Obituary Soyso Lan WilinaFryen Sunrise - September 8, 1944 QI— Sunset - August 4, 2023 Heaven gained a great Angel on August 4, 2023. Joyce Ann called home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Joyce was Mississippi to Ardenious and Myrtis Tillman on September the 7th born of 8 children. Joyce was raised in Mississippi Tillman Frye was born in Quentin, 8, 1944. She was until her parents moved to Utah while Joyce was still in elementary school. Joyce continued her education while being raised in the Anchorage, graduating in the first class at Clearfield High School in 1963, where she was a Student Body Officer, Cheerleader and President of the Pep Club. Joyce would continue her education at Weber State College, now known as Weber State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in human resource management, while also playing basketball at the college she earned several All-Star awards. Joyce went into the workforce and became a leader, which was just natural for her in every place she worked. She worked at Job Corp in her early career in Clearfield, Utah working in personnel . Joyce then decided to step up and out and took a position in Albany, Georgia with Job Corp, where she was very instrumental in helping to open The Turner Job Corp Center. Joyce then was offered to be Head of Personnel at Thiokol back in Utah, a position that she felt was right for her and it gave her a chance to move back home. This position was so special to her because not only was she one of the first female managers at Thiokol, but she was also the first African American female with that job title. This trend would continue as she then would leave Thiokol to work at Volvo White Trucking Company where she was the first female and first African American female at the corporation in becoming the Director of Personnel which led her to the Volvo White Corporate Office in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she eventually retired. She felt she was able to do what she said was her calling but also her duty to help the Black communit y obtain employment. She would say to her kids, “May dad always told me when you get the opportuni ty, and you will get one, you make sure that you give others opportunities as well”. She so lived up to this during her career. During her time in the workforce, Joyce was given 20 different awards on the local and state level. She was awarded the Governor’s Sojourner Truth award twice for her work in the community, she was so proud of this honor. After retiring from the workforce for a few years, she decided to go help her sister Shirley with her company Tillman Tax, which she did for over 20 years. This gave her a chance to help people which was her calling and it also have her the opportunity to be with her sister for 6 months every year, as well as allowing her to see and talk with her niece Felicia during her time in California. Joyce was married to Richard Frye for 10 years and through this union was born two children: Derek and Tricia. Derek and Tricia became Joyce’s joy and those two became lucky enough to have their greatest friend for over 50 years. Joyce’s greatest love and her greatest asset as a person was her love for her God, her family, and _ friends. Over the last 8 years of her life after her stroke, it seemed as though Joyce enjoyed life | Obit continued on next page...