| Joey Carstensen passed away on October 26, 2006. | | | | out here. Funny how I can miss someone I've never |
| A resident of Delray Beach, Florida, she is survived by | | | | met."Joey's desire to help people was clearly |
| her mother, Ardean Bradfield, her two sons, Steve and | | | | conveyed by the sheer volume of posts on the |
| Ted, and four grandchildren. She was preceded in | | | | accounting forums. Her gentle tone was evident as |
| death by her husband, Jim.Funeral services were held | | | | well. One colleague, ScottK (screen name QuickBooks |
| on November 2, 2006, at the Dorsey E. Earl Smith | | | | Guy), wrote of Joey:"I remember her telling me that |
| Memory Gardens Funeral Home, in Lake Worth, | | | | she was grateful for the Internet because it enabled |
| Florida. Graveside services followed at Lake Worth | | | | her to help others from a distance, as well as be part |
| Memory Gardens.Using the screen name JoeyEA (or | | | | of a community. It enabled her to help others because |
| joeyea), she was a frequent contributor on several | | | | she liked to help them, and because she liked the |
| online accounting forums, including the QuickBooks | | | | interaction with others."Not only was she known for |
| Community forums, where she had almost 2,500 | | | | helping people with her knowledge of accounting and |
| posts. On another accounting forum, | | | | taxation, Joey was also known for her sense of |
| quickbooksusers.com, she had over 6,200 posts.Joey | | | | humor. Here are a few things people have said:"She |
| was an Enrolled Agent, a Certified QuickBooks | | | | seemed to be all business, but she had the best wit |
| ProAdvisor, and a Professional Tax accountant. Her | | | | and sense of humor, and loved to share it!" |
| business, Carstenson Accounting Services, started in | | | | "Joey was always giving the best advice with good |
| 1989. She worked in the accounting profession for | | | | humour and endless patience." |
| over 25 years, and served as as Technical Editor for | | | | "She was always ready with a good joke." |
| the popular QuickBooks for Dummies books, by | | | | "She sent me some of the best jokes via email I ever |
| Stephen L. Nelson.As news spread of her passing, | | | | received."Joey's obituary appeared in the Palm Beach |
| many people in the online accounting community | | | | Post. Read it here: family has established an online |
| expressed shock and sadness. For those who | | | | guest book. This is a perfect opportunity for all of us |
| frequent the online accounting forums, JoeyEA was a | | | | here, in the online community, to let Joey's family how |
| respected and well-recognized name. Lisa Peterson, of | | | | much we appreciated her. If you knew Joey, or if you |
| Streamline Consulting Inc., expressed a sentiment felt | | | | were helped in any way by her online posts, won't |
| by many others:"There are so many times when I | | | | please take a moment to sign the guest book? It will |
| deferred to her tax goddess wisdom, and just recently | | | | mean a lot to her family. It will only be available for a |
| there have been a couple times where I said to | | | | limited time: for all you did Joey. You will be missed.If |
| myself, 'I wish Joey would chime in here.' She was an | | | | you would like to contact Joey Carstenson's family, |
| AMAZING giver of her time and knowledge. Seems | | | | visit and send Jennifer an email. She will forward it to |
| like even during tax time, she made time to help people | | | | Joey's family. |