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for JOYCE FULLER
Kunja Thampi and Bharati(Titu)
August 1, 2022
I Kunja remember the lovely week that Joyce spent in Kerala with us. I very fondly remember how we first met on the playground almost 60 years ago in parkway village Queens.
I Titu am so grateful to have got to know her. I admired her indomitable spirit and her love of New York. Miss her so much when I visit NY.
Love to Cordy and Ann
From Kunja and Titu
Mike Kim
January 17, 2022
I met Joyce very late in her life in a writing class at the New School and loved her writing, her joy and love of literature, and her eagerness to get to the bottom of things! Ended up taking 2 or 3 classes with her.
Shhami DeVita
October 26, 2013
My heart stopped when I got to know that Joyce passed away.She was such a sweet lady for the few months I met her and was being a companion and doing little errands for her and taking her to GRIS TIDIES super market and the little walks by her neighborhood.May you rest in Peace Joyce.You were such a wonderful Mom to Cordie and Anne.Love you and Miss you.
Bharati (Titu) Gopinath
September 10, 2013
I knew Joyce as a very dear family friend, through my aunt Kunja. She always made New York special because she loved the city and always was game to do something interesting. I remember her acute intelligence, her decency, her genuineness and sincerity. She had such an amazing life, and her joie de vivre came through at all times. My condolences to Cordie and Anne.
David Weiss
July 20, 2013
Dear Anne, Cordie, and family,
Your lovely memorial service made me realize all the more acutely what a special person Joyce was. And what fine children and grandchildren she has.
My deepest condolences on your loss.
~ David Weiss
Pearl Weiss
July 20, 2013
Dear Anne and Cordie,
Joyce and your family helped us through many difficult times when we lived in Parkway Village. She was always there for us.
Joyce was a very special woman.
~ Pearl Weiss and family
1961
David Weiss
July 18, 2013
Sylvia Karchmar
July 17, 2013
I met Joyce at Central Park Tennis some fifteen years ago, and remember thinking, What a delightful woman! I so admired her dedication and enjoyment of the sport. She asked me one day, in sort of a philosophical moment, when she knew her strength was not matching her desire to play, whether I thought life was worth living withoug tennis. My reply was yes of course, but perhaps not quite as much fun. Then we had a good laugh together. Rest in Peace, Joyce.
Sylvia Karchmar
July 17, 2013
We met at Central Park Tennis -- such a lovely, kind person. She asked me one time if I thought life was worth living without tennis. I said I was sure it was, but perhaps not quite as much fun. Rest in Peace, Joyce.
Al Lewis
July 17, 2013
I used to hit tennis balls with Joyce at Central Park quite often. Loved her joy of the game...and her personal stories. I remember one cold day Joyce was hitting alone on court 28, a hard court. I came over and asked if she'd like to hit. She said, "There's nothing I'd rather do on my 80th birthday than hit with you, Al." I'll never forget hearing that. She was delightful. Al Lewis, NYC
Nancy Stark
July 17, 2013
I know Joyce was a writer, a reader and a thinker, but had limited opportunity to discuss much of it with her. It is from tennis that I mostly knew Joyce and tennis can tell you a lot about a person, it really can:
She played tennis through most of her eighties.
She travelled quite a distance on the subway, stairs and all.
She only played singles.
She played spring, summer, fall, winter.
No day was too hot for her.
No day was too cold for her.
No day was too humid for her.
No day was too windy for her.
This was as true when she was in her eighties as when she was in her fifties. (Or younger; I don't remember when I first met her.)
And she never complained. Not about the weather. Not about her knees, or shoulder or wrist. Not about the subway ride. Not about anything.
She was a trooper. And I imagine she was like that about everything. Central Park tennis will not be the same without her.
Sarah Safford
July 17, 2013
I remember the wonderful light in Joyce's eyes and the genuine interest she showed in me, my children and everyone around her. What a great human being! I'm so glad I knew her.
Jennie Fast Gelfand
July 16, 2013
I will always remember Joyce taking us to Jones Beach and each time we would fill our shoes with sand, which we dumped in the back set of the car to play in Jennie Fast Gelfand
carolle charles
July 16, 2013
Anne my deepest sympathies to you and your family. Reading her obituary in the New York Times i can better understand now your commitment to human rights. she was a model
July 16, 2013
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
July 16, 2013
Joyce's compassionate, intelligent and cheerful example as mother, grandmother and friend will endure through all the generations she touched. We will miss her at the red house.
Melissa Fast Morgan
July 16, 2013
I remember Joyce as being like a second mother as Anne was my best friend throughout childhood. What a wonderful lady. Way ahead of her time.
July 16, 2013
How lucky we were to grow up in a community of such strong and commmitted women. I will always remember Joyce for the breadth of her world views, the depth of her compassion, and her love of reading and writing. I am so thankful for that bookstore in the foyer, all the October forays to Pound Ridge, and for
the example of her life.
M Joseph
July 16, 2013
My condolences to the family and friends of Mrs. Fuller. May you draw close to the hearer of prayer during this difficult time. Psalm 65:2
Patrick Slavin
July 16, 2013
My condolences Anne - a consummate New Yorker, may she rest in peace.
July 15, 2013
remember walking with joyce on a snowy winter night in parkway village. joyce always had orange juice and a cookie to share with my daughter safia. a good friend who visited me by e-train and Q46 bus in fall 2010. rest in peace. virginia jama, ELI colleague
Reuben Fuller-Bennett
July 15, 2013
Mormor was the best. Her life is an example for us all. I love you Mormor.
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