First baby born at St. Luke’s in 2024; Parents share special message welcoming her
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Baby Joanna was the first baby brought into the world at St. Luke’s Hospital in 2024, she was born at 5:54am.
Joanna weighs 8.95lbs and is 21 and 1/4 inches tall.
In a special note her parents write, “Her great grandmother Kathleen was eagerly awaiting her arrival but sadly passed two weeks before her birth. She was loved so much by her grandma.”
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Joanna’s mother, Savanna, was born and raised in Duluth while her father, Jonathan, was born in Alaska and lived all over the world.
Her parents say Joanna also has 4 furry siblings: Attila the dog and Subaru, Carl, and Theon the cats.