Joyce de Mendonça (neé Dias)
July 24, 1928 - December 24, 2006
Joyce de Mendonça (neé Dias), passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at approximately 7:30 a.m. EST in London, England with family present.  Joyce was the beloved sister of Emma Gama-Pinto, long time resident of North York, now living in Ottawa.  Joyce  is pre-deceased by her husband, Tomé (October 2003), also of London, England, and her brother, Douglas Dias (January 2004), of Scarborough.Â

Joyce struggled with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) for the last 4 years of her life when the late stages of the disease required her care be transferred to a private facility. Her son, Dr. Preston de Mendonça, identified her condition as PSP in 2003/04.

If you wish to donate
We have been in contact with the PSP Association (UK-based) and they have indicated that donations in Canadian dollars, in memory of Joyce de Mendonça, will be gratefully accepted. Please make your cheque payable to: PSP Association. Please also indicate on your cheque if you wish your donation to go "for research" or "for support".  Please indicate on the cheque "in memory of Joyce de Mendonça". We have asked the PSP Association to send a card to the family (Joyce's son's: André, Preston, Morel and Rudolf) indicating that a donation has been made in their mother's name.

Cheques can be sent to:
The PSP Association
The Old Rectory
Wappenham
Nr Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 8SQ
For more information, please see the PSP-Europe website: http://www.pspeur.org/
Funeral service were held in London, England on Monday, January 15, 2007.
A memorial tribute to Joyce is being organized for Spring 2007 in Toronto.Â
Thank you to friends and family who have sent cards and emails of sympathy and support. Tereshka Gama-Pinto