Amador County – The Amador County Board of Supervisors last week passed a resolution honoring the memory of former District 3 Supervisor Frederick C. Joyce for his work for people in the county, both young and old.
Supervisor Chairman John Plasse read the resolution, which was presented to Marie-Louise Solaja of the Amador Senior Center. Solaja said “we are happy to have this and Fred was a legend,” and he was noted for his frugality, and running a proper school district. She said none of his teachers came to school in flip-flops. All wore proper attire and grooming.
Plasse said he heard about Joyce’s legend from Rio Linda School District, where Joyce worked 20 years, from 1955 to 1975, including as Superintendent of Schools. Plasse said on the last day of school, Superintendent Fred Joyce would inspect each classroom to see that it was clean and supplies were in place and it was ready for next year. If not, the teacher would be held to make sure that did occur. Plasse said Rio Linda School District remains in that practice on its last days of school, and the practice is directly attributable to Joyce.
Plasse thought Joyce also still held the See’s Candy sales record for benefiting Amador Senior Center. The resolution said Joyce was born in 1920 in Jackson, attended Amador County schools and graduated from Amador High School in 1939. He continued his education at California State-San Jose, USC and Stanford, and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater, and as a reserve officer until he became superintendent.
He worked for Amador County Unified from 1946 to 1955, and was a part time instructor at American River Junior College for six years. He left behind a namesake “Frederick C. Joyce Elementary School” in North Highlands.
Joyce served form 1979 to 1983 on the Amador County Board of Supervisors, including 1980 as board chairman. On Feb. 5, 2008, he “generously donated 80 acres currently known as Mollie Joyce Environmental Center to the Amador County Recreation Agency.”
The resolution remembered and honored Joyce “for his many accomplishments and exemplary service to the community.”
It said Joyce “has always been a generous supportive benefactor of the community and is known for his incredible dedication and support of the Amador County Senior Center: Including weekly trips to Sacramento for See’s Candy, planning weekly bus trips to Tahoe” and “meeting the Sysco truck to facilitate food delivery.”
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