Joyce Fox:  

I grew up on Salt Point Ranch north of Fort Ross, California where I attended Fort Ross Elementary School. I then moved to Sebastopol, California where I graduated in the class of 1961 from Analy Union High. I enrolled in Santa Rosa Junior College, but dropped out to marry Ted Fox in 1962. We moved to his home town, Tacoma, WA. I still have the home we bought there in 1967 in University Place. I worked for Tribune Publishing for three years then quit to follow my husband's dream of fishing. We lived aboard a 38' cement hull commercial trolling vessel, 'The FV Mistress' with our three boys. That was an incredible experience that I would never trade away! Nor, would I ever repeat it! Hahaha! I later graduated from Tacoma Community College in 1981 with a 4.0 grade point average (with a full-time job and four children!). I earned a double degree from University of Puget Sound as a member of the class of 1983. Beginning in 1983, I worked at Whittiker, Lipp and Healy, CPA's, then, Clover Park School District. After all of that schooling, and experience, I decided that I really hated accounting! I quit and became a nanny for my attorney's three children. I then moved on to providing licensed day care for the state of Washington. I eventually owned and managed three day-care facilities and taught a private pre-kindergarten class for 20 years. I formally retired in 2007. My beloved husband and ...Expand for more