Joyce P. Tucker-Stokes

Joyce Priscilla Tucker Stokes, our beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away after a lengthy illness on April 23, 2015. “Joi”, as she was affectionately called by friends and “JP” by family, was born on December 19, 1940, to Samuel and Dorothy Tucker in Baltimore, MD. Joi was a graduate of the historic Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore. She attended Morgan State College (now University) and also received an Accounting Certificate from the Institute of Banking. Early in her professional career she worked for the Social Security Administration and Equitable Bank, but Joi found her niche as a buyer for Union Memorial Hospital and later the City of Baltimore Bureau of Purchases, from where she retired in June, 2002. Joi loved the Lord and if you knew her, you knew her faith was unwavering. She never gave up on anything or anyone. She gave to her church, community, family, friends and strangers. She was baptized at St. Frances Xavier Roman Catholic Church and faithfully attended St. Matthews Catholic Church until the latter stage of her illness. Yes, JP loved the Lord and her professional career, but she also dearly loved her former marriage to Robert F. Stokes, Jr. Her children were the light of her life and she let them know it to the end. Some of her many civic activities included: Woman Power where she chaired events, National Council of Negro Women, Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 2257, Sister City President, International Festival Co-Chair and Loaned Executive for the Combined Charity Campaign-Baltimore City. Over a twenty year period Joi volunteered for various local, state and national political campaigns. As an avid reader and well informed historian, she was able to conduct group tours at the Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime and Park Museum without any formal training. Over the years Joi received many awards and accolades. She was honored by then-Mayors Kurt Schmoke and Martin O'Malley for her dedication to the community in the arts and African American Studies in the Baltimore City School System. She also received numerous awards from the Baltimore City Bureau of Purchases for her exemplary service in the area of contract awards. Joi was responsible for over one million dollars in contracts awarded to minority and women owned businesses. Left to cherish precious memories are her son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Chantel Gail; daughter, Kimberly; granddaughter, Adia Niara; grandson, Diallo Hashim; mother, Dorothy Tucker; brother, Larry Tucker; sister, Janis Fogg, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Joyce P. Tucker-Stokes

December 19, 1940 - April 23, 2015