"We have known Joan and her family for over 50 years. She was totally dedicated to Family and Friends and will be forever missed by everyone whose life she touched.
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In loving memory of
Joan C. Driscoll
December 19, 1929 - May 29, 2016
Joan C. Driscoll, nee O'Keefe died on May 29, 2016 at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Florida surrounded by loved ones. Born in Chicago in 1929, she attended Catholic schools through St. Xavier College where her friend, Peggy Driscoll asked that she write to her brother Jim, a Marine in Tsingtao, China. Joan and Jim were married for 56 years and raised five children in Chicago, Fort Lauderdale and on weekends at the Driscoll Ranch in Vandalia, Michigan.
Joan was a prolific writer whose scores of op-ed letters and "greatest generation" remembrances appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Crain's Business, and the Miami Herald among many others.
The Chicago Cubs, the symphony and Fort Lauderdale Opera were seasons of joy but her blooming gardens, watching the night sky and traveling Europe with family by plane, train, auto or cruising were passions. The past five years she loved the company of her "new" girlfriends at Covenant Village in Plantation, Florida.
She is survived by children, Joan Driscoll-Kirby (John) of Kentfield, California, Patrick, Michael (Carole) and Martin (Nathalie Barnes) Driscoll of Florida as well as 12 grandchildren: Jesse Driscoll of Missoula, Montana, Colin Kirby (Margot) of New York City, Michael, Matthew, Jennifer, Sarah, Mary Claire, Ryan of Utrecht, Netherlands, and Madeleine, Annelise, Genevieve and Juliette Driscoll of Florida. Her husband of 56 years, James P. Driscoll II and son, James Driscoll III predeceased her.
A Celebration of Life Mass will be held at St. Gregory's in Plantation, Florida on June 16 at 10:00 am Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 10:00 am there will be a Committal Service at St. Mary's Cemetery in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Contact a family member for details.