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Malibu Times Magazine wants to honor Joan Zambetti with a loving thank you. She was a quiet contributor

to our publication. Her good friend, Roxanne McCann, our contributing photographer, said, “Whenever I needed a story idea, an angle, a grammar check, or a model, Joan found time to advise and help. She was supportive, and I knew I could always count on her for just the right word with the perfect shade of meaning. I will be forever grateful for her generosity and friendship.”

Joan inspired everyone with her fortitude, and never complained but instead shared her knowledge with those who were also determined to carry on despite multiple myeloma.

She left us on March 17. Friends and family celebrated her life with a paddle-out on March 30 and a memorial at Serra Retreat on April 1. n

A Graceful Farewell

“For life and death are one,

even as the river and the sea

are one.”

—Khalil Gibran

Joan Zambetti will be missed by our Malibu community.P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y R O X A N N E M c C A N N

Above: Joan sat on a makeshift bench at Surfrider’s Third Point for a story on Malibu’s beaches in last summer’s issue. She was unidentified at the time because she was just doing what she always did … helping us whenev-er we needed her.

Right: A native of New York, Joan resided in Malibu for about 25 years, and raised her daughter and son here.

Joan and her husband, John Zambetti, shared their holiday traditions with us in our 2012 holiday issue.

Joan’s loved ones remembered her with a paddle-out ceremony in Malibu. Lifeguard Kelly Jacobson waited until everyone had safely gotten through the surf before joining the group. A lifeguard boat came at the end of the celebration for a final salute.