Sacramento, California
Joyce Poirot, a longtime champion of adult and community education at the University of California, Davis, died of natural causes in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2025. She was 88. Her career in service of extension programs and leadership development left a lasting imprint on California's...
Read MoreI worked with Joyce for many years at UC Davis and attended her wonderful seminars on campaign management. We became best friends. A determined and resourceful woman!
Martha West
November 14, 2025 | Work
I knew Joyce for 43 years. She was a dear friend and neighbor -- relentlessly affable, engaging and a champion for social justice. I'll miss her terribly.
JD Lasica
November 14, 2025 | Friend
