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| Portrait of young Joan Elizabeth Madison (Thornton) in 1953 |
Joan Elizabeth Madison (Thornton) was born on 15 February 1930 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, and died on 5 June 2013 in Seattle, King, Washington.
And here is her wonderful life story through amazing photos from her son Steve Thornton.
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| Seven months, September 1930 |
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| Seven months, September 1930 |
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| 20 months at the cabin, October 1931 |
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| 20 months at the cabin, October 1931 |
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| One year in coat, February 1931 |
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| One year, February 1931 |
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| Age two, February 1932 |
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| With Roy (her dad) at State Capitol, March 11, 1933 |
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| On the sidewalk, 1934 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1935 |
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| Horseback, 1937 |
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| Joan is in the front row on the far left in her first communion, 1937 |
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| Mike and Joan, 1937 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1937 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1937 |
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| With dad, 1937 |
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| With Mike, Jim, Roy, and dollies in the garden, 1937 |
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| Joan in red, 1939 |
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| Joan on the left with puppies, 1940 |
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| Mike, Joan, Kris, Jim, Pete, 1940 |
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| Peter, Jim, Roy, Kris, Mike, Joan, 1940 |
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| With baby Kris, 1940 |
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| With family, 1942 |
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| Christmas with dad, granddad, Mike, Pete, Kris, December 1944 |
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| In the grass, 1945 |
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| Joan with 'Jim's green orchid' (marked), December 25, 1945 |
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| With Jim in uniform, 1945 |
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| The lilac tree again, 1946 |
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| Walking down the street in vancouver, 1946 |
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| The pool gang (Joan with a tick), 1947 |
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| With her dad, 1947 |
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| With Loretta, Pete, Kris, 1947 |
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| Beach with Mike, Kris, Pete, 1948 |
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| Feeling glamorous, 1948 |
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| On the lawn, 1948 |
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| Portrait of Joan, 1948 |
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| Joan in 1951 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1951 |
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| Joan with her boyfriend (later her husband Dean Thornton), 1952 |
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| Clowning on porch, 1953 |
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| Graduation from University of Idaho, June 1953 |
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| Joan in 1953 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1953 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1956 |
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| Wedding to Dean Thornton, August 24, 1956 |
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| Joan in wedding dress, August 24, 1956 |
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| Joan and Dean in their honeymoon, August 25, 1956 |
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| Fishing, August 1957 |
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| With son Steve, October 1958 |
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| Having a snap, August 1959 |
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| Third wedding anniversary, August 24, 1959 |
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| Joan and her children, February 1961 |
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| Joan and her children, July 1961 |
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| Joan and her little family, July 1961 |
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| Joan with Steve and Jane (her children), 1963 |
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| With her son and daughter, 1963 |
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| Fancy dress, 1965 |
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| Joan with her children in 1969 |
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| In a trip to London, 1972 |
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| With Steve and Jane in front of their house in Dallas, 1972 |
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| At the UN, November 1973 |
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| With Dean and Steve at Widener Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, November 1973 |
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| Christmas, December 25, 1974 |
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| Thanksgiving, November 23, 1978 |
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| Christmas in 1979 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1981 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1981 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1981 |
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| Joan and her son Steve, December 25, 1982 |
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| Jane's wedding, June 11, 1983 |
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| Jane's wedding, June 11, 1983 |
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| Christmas hat, December 1984 |
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| Christmas, December 1984 |
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| Christmas, December 25, 1985 |
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| Joan with flower, 1986 |
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| Pose with fishing net, 1986 |
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| Steve, Joan, Jane, Eric, August 1987 |
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| With Mela (her grandchild), 1987 |
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| With steve, August 1987 |
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| Christmas with Mela, December 1988 |
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| Joan in 1988 |
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| 88 Joan in 1988 |
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| Grandmother, 1989 |
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| With friend Ben Black, 1990 |
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| With Mela, 1990 |
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| Eric, Joan, Meg, Mela, Jane, June 1991 |
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| On the bench, 1991 |
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| With Jane and girls, 1991 |
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| At the beach with Meg, 1992 |
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| In the yard, 1992 |
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| Portrait of Joan in 1993 |
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| Christmas, December 25, 1995 |
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| In the office, 1995 |
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| Joan with new hairdo, 1996 |
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| With boyfriend John, 1996 |
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| With Hali, 1997 |
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| In bed with girls, 1998 |
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| Joan in 1998 |
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| With all the girls, 2000 |
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| In red sweatshirt, 2005 |
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| On the beach, 2005 |
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| With great-granddaughter Krissy, 2011 |
