may be sent to: www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com. Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries