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Joyce Marie Bonin was born on January 2, 1929, in Thibodaux, Louisiana. She passed away on January 5, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colorado. An intimate memorial service for family members is planned for a later date.
Joyce was the wife of the late Louis Hill Bonin, Jr., the daughter of the late Robert Lee Doucet and Myrtle Lauve Doucet, and the sister of the late Evelyn Doucet and Patricia Doucet Broussard, all of Lafayette, LA. She is also predeceased by her granddaughter, Meredith Boehm, of New Orleans, LA. Joyce is survived by her three children, her daughter, Ann Elizabeth Bonin Kiefer of New Orleans, LA, and her two sons, Marc Louis Bonin of Charleston, SC, and Paul Edward Bonin (Ann Laughrin), of Lone Tree, CO; and four grandchildren, Margot Messina, of New Orleans, LA, and Hill Bonin (Anna), Hayes Bonin, and Ellis Bonin, all of Lone Tree, CO; and her sister, Joan Chatelaine (Ronnie), of Baton Rouge, LA.
Joyce grew up in Lafayette, LA. She graduated from Mount Carmel Academy in 1947, and matriculated to the University of Southwest Louisiana. She met Hill on a blind double date with his brother, who was attending USL at the time. A year later, on December 26, 1948, Joyce and Hill married and moved to New Orleans. They started their family in 1951, and had their three children there.
Joyce's life adventure followed the path of Hill's executive career, and throughout, her life flourished as the rhyme to his reason. Joyce artfully managed the many facets of her life, as a wife, mother, daughter and sister, friend and colleague, with her special grace and charm. She had a ready smile and a loaded laugh with gusto. She was smart and curious, enthusiastic to engage, had impeccable style, a lively sense of fun and a zest for life. From volunteering with Vista in Pittsburgh; to immersion in the arts and culture living in Japan; to leadership and volunteerism in the nascent democracy in Korea; from art studies at Chatham College in Pittsburgh, to serving as a docent at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; to the leadership and Presidency of The Hospitality and Information Service of Meridian House, Washington, DC, a diplomatic service for foreign families sponsored by the US State Department. Upon her return to Lafayette in 1982, Joyce established herself as a successful real estate agent; she was a founding member of the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, serving as a board member and President; and a board member of the Hilliard Museum of Art, Lafayette, LA. She was devoted in her Catholic faith, a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church and a member of the Theresians.
Joyce's adventure was compelling and fulfilling, often remembered by thoughtful gestures of kindness and giving along the way, always extended with a generous heart and optimistic spirit. Her life was lived well, and ultimately savored with a nice dinner and a fine wine, preferably a pinot noir. Joyce was much beloved and she will be missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for Alzheimer's Association in Joyce Bonin's name.
(Published in The Baton Rouge Advocate on March 5-9, 2024)
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