Local Hero: Meet Tewksbury's Joanne Kearns

TEWKSBURY, MA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We're working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Ed Kearns who nominated his wife Joanne Kearns of Tewksbury. Joanne spent 44 years as an administrative assistant in the Tewksbury school system until her retirement on Oct. 28.

Local hero’s full name

Joanne Kearns

Local hero’s home state

Massachusetts

Local hero’s Patch

Tewksbury

How do you know the local hero?

She is my wife

What does the local hero do?

She was an administrative assistant at the Wynn Middle School

Why do you believe the local hero should be recognized or honored?

Joanne was an administrative assistant in the Tewksbury school system for 44 years until her retirement on October 28. I believe she is a hero because of her dedication to her job and her staff at Wynn Middle School.

We have been married for 55 years. For 44 of those years, she has not once hated going to work in the morning. That's a hero to the community in my humble opinion

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the local hero?

She was dedicated to her job

Thank you for all you do, Joanne Kearns!

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