Joy Louise Simmons

Background

Simmons, Joy Louise was born on September 9, 1946 in Torrington, Wyoming, United States.

Education

Graduate High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Career

Cocktail waitress, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1978; casino dealer, Laughlin, Nevada, 1979-1985; owner, Trifles of Arizona, 1985-1992.

Achievements

• Joy Louise Simmons has been listed as a noteworthy Activist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Activist Civil Rights, Wyo, Colorado, Nevada, since 1962, Feminist Movement European Research Area, Comty. Action Against Rape, Nevada, since 1969, Worker's Rights, Nevada, 1985-1987, Silicone, 1991-1992, Anti-Nuke. Spearheaded class action suit against Dow Chemical for liquid injections of silicone.

Member American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, Halt, Public Citizen.

Connections

Daughter of Jack Mervin and Betty Case Thompson. Foster parents William R. and Ruth Martin. Married Richard L. Simmons, September 9, 1971.

Children: Cheleen L. Simmons-Morgan, Michael L.

Father:

Jack Mervin

Mother:

Betty Case Thompson

Spouse:

Richard L. Simmons

child:

Cheleen L. Simmons-Morgan Simmons

child:

Michael L. Simmons