Joyce Esmeralda Gebremedhin, 18, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Born in Houston, Texas, she was the second daughter of Maria Esmeralda and Zinabu Gebremedhin.
Joyce and her family moved to the beautiful state of Virginia, in 2006, where she attended Elizabeth Scott Elementary School, Elizabeth Davis Middle School, and where she finally graduated from Thomas Dale High School, in 2022.
Joyce loved music. She played the violin, trombone, and trumpet, and was a member of the marching band. She enjoyed gymnastics and cheerleading, and was a much loved student by her teachers, and friend by her peers. Joyce will be remembered as a sweet, generous, kind, and gentle soul.
She is survived by her parents; siblings, Victoria, Javier, Giovanni, Elvis, and Miguel, whom she spent the most beautiful moments of her life with, and many family members in Mexico, including grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends.
The family will receive friends for visitation, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on Friday, November 25, 2022, at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the funeral home, with interment to follow at Dale Memorial Park. Condolences may be registered at
www.jtmorriss.com
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