Memories of Joshua Zavin

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Joshua Zavin

Morristown, NJ, USA

1951 - July 23, 2021

1951 - Jul 23, 2021

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Joanne Colonna

Today marks two years that Josh is gone. Besides being bright and funny, he was the most caring person I’ve ever known. The world could use more of that love today, and we can honor him by sharing our love with others — family, friends, acquaintances and strangers. I miss you.❤️ Joanne

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Lisa Zwier

I just found out today about the passing of Josh, my beautiful cousin Joanne’s husband. What a gorgeous obituary and incredibly full and sweet life.

Sending the deepest condolences and much love to Joanne and all who loved him.

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Kathy Stone

Ryan Trammel: My condolences to you, your Mom, your family on the anniversary of the loss of your step-dad. He was important to so many

By circumstance, I’ve inherited a former patient of Josh’s. Do you know if your step-dad left behind a list of clinicians to take over his patients? Does anyone know?

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barbara codispoti

So very sorry to hear of Joshua’s passing. He was our family therapist for many years and was always thoughtful and helpful. He will be missed by all who knew him. Think of him fondly everytime we pass his office

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Amaia Mauriz

Dear Joanne and Joshua’s family,
I want to express my sadness for Joshua’s passing away.
I have known Joshua for many years as a colleague in IIPA, as our president , also as a friend . I have appreciated and respected him a lot.
His solidarity, kindness , intelligence, wonderful sense of humor and personal elegance made the work with him a big pleasure. I have learned a lot from him, as a colleague and as a friend .
I want to express my gratitude for having meet him in my personal and professional journey and I want to express my solidarity with you Joanne and with the rest of the family.
I know how a big loss you are going trough.
With affection and sorrow,
Amaia

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Steve Vineberg

Worcester, MA, USA

Josh was my freshman and sophomore roommate at Brandeis. It has always seemed utterly extraordinary to me that we were just thrown together, at the start of an irreplaceable friendship that endured for more than half a century. I have far too many wonderful memories to put down here, but I would like to share one of the earliest ones. Our first semester we took an 18th-century French literature class – the only class we ever shared – and the night before the exam both of us were looking for excuses not to study. So Josh taught me a game called Initials that he’d learned in high school. It was really, really silly: the winner was the person who wrote the names of the most famous people, though the process was just complicated enough so that trying to explain the rules to anyone else was inevitably, uproariously confusing. Josh always thought he could win by padding his page with baseball players (I know practically no baseball players) and New York politicians, but I could generally trump him `up with that I had to keep producing photos of them from the movie and Broadway reference books on my shelf in our dorm room. We taught the game to Joanne early in their marriage and to Ryan when he was in middle school, but most of the Initials matches we played through the years were cases of single combat, and they were fought with a great deal of banter and hilarity. The last time I saw Josh, over Zoom, he and Joanne and I played Initials.

Josh was a man of tremendous warmth, humor, generosity, sensitivity and depth. I loved him dearly and I will miss him for the rest of my life.

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Arthur Yee

2019, Stuyvesant 50th Reunion

Mike, Joe, Ron, Joshua and Arthur - homeroom classmates

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Arthur Yee

2020, Arthur's Tavern, Speedwell Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ, USA

Joshua, Joe and Arthur - Stuyvesant classmates

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Ryan Scammell

Richard Erskine

Goodbye, Joshua:
For 40 years you have been a good friend and colleague. The tears stream down my face as I write this note to our colleagues. My words are choked-up within me; there is so much I want to say to honor you -- to acknowledge your brilliance and tenderness as a psychotherapist; your consistent kindness; your playfulness and humor; and your dedication to the development and refinement of Integrative Psychotherapy. You were among the founders of IIPA and have given our Association 10 good years of leadership. Thank you for your dedication to our common projects. Most of all I want to acknowledge that the gift you have given me has been Your Wise Counsel. You have blessed not only me but many, many who have known you. Rest in peace. Richard Erskine

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Bob Jaffe

I know of few people in my life who are warmer, more caring, kinder that Joshua Zavin. We need more like him in this world.

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Bob Jaffe

1975, New York, NY, USA

Brandeis group reunion in NYC

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Bob Jaffe

There was a group of 5: Joshua (at that time Danny), Jay, Jon, Nogee and me (Bob) who formed a friendship... Read more There was a group of 5: Joshua (at that time Danny), Jay, Jon, Nogee and me (Bob) who formed a friendship while at Brandeis University.... Read more There was a group of 5: Joshua (at that time Danny),... Read more