Joan (Schiavon) Huesca – Page 4 – Many Branches, One Tree

Wisdom Wednesday: The Spanking that Never Was

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 In her own words (Part Eight) In the episode that follows from her (unfinished) book, Joan Joyce Schiavon Huesca: an Autobiography, my mother recounts a poignant memory of the wise way her father, Ralph Schiavon, understood that sometimes the fearful anticipation of a consequence for one’s actions … Continue reading

Talented Tuesday: A Knack for Mischief

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 My mother, Joan Schiavon, 10 years old, at Dixon School, Chicago, Illinois, 1938. In her own words (Part Seven) My mother, Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca, was quite the storyteller all her life, a skill most likely passed down by her Irish ancestors, the Quinns, McCoys, Gaffneys, and … Continue reading

Motivation Monday: How Could I Compete with a Genius?

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 My godfather and Uncle, Ralph Thomas “Tom” Schiavon, United States Army Signal Corps, Camp Crowder, Missouri Ralph Thomas Schiavon 1924 – 1993 In her own words (Part Six) We have been following my mother’s account of her life, written a couple of months before she died … Continue reading

Sentimental Sunday: If You Try Hard Enough, You Can Do Anything

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 In her own words (Part Five) On June 24, 1987, a couple of months before she died of lung cancer, my mother, Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca began writing the story of her life. Earlier, she described her earliest memories of life with her parents until the … Continue reading

Little Blonde Joan Lost in the Woods

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 In her own words (Part Four) My mother at about a year old, Chicago, Illinois On June 24, 1987, a couple of months before she died of cancer, my mother, Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca began writing the story of her life, Joan Joyce Schiavon Huesca: an Autobiography. … Continue reading

Summers in the Wilds of Michigan

My mother, 18 years old, Big Blue Lake, Michigan, 1946 Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 In her own words (Part Three) On June 24, 1987, a couple of months before she died of cancer, my mother, Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca began writing the story of her life. In the first and second parts … Continue reading

Remembering Mary Jane and Elizabeth Gaffney

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 In her own words (Part Two) On June 24, 1987, a couple of months before she died of lung cancer, my mother, Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca began writing the story of her life. In this excerpt from her book, Joan Joyce Schiavon Huesca: … Continue reading

Treasure Chest Thursday: Early Memories

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca 1928 – 1987 In her own words (Part One) On June 24, 1987, a couple of months before she died of lung cancer, my mother, Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca began writing the story of her life. The following is an excerpt from the first chapter of her book, Joan Joyce Schiavon … Continue reading

Wordless Wednesday: Joan and Tom Schiavon

Thankful Thursday: From the Angels in Heaven

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca (1928 – 1987) It was still early morning on the Fourth of July, 1928, when my grandfather, Ralph Schiavon, still half asleep, rolled out of bed to answer the telephone. Doctor Thomas Doyle, the McGinnis and Schiavon family physician, was calling with good news. My mother, Joan Joyce Schiavon, Chicago, … Continue reading