MIDDLEBURY – John J. Joy, 95, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at his home. Mr. Joy was born March 6, 1925, in Waterbury, son of the late Richard and Katherine (Powers) Joy. John married Elizabeth Anderson at St. Patrick’s Church in Waterbury on Oct. 2, 1954. She preceded him in death in 2015. John was a graduate of Leavenworth High School class of 1942. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps serving for three years as an aerial gunner on B-24 aircraft, and often told stories of his time in the Air Force. He was a firefighter for the City of Waterbury for 37 years, retiring in 1987 as a lieutenant.