Jo Fogg passed peacefully November 1st surrounded by family at the age of 91. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Jo was a resident of Malibu since the early 1960’s. Ahead of her time and always active, Jo was a working Mom all her life and passionate about her accounting career until she stopped working at 80. She loved all social occasions, especially going to the theater, acting and dancing, and cooking for her family and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Clay Fogg, and daughter Janet Shaffer. Jo and Clay were active in the Malibu community and influential in establishing the Malibu Senior Citizens Club. They also organized trips around the world and promoted Dial-a-Ride. Jo was honored for her contributions as Malibu’s Senior Citizen of the Year with the Malibu Times Dolphin Award in 2000.
Jo leaves her daughter Linda Saavedra, and son Keith (Ginny) Fogg, along with 6 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren, and 3 of her 5 siblings. In 2004, “Honey” was acknowledged as a California Grandparent of the Year. A private family memorial will be held. Please share your tributes, pictures, and stories here.
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ReplyDeleteHoney was an amazing friend and inspiration to me. She always pushed me to get something out of everyday and would often remark that the "Golden Years" were not always so golden. She said, get out there and do it all, do it now and enjoy every bit of it.I loved her so much and I will miss her greatly.
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ReplyDeleteYou will be forever loved and dearly missed. Tom, Stephanie, AJ & Michael.
For almost 30 years Honey has prepared Boiled baby onions for me at thanksgiving. She always asks: "aren't they any good this year. Why haven't you had seconds? Here, let me get you some more."
ReplyDeleteAfter the first ten years or so, she forgot, and made Creamed baby onions and I dutifully ate seconds. I never had the heart to tell her I don't care for creamed onions. But she was so sweet and thoughtful, how could I possibly tell her.
Dad Lambert
Jo has been my 2nd Mom for 43 years. I married her "sun" and from then on, we were bonded. Her energy was unmatchable....her fashion sense and bargain shopping amazing... her cooking inspirational...(I will tell the 3 troubadors story soon).. and she was most definitely ahead of her time... as a successful working mom... as the queen of reduce, reuse, recycle... as a champion of take a walk everyday...She could drive me crazy, and I loved her,and I miss her.
ReplyDeleteHoney always came to Ginny and Keith's on Thanksgiving. She cooked and cleaned and took care of everyone. When the whole family went hiking, Honey and I took our own hike. We would walk the streets around there and look at all the houses and different plants. It was fun exploring the streets, houses and plants with her. We had all the problems solved of what should be planted where, and what should each house do for improvement. She is so missed.
ReplyDeleteHoney was so sweet and welcoming when I became part of the Lambert family. I always looked forward to seeing her at Thanksgiving and one of her warm and genuine hugs. Thankful to have met her and to share some precious time with her in life. I'll miss her. Hugs, Margo.
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone has someone in their life whose eyes light up every time they walk into the room. Someone whose belief in them never wavers, who loves them without restraint. That was my Honey. I don't know if the hollowness her passing leaves can be filled, but I try, because she would have.See you later,Jo Fogg
ReplyDeleteWe cherish our memories of Auntie Jo-
ReplyDeleteWe always appreciated her special efforts to stay connected to her family on the east coast. Her beautiful dress at our wedding. Picking her up from the red eye and whisking her to Ipswich to eat her favorite fried clams from the box at 9:00AM! Pen pals across the country, often writing in french, keeping us up to date on west coast family happenings. She loved fiercely and we are proud to be counted as her loved ones.
Our best thoughts and prayers to all.
Linda, Kurt, Nicholas and Alexander
I miss Honey and I always will. Thanksgiving just went by without her....I hope that she looked down from the sky and applauded our festivities. She must know that we miss her cooking! A great woman, with a huge heart, strong standards and a welcoming hand.
ReplyDeleteHoney was a truly special woman, I am amazed at her ability to entertain the entire group of Malibu seniors while still being there for nearly every major event and milestone with her family. I will always fondly remember my time with her at the beach in paradise cove, clam gathering in pismo, and bowling with her and poppy. I am so glad that Rowan and Erin both had the chance to experience her charm and joy for life.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of Honey it will always be with a smile on my face. Although it’s been several years since I spent very much time with her, I remember those occasions as if they occurred yesterday. I can still remember the conspiratorial tone in her voice as she shared cooking secrets, “… the secret to a great spaghetti sauce is a teaspoon of baking soda, not many people know this, you see…” or her answer about whether she would like water with dinner, “I never drink what I bathe in!” I nearly adopted that practice thinking perhaps that was the secret to her abundance of energy and long life. Honey’s enthusiasm for life was evident in everything she did – her involvement in community affairs, the dancing (anywhere, at any time), the singing (such a great memory for lyrics), her playfulness with babies and children, her collection of dolls, the competitiveness with which she played solitaire, her joy in telling stories about her romance with Poppy, but most of all her pride when she shared stories about her remarkable children and grandchildren. She portrayed all of them as strong, all of them as good-looking, and all of them as above average – it sounded remarkably like Garrison Keillor and his accounts of Lake Wobegon. The difference is that Honey’s accounts were not fiction – she leaves behind quite a legacy. Here’s to Honey’s life and her legacy!
ReplyDeleteWith fond memories,
Jenny
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM
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Linda