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