John M Joyce Sr.

JOHN JR. AND FAMILY
MEMORIES & FRIENDS

A FEW MONTHS AGO JOHN HAD COME DOWN TO FLORIDA WITH HIS FAMILY AND HE DROPED OVER TO SEE ME. WE WENT OUT TO LUNCH (TWO OLD GUYS 87 YEARS OLD) REMINISCING ABOUT OUR YEARS WHEN WE WERE YOUNG.
WE FIRST MET IN THE FIRST GRADE IN ST. ANGELA'S WHEN WE WER 6 YEARS OLD. AFTER ST. ANGELA'S OFF TO CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEARS. JOHN AND I, IN OUR SENIOR YEAR AT HAYES WENT OUT TO FLOYD BENNETT FIELD (AN OLD NAVY AIR BASE FROM THE 2ND WORLD WAR) AND JOINED THE NAVAL RESERVES, WE WERE 17 YEARS OLD.
AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL JOHN ACTIVATED INTO THE NAVY WHILE I SWICHED TO THE MARINE CORPS. JOHN AND I BELONGED TO A GROUP OF BOYHOOD FRIENDS OF ABOUT 20 GUYS THAT STARTED TO GO SEPERATE WAYS. (ARMED FORCES, COLLEGE, MARRIAGE) BUT ONE THING WAS CONSTANT: WE NEVER LOST CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER 80 YEARS AND JOHN WAS THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
GOD BLESS