Birth date: Sep 12, 1947 Death date: Feb 14, 2009
Hall, Janice Lee, 61, of Pinellas Park, passed away Feb. 14. She was a native of MN, moved to Ocala and then came to this area in 1959. She was a copy editor for the Tampa Tribune for 18 years, loved shopping and her Buc's. She is Read Obituary
Janice and I shared English classes at DHHS and we always laughed when the teachers called Janice, we weren't sure which of us they was talking to. Not only do we share the same first name but we each have a grandson named Cade. I will remember Janice with fondness. Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss.
I did not know Janice, except for the description Cynthia Astle shared with some of us. My prayers will be with your family. I hope you can draw on your memories and find comfort as you share those memories together. Bless you, Sally Hoover, Dallas
In 50 years, I've never known a more genuinely sweet soul than Janice. At The Tampa Tribune, she was that rarity among the grumbling, tense, hard-edged, sardonic toilers: patient, kind, encouraging. Her enthusiasm for a piece I wrote on Kurt Vonnegut remains a treasured memory. It's a hard, cold world she leaves, and it is harder and colder without her, yet her example of grace, compassion and courage under daunting duress inspires me to try to emulate her. A lovely woman, ceaselessly warm, richly humane; I'm blessed to have known her. After my dad died, I had an alarming day months later when I couldn't envision him; I couldn't place him into context. Then I remembered his rich, delighted laugh, and there he was, happily ensconced in my heart and my mind's eye. Janet I'll always immediately recall because of her radiant, effortless, can-do smile. That smile will light my path the rest of my days.
The staff of the Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery extend their heartfelt condolences.
