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Juanita M. Fitzgerald

Chico, California

1924 - 2015

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Juanita M. Fitzgerald, 91, died on February 22, 2015. She was born on February 2, 1924 in Creston, Iowa to Carl and Olive DeFord. She received all her schooling in Iowa. In her early years she was a school teacher and rode her horse to teach in a one room school house where she taught all 8...

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I was so happy that we were able to re-connect with Juanita a few years ago and provide the recognition she deserved for being one of the founding parents of Work Training Center. She served as the Hostess Emeritus at the last few Turkey Dinners and was always introduced with great fanfare at WTC events. She had a wonderful combination of keen intelligence and just good common sense in matters of service to people with disabilities; a combination that is, unfortunately, becoming harder to...

Juanita was my babysitter, Sunday School Teacher,friend and First Cousin to my husband, Don Miller. She was so talented, creative, devoted to her family,always fun to be around. I am so grateful for having had her in my life.