ROULIER,
Joan M.
(Maiden Name: O'Leary)
The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Joan M. Roulier (O'Leary), 62, of Prescott, Ariz., passed away on March 24, 2010, after a nine-year battle with ovarian cancer.
Joan was born in Anaconda, Mont., and moved to Arizona at the age of 9. She graduated from Central High School, Phoenix College and ASU, where she earned her B.A. in French and her master's in education.
She was a high school French teacher at Sunnyslope High School for 28 years until 1999. She then moved to Prescott with her husband, Jack, and taught for eight additional years at Prescott High School, retiring in 2008.
Joan is survived by her husband, Jack; son Brent; daughter Brooke (Bryant) Schaper; and her sisters, Jean Tracey and Marilyn Brettin.
She was an inspiration and will be missed by all her family, friends and former students.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Please log onto www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign Joan's online guestbook.
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