Joy B. Landry

LANDRY Joy B. Landry (nee Downey), 80, longtime resident of Naperville, IL and Kenner, LA, currently of Aurora, IL, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Joy was born on March 16, 1930, in Glendale, CA, the third child of the late Roy and Edna Downey. Beloved wife of David J. Landry, whom she married May 13, 1950, loving mother of Mary (Edwin) Pickens, Dorothy (Jerry) Jacobs, Yvonne (Don) Dunlap, David Landry, Jr., Jerry Landry (Karen Moser), Pat (Julie) Landry, Claire (Dick) Bedford, Stephanie (Joe) Woolwine, Kathleen (Tom) Bender and the late Michael V. Landry (Susan Hopper); adored grandmother of Stephanie (Matt) Krzeminski, Alina Landry, Emily Landry, Elizabeth Pickens, Amy Jacobs, Hunter Dunlap, Zachary Landry, Michael Bedford, Joseph Bedford, Ryan Bender, Max Woolwine and the late Garrett Pickens; devoted daughter of the late Roy and Edna Downey; dear sister of the late Hope (the late Rodney) Southwick and the late Rex Downey; fond aunt of many. Joy grew up in Glendale, CA, was a graduate of Hoover High School and attended Glendale Community College. She was a longtime member of St. Raphael Church in Naperville and a current member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Naperville. An avid sailor, she was a past member of the Chicago Yacht Club and Great Lake Cruising Club. Joy was also an expert seamstress and a gourmet cook. Visitation Sunday, October 10, 2:00-7:00 P.M. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill Street, Naperville. Services will begin Monday, October 11, 9:45 A.M. from the funeral home and will proceed to a 10:30 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 1500 Brookdale Rd., Naperville. Interment: Private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to: St. Raphael School, 1215 Modaff Rd., Naperville, IL 60540, (630)355-1880. For information, please call (630) 355-0213, www.friedrich-jones.com.