Joan Burr

Joan Ames Burr died peacefully on Monday, November 7 with family and her Pastor at her side. She was born July 14, 1923 in North Easton, Massachusetts, the fourth daughter of Lucy Fuller of Milton, Massachusetts and the second daughter of her mother and Winthrop Ames, her father, the well-known theatrical producer and director in New York. Joan attended the Chapin School for Girls in New York City and St. Timothy's in Maryland, and studied at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1942 she married John Thayer Burr of Needham, Massachusetts. In 1957 they moved from Massachusetts to St. Croix, Virgin Islands with their four children, where they lived for 16 years. Joan was a gifted and prolific painter. She exhibited her paintings locally in the Virgin Islands, and when the Burr's relocated to Florida, Joan exhibited in Delray Beach, Lake Worth, Captiva, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Naples and with the Arts Council of Southwest Florida. The Burr's moved to Gulf Breeze in 1991. Joan Burr's art work has won many awards and reflects the bright and fresh colors of the Caribbean and Florida. She painted with a palette knife in oils and in water color. Mrs. Burr leaves her devoted husband of 69 years, John Thayer Burr, four children: Winthrop Ames Burr of Milton, Massachusetts; Evelyn Thayer Burr Brignoli of Greenwich, CT; John Thayer Burr, Jr. of New Orleans, LA; Timothy Fuller Burr of Gulf Breeze, FL; eight grandchildren including: Winthrop Ames Brignoli of Greenwich, CT; Christopher Thayer Burr Brignoli of Port Townsend, WA; Valentine Burr Friedman of New York, NY; Adam Tucker Burr of Suffern, NJ; Emily Ames Burr of Silver Spring, MD; Lisa Conti Burr of Brooklyn, NY; David Burr of Washington, DC; Catherine Ames Burr of New Orleans, LA. Her six great grandchildren include: Hope Iris Brignoli, River Gabriel Brignoli, Silas Burr Friedman, Ella Frieda Burr, Quinn Ames Friedman, Sarah Ames Brignoli. A funeral service will be held on Friday, November 11th at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Gulf Breeze at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Manna Food Bank and the Waterfront Rescue Mission.

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