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Joy Marcus Obituary
Joy Marcus,
11/14/1941 - 7/13/2021
It is with great sadness that our loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, activist, writer, musician and perpetual student died at home with loving family and friends by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband Stan Hope Gould. Joy is survived by her sisters Gay and Ginger (Barb), children, Laura (Cesar), step-sons Jacob (Lisa), David (Morgan), grandchildren, Mateo, Rory, Lucas and Allison,
Joy will be remembered for her, sense of humor, laughter, adventure, love of learning that resulted in receiving her BA from San Francisco State Posthumously and a passion for "making good trouble".
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HANK ROSENFELD
January 16, 2022
Enjoyed Joy's writing about KSAN San Francisco and Scoop Nisker who always ended his Last News Show with -- which is her activism's legacy too: "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own!"
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