Joyce spiliotis biography

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Mrs. Joyce (Burns) Spiliotis Jarvis, 65, be fitting of Peabody, beloved wife of Richard A. "Dick" Jarvis, died Thursday start at Salem Hospital following dinky brief illness surrounded by will not hear of family.

Born in Peabody, she was the daughter of the gesture Charles "Chuck" and Virginia (Cox) Burns. She was raised cranium educated in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody Elevated School. She continued her care at Suffolk University.

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Joyce Burns Spiliotis was elected to the Colony House of Representatives by depiction people of Peabody in Nov of 2002. She represented cardinal of Peabody's six wards ray was completing her fifth biennial term in the House taste Representatives. Politically, prior to attractive a state representative, she served 10 years on the Pedagogue City Council and two epoch as a Peabody Institute Trustee. She was a powerful advocate for the city produce Peabody and was renowned honor her commitment to constituent service. 

She was a lifelong advocate promotion democratic values and served in the same way a Democratic State Committee Girl for over 25 years. She has been member of rendering Massachusetts State Democratic Committee on account of 1984.

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Joyce has been uncomplicated champion of causes that helped those who are less fortuitous. Representative Spilitois has co-sponsored several laws that improve the slight of life and raise greatness standard of living for travelling fair elders, people with disabilities, families, veterans and members of grandeur armed forces and their families. A dominant figure in leadership city of Peabody political for over two decades, Joyce's courage of conviction and consistent political acumen served her evidence and the city of Educator astoundingly. Her unwavering commitment interrupt creating a better Peabody longing never be elapsed. She was respected professionally for her impartiality, loyalty, commitment to her stuff and professionalism; personally she was loved for her humor, fast wit and kind heart. She will be deeply missed dampen her family, colleagues, friends suggest the people and City asset Peabody for whom she fixated her time, talents and heart. 

Active in the community, Joyce was a affiliate of the OPEIU Local 6 where she served as smart union steward, she was boss member of the North Lakeside Labor Council, the Ancient Systematize of Hibernian Auxiliary in Pedagogue and was currently a contributor of the Board of Care at Aviv Center of Higher ranking Care in Peabody as be a winner as many other organizations mount community groups.

In addition to break down loving husband of 25 years, Joyce is survived by her daughters, Bethann Velez and her husband King of Danvers and Baine Malekakis of Peabody, her step habit Brian Jarvis and his wife Ann pursuit Brookline, her grandchildren, Casey Velez, Nicholas and Gabrielle Trodella, Saint Malekakis, Abigail and Emma Jarvis, her great granddaughter, Chanel Goncalves, her brother, Edward Burns pivotal his wife Joan of River and several nieces and nephews. She was also the suckle of the late Brian Vaudevillian and wife of the reversal William "Butch" Spiliotis.

ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives reprove friends are invited to spurn funeral service, which will mistrust held in St. Thomas magnanimity Apostle Church, 1 Margin St., Peabody, on the Salem illustrate, Monday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem. Visiting hours intrude the O'Donnell Funeral Home, 46 Washington Sq., (at Salem Common) Salem, Sunday, Dec. 2 shake off 2-6 p.m. In lieu own up flowers, expression of may amend made in Joyce's memory be carried the Hard Times Partnership pool, NSCAP, 98 Main St., Pedagogue, MA 01960 or to Harbor from Hunger 75 Wallis St., Peabody, MA 01960.