Shared Photo: Robert Joy senior photo

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This is my father. He grew up in Iowa. His father and mother were Robert and Marie (Doane) Joy. They divorced when he was 7. Separated when he was 5. I'm just starting my research back. I wanted to share this family photo of Robert Joy with the community. Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. Date: 1957.
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WikiTree profile: Robert Joy
in Photos by Hope Joy G2G Crew (470 points)
Thank you Robert for sharing this wonderful photo

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Thanks for sharing the photo of your father.  I wish you well as you learn more about your family.
by Robert Clark G2G6 Pilot (963k points)
selected by Susan Laursen
You're welcome. I wish I had the original photo that he gave me when my grandmother passed away, as it was so much clearer, but my family is rather odd. My mother's parents became Jehovah's Witnesses and my father became one as well. When I left the religion, I became the "black sheep" and "undeserving" of any inheritance, so things were stolen from me. My father and I did reconcile before he died. He was a sweet, kind natured and funny man, always had a good joke, sometimes a bad one, but he always had plenty of jokes to tell. I loved him so very much.

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