Joan Cook

Joan, who lived in Cardigan Street, died in October at the age of 87. She was born in Fenny Stratford in Buckinghamshire but lived most of her life in Oxford. Joan loved the theatre and spent her working life as housekeeper at the New Theatre. Indeed there was always something of the glamour of the stage about her – from the days in which she was a dresser for Danny la Rue. Joan was a very popular person in Jericho, and one of her activities was playing the piano at St. Barnabas School. For many years Joan had the quiet support of her husband Bob. Her life began to change, however, after he died and she retired. But she enjoyed life and was always full of fun and optimistic, even in later years after a series of strokes, a broken leg, and more recently being mugged in Great Clarendon Street – when a group of Jericho young people came to her aid. We will remember Joan as a good and generous person.