In Memory of Jo Alexander
November 9, 2009 
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Yesterday we lost a member of our Daycos family. Jo Alexander passed away at her home after a brief battle with cancer. Jo has worked with us for 22 years, and her loss will be felt by everyone who had the pleasure of working with her in that time.
In the days before her death, Jo related the story that when she was asked why she continued to live in Norfolk and not move closer to her family (Jo’s husband had passed away, and her children and grandchildren all live in other states), she always replied “I do have a family here, and it is the people I work with every day, and you couldn’t ask for a better family than that.” Everyone who worked with her felt the same way about Jo, and today we are not only mourning the loss of a co-worker, we are mourning the loss of our family member.
Services will be held on Thursday, November 12th. We will be closing the office on Thursday so that all of our employees can attend the memorial service. We will try to complete all billing sent Wednesday before the end of the day Wednesday, but billing received Thursday will not be able to be completed in our normal 24 hours turnaround time frame. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we thank you for your understanding so that our employees can have the opportunity to attend the service.
Jo’s family has asked that in lieu of flowers, a fitting way to remember Jo would be a donation the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Jo was very active in our local Relay, single handedly raising thousands of dollars over the years to fight the disease that took her life. If you would like to make a donation in Jo’s memory, you can send the donation in care of Tami Pick in our office, and we will make sure the donations will continue to work to find a cure for this disease.
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miss jo will be greatly missed if you knew her as i did, than you know she was a very special and caring person she was a good friend, and i will certainly miss her, and our football conversations every week
“go vikes”
It was always a pleasure to work with Jo and she will truely be missed. I will keep her family and all of her extended family in my prayers.
I remember meeting Jo when I visited Daycos. She seemed like a lovely lady! My thoughts and prayers go out to the Daycos staff. I know its tough to lose a “family” member.
I remember the first time I met Jo. It was instant friendship, she was a very special person. I will miss our little talks, and my prayers go out to all of her family and the Day Cos family.