Joyce Smalley-McDonagh

Age 66, died December 15, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Warren Smalley; her son, Declan Smalley and wife, Marissa; grandchildren, Trenton and Asha; siblings, Dennis McDonagh and wife, Lori, Lawrence McDonagh and wife, Lee, William McDonagh and wife, Karen, Mary Ellen Shutes and many other family and friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Anna McDonagh; brothers, Kevin, James and Thomas. She was a graduate of The Villa, a private catholic girls school east of Youngstown and received her Bachelors in Business at Youngstown State University. Joyce began her career with The Hartford Insurance Co. in Boston, then Baltimore and later in Kansas City and Minneapolis with Great American Insurance Companies as Property and Inland Marine executive manager over several upper midwestern states. Her professional degrees were, CPCU (Charter Property Casulty Underwriter) and CIC (Certified Insurance Counelor). After moving to Albuquerque in 1991, she concentrated her efforts raising their beloved son, Declan while being very supportive of her husbands career. She found part time work in Jeanne's retail gift shop and later as a bookkeeper for the William J. Lock legal firm. Joyce was very active in the AW-BJ Chapter of the PEO, an international organization providing education for women of all ages, raising funds and sending many women to college and graduate school. Her greatest outside interest was her church. She was involved in many volunteer activities at St. Marks on the Mesa and over the past five years helping to found Christ the King Anglican Church in Albuquerque and Wellspring Anglican Church in Rio Rancho. At Christ the King she served as vestry person and then as Sr. Warden helping lead and guide the church in finding a new location and hiring a new priest. A Memorial Celebration will be Monday, December 22, 2014, 1:00 p.m. at Christ the King Anglican Church, 529 Jefferson St NE (at Lomas), Albuquerque, NM 87108. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Christ the King Anglican Church, 529 Jefferson St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 or to the Wellspring Anglican Church, 1201 Golf Course Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.