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• Zij is geboren in het jaar 1953.
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  SANDUSKY — Local tourism official Joan Van Offeren — who, despite battling cancer, tirelessly promoted area attractions with positive energy and captivating charm — died sometime overnight Sunday into Monday. She was 64.
  
  Most knew Van Offerenas a 31-year employee at Lake Erie Shores & Islands. She most recently served as its community relations director, acting as a liaison in highlighting both Erie and Ottawa counties to others across the state and nation.
  
  She was heralded in both her professional and personal life:
  
  • In 2016, Van Offeren received a state accommodation, recognizing her efforts in sparking “exceptional growth” in the region’s tourism sector, evident by 9 million annual visitors entering both counties in recent years.
  
  The award “is about you, the individual, the person, the character,” said state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, who presented the award to Van Offeren. “I’m not sure there are too many people that I would say have inspired me. (In addition to) her professional attributes, which are tremendous, (this award is for) her outlook on life, her attitude on life and what she does to help people. We very much appreciate all you have done.”
  
  • In 2010, Van Offeren received the Girls’ Night Out Woman of the Year award.
  
  “Each year, the committee selects a woman who possesses all the qualities that make someone a Girls’ Night Out Woman of the Year,” said Peg Miller, the executive director of Cancer Services and a Girls’ Night Out co-chairwoman. “All past recipients have been shining examples of exceptional women who have made an impact on the lives of cancer patients and survivors.”
  
  Friends described Van Offeren as a tough person who didn’t let cancer upend her life.
  
  “She gave it her all, even through the last 10 years of going through this disease,” said Dawn Weinhardt, the bureau’s vice president of operations and Van Offeren’s longtime friend. “She worked up until the day she died. She was committed to tourism not only in Ohio but, specifically, the Lake Erie Shores & Islands area.”
  
  Weinhardt credited Van Offeren for assisting her in learning about the importance of tourism.
  
  “She was a mentor and mentored so many, myself included,” Weinhardt said. “She helped me understand the tourism industry and how important it is to our economy. She helped me understand the importance of quality of life here. As a finance worker, she taught me the business is not about numbers: It’s about people and giving them a great experience here.”

• Zij is overleden op 5 februari 2017 in Ohio (USA), zij was toen 64 jaar oud.
• Een kind van John van Offeren en Anita Mears
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 16 april 2020.

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