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Joyce Rhea (Hettick) Paul

Posted 2022-09-10 by mhenderson
Published by Denver Post on Sep. 10, 2022 -
Denver, Colorado

>> 09/25/1934 - 08/23/2022 <<

Joyce Rhea Hettick Paul, formerly of Denver, CO, died at home in Mesa,
AZ 08/23/2022. Joyce was born to Helen Beatrice (Johnson) Hettick and
Edward Kennison Hettick in St. Joseph, MO.

Service will be held 09/24/2022, 1PM at St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter
St. Denver, CO 80207. For full obituary, see: In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to Denver Dumb Friends League 2080 Quebec St.
Denver, CO 80231
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Meldrum Mortuary & Crematory -
Mesa, Arizona

>> Joyce Paul 09/25/1934 - 08/23/2022 <<

Joyce Rhea Hettick Paul, formerly of Denver, Colorado, died peacefully
at home in Mesa, Arizona on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Joyce was born to
Helen Beatrice (Johnson) Hettick and Edward Kennison Hettick in St.
Joseph, Missouri, where she lived for ten years. Her family moved to
several other places before settling in Panama City, Florida in 1947.
Joyce married Richard G. Paul in 1957 and moved to Idaho and then to
Denver in 1960. The couple had two daughters before divorcing in 1975.
Joyce and Richard ("Dick") and his wife, Susan, became friends again and
enjoyed getting together for various occasions.

Joyce was an accomplished musician who built her own harpsichord, sang
in several different choirs, and was involved in the Colorado Symphony
Guild.

Joyce was actively involved in St. Thomas Episcopal Church for many
years, as well as St. John’s Cathedral and other Anglican/Episcopal
churches in Denver. She worked as an administrative assistant until her
retirement in 2010. She is lovingly remembered and missed for her sense
of humor, her love of music and baseball, and her love for family and
friends.

Joyce is survived by her daughters: Gail E. Paul and her wife, Judy
Neill of Mesa, AZ, and Lynn E. Mora and her husband Juan Mora of
Windsor, Colorado, two grandsons: Samuel J. Mora and Alexander T. Mora,
four siblings: JoAnn Samukawa, E. Kennison (“Kenji”) Hettick. Marcia
Michael, and Susan Hettick, Dick's wife, Susan Schroder, many cousins,
other relatives, and dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her ex-husband, and her sister
Barbara G. (Hettick) Edwards.

Memorial Service will be held on September 24, 2022 at 1:00 P.M at St.
Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St. Denver, Colorado 80207.

In lieu of flowers and to honor her love of animals, donations may be
made to

Denver Dumb Friends League
2080 Quebec St.
Denver, Colorado 80231




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