JoAnne Aubrey Hodgkins, 57, of Pinellas Park, FL, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg. She was born in Bethesda, MD, and moved here in 1988 from Melbourne, FL
She served her country in the US Army receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Good Contact Medal, and Army Commendation Medal. She was a Database Administrator in the healthcare industry. JoAnne loved her family and butterflies. She was a member of the YMCA and enjoyed swimming and using the gym. She was a very good cook and one of the family’s favorites was her “Shepherd’s Pie”. She also enjoyed knitting and sewing and origami. Her favorite restaurants were Olive Garden and Edo’s Japanese Steakhouse.
She is survived by her sons, Tyler Yarborough and Ryan Burtt of Pinellas Park; daughter, Heather Luna of Garland, TX; mother, Carol of Melbourne, FL; brothers, Peter Aubrey of Fort Bragg, NC, Rick Aubrey of Jacksonville, FL, and Norbert Aubrey of San Francisco, CA; Sisters, Carol Becker of Pinellas Park and Susan Dudley of Raleigh, NC; and 2 grandchildren.
A Military Honors service will be held at 9:15AM on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Bay Pines National Cemetery, 10000 bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Joanne and I worked together at Sage in Tampa for several years. She was a lovely person and good friend. She will be greatly missed.
JoAnne was always fun to work with and quick with a laugh. She never hesitated to tackle any tough projects and see them through to completion, while sharing her experience and knowledge with others. She will be missed by all who knew her.
I am so sorry for your loss. I worked with JoAnne at Sage, she always kept the systems running and did not take difficult problems too seriously, always with a smile.
I apologize that I was a little late to the service. The Honors Service was exceptionally well done. The gun salute, the butterfly release, and the white dove release all added to the heartfelt service.
Our sincere condolences with the family and close friends.
Professionally Joanne was a highly accomplished I.T professional. Her experience and skill enabled her to diagnose and solve many technical issues (no matter how intractable they appeared to be).
On a personal level Joanne never let any issue work related or personal sour her always friendly and helpful demeanor.
All of us who knew her are shocked and saddened by her passing.
I can only echo what has already been said our thoughts are with her family at this time.