JOANNE D. LIND

AMHERST, Joanne (Joan) D. Lind, 87, of Amherst died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst.

Born, May 29, 1925, in Winona, Minn., Joanne was the daughter of Blanche (Whelan) Dyste and Neal Marcus Dyste. She spent her childhood and youth in Arcadia, Wis., and Minneapolis, Minn. She received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota, an MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan. She held faculty appointments at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Louisville, and retired from SpringfieldCollege.  Her research has been published in several scholarly journals and cited by other scholars nationally and internationally.

Joanne was predeceased by her brother, James Dyste, and her daughter, Kristin Lind.  She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Roger Lind; her children Keith, Meredith and Marc; and her grandchildren Eric and Kirsten.

Joanne was highly creative, politically active, and loving.  She maintained friendships across her lifetime, continually made new friends, and several people called her “best friend.”

A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:00 a.m., at the New England Peace Pagoda, 100 Cave Hill Road, Leverett, Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to Democracy Now (democracynow.org), the Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org), or the Southern Poverty Law Center (splcenter.org), dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com.

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