Joy Bray Kent died Wednesday, January 31, 2001, In Longview, Texas. She was a 1942 graduate of Hays High School and was an English and French teacher In the Hays school district, both at Hays High School and Hays Junior High for more than 25 years. Joy established the French program as well as the French Club. She sponsored a study abroad program for more than 20 years for students to study French and travel throughout France and other parts of Europe. During her teaching career, she finished a master's degree while studying In France and completed all but her dissertation in a Ph.D. program. She was an active member of the Kansas Foreign Language Association.
Those who knew her as a friend and colleague fondly remember Joy as a petite woman who seemed to be named for the French phrase "joie de vivre". With her great sense of humor, she truly spread joy wherever she went. Joy was an active woman who found time to play bridge, golf, and buzz around town In her little sports cars she purchased in Europe. She always found time to share a story or joke.
After her retirement from teaching in 1991, Joy and her husband, Gene (Hays High Class of 1940), moved to Mexico where they enjoyed an active retirement and served as advocates for the U.S. Consulate, helping American citizens with various problems. Her warmth and generosity will be sadly missed. Friends, colleagues, and former students are encouraged to help establish a living memorial for Joy by sending a contribution to the USD »4B9 Foundation with a notation for the Joy Bray Kent Scholarship. The mailing address is USD #489 Foundation, 323 W. 12th. Hays. Kansas 67601. A scholarship will be awarded to a Hays High senior who maintains a B average and has completed three or more years of a foreign language.
Published Sunday, February 25, 2001, in the Hays Daily News, Hays, KS.
Those who knew her as a friend and colleague fondly remember Joy as a petite woman who seemed to be named for the French phrase "joie de vivre". With her great sense of humor, she truly spread joy wherever she went. Joy was an active woman who found time to play bridge, golf, and buzz around town In her little sports cars she purchased in Europe. She always found time to share a story or joke.
After her retirement from teaching in 1991, Joy and her husband, Gene (Hays High Class of 1940), moved to Mexico where they enjoyed an active retirement and served as advocates for the U.S. Consulate, helping American citizens with various problems. Her warmth and generosity will be sadly missed. Friends, colleagues, and former students are encouraged to help establish a living memorial for Joy by sending a contribution to the USD »4B9 Foundation with a notation for the Joy Bray Kent Scholarship. The mailing address is USD #489 Foundation, 323 W. 12th. Hays. Kansas 67601. A scholarship will be awarded to a Hays High senior who maintains a B average and has completed three or more years of a foreign language.
Published Sunday, February 25, 2001, in the Hays Daily News, Hays, KS.
Joy Bray Kent died Wednesday, January 31, 2001, In Longview, Texas. She was a 1942 graduate of Hays High School and was an English and French teacher In the Hays school district, both at Hays High School and Hays Junior High for more than 25 years. Joy established the French program as well as the French Club. She sponsored a study abroad program for more than 20 years for students to study French and travel throughout France and other parts of Europe. During her teaching career, she finished a master's degree while studying In France and completed all but her dissertation in a Ph.D. program. She was an active member of the Kansas Foreign Language Association.
Those who knew her as a friend and colleague fondly remember Joy as a petite woman who seemed to be named for the French phrase "joie de vivre". With her great sense of humor, she truly spread joy wherever she went. Joy was an active woman who found time to play bridge, golf, and buzz around town In her little sports cars she purchased in Europe. She always found time to share a story or joke.
After her retirement from teaching in 1991, Joy and her husband, Gene (Hays High Class of 1940), moved to Mexico where they enjoyed an active retirement and served as advocates for the U.S. Consulate, helping American citizens with various problems. Her warmth and generosity will be sadly missed. Friends, colleagues, and former students are encouraged to help establish a living memorial for Joy by sending a contribution to the USD »4B9 Foundation with a notation for the Joy Bray Kent Scholarship. The mailing address is USD #489 Foundation, 323 W. 12th. Hays. Kansas 67601. A scholarship will be awarded to a Hays High senior who maintains a B average and has completed three or more years of a foreign language.
Published Sunday, February 25, 2001, in the Hays Daily News, Hays, KS.
Those who knew her as a friend and colleague fondly remember Joy as a petite woman who seemed to be named for the French phrase "joie de vivre". With her great sense of humor, she truly spread joy wherever she went. Joy was an active woman who found time to play bridge, golf, and buzz around town In her little sports cars she purchased in Europe. She always found time to share a story or joke.
After her retirement from teaching in 1991, Joy and her husband, Gene (Hays High Class of 1940), moved to Mexico where they enjoyed an active retirement and served as advocates for the U.S. Consulate, helping American citizens with various problems. Her warmth and generosity will be sadly missed. Friends, colleagues, and former students are encouraged to help establish a living memorial for Joy by sending a contribution to the USD »4B9 Foundation with a notation for the Joy Bray Kent Scholarship. The mailing address is USD #489 Foundation, 323 W. 12th. Hays. Kansas 67601. A scholarship will be awarded to a Hays High senior who maintains a B average and has completed three or more years of a foreign language.
Published Sunday, February 25, 2001, in the Hays Daily News, Hays, KS.
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