Joyce Masterson-Crook, 63, Loved Shopping and Traveling
Joyce Masterson-Crook (nee Shimo), age 63, of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday August 12th. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 8, 1952 and was raised in Strongsville.
Joyce was a 1970 graduate of Strongsville High School; she went on to receive her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Southeast Missouri State University and later earned her Master's Degree in Education from National Louis University.
Her career as an educator spanned more than four decades. She first served as a lay teacher at St. Albert the Great Parochial School in North Royalton and later in the same capacity at Ss. Joseph and John School in Strongsville.
In 1989 Joyce moved to Hoffman Estates and joined the faculty at Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois. For the past twenty-six years she taught English and History there; she also served as an advisor and mentor to countless students enrolled at the school.
A self-professed shop-a-holic and shoe junkie, she enjoyed travel, as well as attending art, craft, and antique shoes. Her greatest joy came in spoiling her pet dogs Zoe and Licorice.
Survivors include her husband of twenty-four years David, her brother Jeff Shimo (Diane) of Lorain, niece Andrea Shimo-Flynn (Donovan) of North Olmsted, and niece and goddaughter Jillian Shimo (fiancé Sean Finnegan) residing in Sheffield Township. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Rosemary (nee Hajek) Shimo.
Visitation and funeral services will take place in Palatine, Illinois. A memorial service for her family, friends, and former colleagues in Ohio will be announced at a future date.
Memorial contributions are encouraged to her husband to be used in the establishment of a scholarship bearing Joyce's name at Carmel High School.
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