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On Sunday, January 6, 2013,
JOANNA BERKMAN of Wheaton, MD. Beloved sister of Harriet Berkman Hunt; cherished aunt of Rachael and David Hunt, all of Boston, MA. Also survived by her aunt, Ruth Piken and Ruth's daughters, Nina, Beth and Linda. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at HINES-RINALDI FUNERAL HOME, 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD. Interment Garden of Remembrance, Clarksburg, MD. The family will observe Shiva at her late residence. Contributions may be made to bikurcholim.org. Arrangements by Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home under the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington Contract.
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Anne Moore (Hutton)
I was privileged to have seen Joanna shortly before she died. She had come to New York for a brief visit with a relative and had contacted me thorugh an online search. We had not spoken or corresponded since our 25th reunion. I met her at a cafe for lunch and had little trouble recognizing her. We chatted warmly for several minutes about our lives since high school--the travel, the men, the careers-- before she confessed that she really couldn't see me. She was nearly blind. Her life before her sight failed had been filled with adventure: she had been all over the world as a writer, had lived in many different places and had had several relationships with interesting men.
We followed each other on Facebook for a while after that, but when I didn't hear from her I didn't worry. Alterall, we had picked up where we left off before with no trouble. Then a few months ago I heard the shocking news of her death. I cried.
Now I find myself smiling as I write this: she had had such a full and unique life. It might not have lasted long enough, but it was a good life.