Joanne Rubino
Family Tribute:

Dear Joanne,

I will never forget you.

Love,
Your Mother,
Ann Rubino

Joanne Rubino: A Mother’s Dream

Hers was a life of simplicity and devotion. She worked, she came home, and she took care of her mother.

Austere, perhaps, but Joanne Rubino never made it seem that she was missing anything important.

"My Joanne really was happy being how she was," said her mother, Antoinette. "She wasn’t asking for much in life."

Besides heading to her office in the tax department of Marsh & McLennan for more than 20 years, Ms. Rubino, 45, rarely left her mother. On weekends they went to crafts shows. In the fall, they drove through upstate New York, enjoying the scenery, the fresh air, and each other’s company.

"I used to tell her, `Every mother should have a daughter like you.’ " said Mrs. Rubino, 74. "So thoughtful, and to other people too."

Ms. Rubino couldn’t pass a homeless person without giving money. One blustery winter day she gave a street person her scarf. "She figured he needed it more than she did," Mrs. Rubino said.

When her mother became seriously ill a few years ago, Ms. Rubino had to stop visiting her brother, Anthony, in Louisville, Ky.

"She thought of the family before she thought of herself," Mr. Rubino said. "That’s the most outstanding point I can make about Joanne."

Copyright (c) 2001 by The New York Times Co. Reprinted by permission.
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we well have you in our harts love u 4 ever
robert rubino, Family
Sep 13 2012 1:44AM
Dear Cousin Joanne....I hope your at Peace.. its Been along time since you saw me I was prob. a little girl when we met.. My mom Michele just showed me this sight and i wanted to leave you a Note. We may not have been close in life, but i have Always Honored your Memory and will continue too. Much Love and Peace you and your Family...
Melanie Cernese Biscuiti ATR,LCAT, Family
Sep 13 2011 9:58PM
Dear Joanne,

Yesterday was 10 years since that horrible day in NY. I watched TV all morning and cried for all that lost their loved ones. I will always remember you, our friendship and that great smile!

Until we meet again!

Lynda French Roever, Colleague
Sep 12 2011 10:05AM
10 years. it is so hard to believe. i know your mother, brother, neices, aunts, uncles, friends, and everyone that knew you still miss you everyday. I will never forget what a kind and loving "sister" you were to my sister and hope you are together in Heaven watching over all of us. Rest in Peace. I will never forget you or what happened on that horrific day 9/11/2001.
Vicky Ewing, Friend
Sep 7 2011 9:45PM
Aunt Joanne, I hope you know how much we miss you daily!!!!! While you are here on Earth I know you and mom are watching over and with me always! Love and miss you!!
Melissa Rubino Lanham, Family
Sep 13 2010 1:03PM
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