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Joy Laverne
The Joy of Life -
Joy's Identity
Joy (age 13) started working for local farmer's in North Dakota. He was finding his identity and a strong sense of self and independence and at a young age which led him to chose his permanent career path. Erickson's 5th stage (Identity vs. Role Confusion) is when a person makes choices to identity their independence and control or a person will remain insecure an unsure about what they want their role in life to be. -
Joy and Hazel exchange vows.
Joy Laverne (age 22) and Hazel married and made the decision to spend the rest of their lives together. This is Erickson's 6th stage (intimacy versus isolation), this is where a person made the decision to be in a committed relationship instead of isolating and not letting another person get to know them in an intimate way. -
The making of a blessing.
On February 15, 1957, Joy and Hazel became parents their second beautiful baby girl. They raised their family on farm values and love. In Erickson's 7th stage (generativity vs. stagnation), generativity means moving on to caring for and guiding the next generation, or stagnation which means not moving forward in life, just sitting still. -
Joy passes away surrounded by family.
Joy Lavern (age 86) died surrounded by his daughters and grand children. Joy knew he was a hard working farmer for over 40 years and provided for his wife, kids and grand children. He had no regrets and had spiritually joined his wife Hazel to rest. In Erickson's 8th stage (ego/integrity vs despair) it is whether or not one excepts his life despite it's flaws or wishes things could have been different.
