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2023

On March 31, 2023, heaven gained another angel, our beautiful mother, Joan McNally Juwig.
A native of Phoenix, she was born the tenth of eleven children. Her, and sister Maureen were the babies of the bunch, always attempting to tag along with the big sisters on escapades to Park Central or Mac Alpines. After graduating from North High School, she went to work for Georgia-Pacific and Levi Strauss.
In 1979, she married Bryan, settling down in the rural, undeveloped town of Ahwatukee. Joan gave birth to Brandon in 1983, and twins, Adam and Taylor in 1989. She was so proud to be a mom, always volunteering as "room mother" and acting as surrogate mom to dozens of neighborhood kids. Christmas and birthdays were always over the top, she loved decorating and spent countless hours sewing one of a kind, custom costumes for Halloween. She'd get to experience that same motherly love when the apple of her eye came along, her dear grandson, Kingston Cash. They were partners in crime, she lit up with joy every time she saw him and protected him with all she had.
There were several passions in her life, one being country music, and not the new stuff, always classics like Chris Ledoux, George Strait, and Garth Brooks. She always held out hope that Alan Jackson would end up single and her new beau. Later in life she fostered rescue dogs, and was very involved with finding homes for many homeless animals. This led to her adopting her beloved dogs, Muppet and Noodles.
Joan is survived by sons Brandon, Adam, and Taylor, grandson Kingston, sisters Joyce Betz and husband, Charles, Kathi Fees, Eileen McNally,Mary McNally, Maureen Hainlen and husband Jon. Preceded in death by sister Patricia Welch, brothers Michael, Gerald, Daniel and Brian, parents Evelyn and Bonnie "Jack" Hagar and Francis McNally, and former husband, father of her children, and friend, Bryan Juwig.
Please consider making a donation to Arizona Animal Welfare League in Joan's memory at:
https://aawl.org/content/tribute-and-memorial-gifts