JOYCE MARIE BOVE

Joyce. I love you very much. I miss you very much. You were my friend. When I created the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS you were the first person to see the value in an agency that is now over 35 years old and has served lives and brought much needed resources to a community in crisis. This would not have been done without you and your guidance. I love you so much for all you have done fir my community and for being my true friend. I smiled today remembering all of the diets we went on together!!

Joyce was my high school classmate in Stoneham, Massachusetts. I knew her to be a person who was intelligent, articulate, and talented, far beyond the ordinary. I can see that she was a force to be reckoned with in her work for important causes, and a such a good friend to many. My sincere condolences to those who loved her best and will miss her so much.

She was a friend and mentor. Without Joyce the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, a policy group now 31 years old that brought millions to communities of color, would have never been created. She was a blessing to the AIDS community and the millions of Black children, woman and gay men she helped. We will deeply miss Joyce. Debra Fraser-Howze, Founder, National Black Leardership Commission on AIDS.

To the family and friends of Joyce Bove, you have my deepest sympathy. May it be comforting to you that Joyce was a great person and accomplished a great deal to the benefit of her family, friends and others. EW NYC

Joyce was one of the most generous people on the planet. We've had the privilege of knowing her for almost 40 years and the good fortune to share time with her parents and other members of the family. Joyce's family far exceeded blood relations. Her caring and respect was all encompassing, from her doormen to her beloved cats. She was a force, and that can't be extinguished. She may well be belting out a tune from Evita at this very moment...don't cry for me Argentina.

Jonathan & Betsy

We were so sorry to hear about Joyce's passing. She was a kind and caring friend to us, and she contributed so much to make the world a better place. She and her family are in our thoughts and prayers.

I was a hall mate of Joyce's in college. She was the most "together" person, to use a word from that era, that I ever knew. Because she was so self-assured, and had such great social skills (besides being a ravishing beauty and a straight-A student), she had little personal drama and instead used her energies to support others. Another woman on our hall was the victim of a cruel practical, emotional joke by other students she thought she could trust. As AW sat crying in her room, hurt and furious, Joyce knocked on my door and those of some other women and said, "Let's bring a glass of wine to AW." We had barely known AW before, but by the end of the night, she knew she had friends she could trust and bare her heart to. Only Joyce would have initiated that act of kindness and executed it with such grace. Joyce's obituary mentions some of her philanthropic projects, but I'd like to add another: She helped make the decision for the NY Community Trust to support Prep4Prep, which enabled academic excellence for many students who were the first in their families to go to college, including my son-in-law who with the support of Prep4Prep graduated from Lawrenceville Prep and Duke U. Finally, some years ago, when my daughter was eager to become a single mother by choice, as Joyce had done, I asked Joyce what her father had thought of her decision. She responded, "He supported me completely. He always understood that parenthood was a wonderful experience and he never would have wanted to deny me that." Her clarity allowed me to be supportive of my own daughter as she considered this choice. I will miss Joyce's moral clarity, great humor, and vivaciousness.

Our sincere condolences to the Bove family, friends and many colleagues. Ms Joyce seems to have been a person with great feeling for those in need and clearly will be missed. May you find comfort in many warm memories, and the reflections of good times shared together. We pray for the comfort God can give you now, and the day when Ms Joyce may hear the words of the greatest man who ever lived - "Maiden, I say to you, Get up! Mark 5:42

Sincere condolences to her brother Frank and the rest of the family. Nothing but great memories of her. she was a kind ,sincere and always classy lady. RIP

My deepest condolences to Joyce's family. I had not seen her since high school but I know she continued to be a lovely lady. She will be missed.

My sincere condolence to the family and friends of Joyce Bove. Our loving God will fulfill his promise to bind up the broken hearted. Isaiah 61:1. May you find comfort and strength in these words to sustain you in this time of sorrow.

I am so sorry to hear of the family loss. May the God and father who binds up the broken-hearted,comfort strengthen and soothed all those who mourn,sustain the family and friends during this difficult time of need. My sincere condolences to the family and friends.Isaiah 61:1,2.. GP

Joyce was a dear friend for much of my adult life. She changed the world for the better with her good work at the foundation and by becoming Alec's mom. Joyce changed my life for the better by encouraging me to adopt my son a year after her adoption. I am forever grateful that Joyce shared her fearlessness at a pivotal point in my life. I will miss her very much.

May the God of all comforts, comfort you and your family during your time of sorrow and grief. 2 Cor. 1:3