Joan Pollen Arms ’49

Joan Pollen Arms ’49, of Deerfield, Mass.; May 9. She was active at St. James Church and sang in the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus before moving to Deerfield and starting a family. In 1968 she became an assistant speech therapist with the Greenfield School Department and tutored many students. In 1998, she began volunteering with local nonprofit Adopt-a-Family and soon took on a leadership role that lasted 16 years. She was presented with the St. James Cross Award from the bishop of her Episcopal diocese in recognition of her significant contributions to the church. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and skiing. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, two sons, a daughter-in-law, and five grandchildren.