Mrs. JoAnn McBride

Jo Ann McBride, 55, passed away peacefully on June 3rd, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. She was born on October 20th, 1963 in Mountain Home Idaho. She is the daughter of Frank and Arcelia Herrera.

Being in a military family she lived in several locations, Japan being her most memorable. They finally settled in Tucson in 1971.

She then attended Santa Rita High School in Tucson and graduated in 1982.

She is the wife of Sean McBride, whom they shared 28 years of marriage together.

She loved nothing more than being with her family, which meant the world to her. One of her most recent joys was becoming a grandmother. She loved animals, volunteering, and helping others, she was a lover of music, an avid concert-goer, and a die-hard Minnesota Vikings fan and Maleficent fan, she also enjoyed spending her downtime crafting.

She will forever be remembered for her sense of humor and being able to make people laugh. She was always a child at heart, and one of her favorite sayings was "I'm never gonna grow up!"

She is survived by husband Sean, daughter Arcelia, son Geoff, son-in-law Steven and granddaughter Hannah. As well as father and mother Frank and Arcelia, mother-in-law Wilma, father-in-law Joel, brothers Frank, Tony, and Joe as well as numerous nieces and nephews along with their families as well.

She was a beautiful soul and will be forever loved and forever missed

The family hates to use the term "in lieu of flowers" they are welcome and appreciated but after a family discussion we would request that instead a memorial contribution in her name be made to "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital" it was JoAnn's favorite place to donate and a personal one at that because of her own battle with cancer, in her exact words she would say, "No child should have to have cancer, nobody should, but especially a child."