Condolence: Dear Rick and family,
Patty and I count our days of having known Joan as a rich blessing. We can feel the grief you all are experiencing, yet there is a peace and joy that displaces depression, knowing of her relationship with Jesus Christ which was evident in her life and now provides the incalculable gift of access to spend eternity in heaven with Him.

She has run the race well and is claiming the victory. As she enters the Gate there is a Scripture that fits perfectly:
"Is that a joyous choir I hear? No, it is the LORD Himself exulting over you in happy song." (Zephaniah 3:17 TLB)