The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2023

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2023 91 assignments included Rangoon, Stutt- gart, Garmisch, Moscow, Managua, Havana, and Washington, D.C. He spent nearly nine years in total in Moscow across three separate tours, serving as deputy chief of mission on his final tour. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995 after a 35-year career. The Joyces’ oldest son, Patrick, was born in Bangkok, and their youngest, Rob, in Stuttgart. In December 2001, Mr. and Ms. Joyce moved permanently from their home in Oakton, Va., to Palm Coast, Fla. They spent the next 22 years living on the ocean on a barrier island inThe Ham- mock of Palm Coast. Mr. Joyce was an avid golfer and an extremely diverse reader of books on science, technology, history, and the origin of languages. He maintained his language skills by reading novels in Rus- sian, German, and Spanish, which he thoroughly enjoyed. He also loved to do crossword puzzles. In 1984 Mr. Joyce published an article in Foreign Policy magazine, “The Old Rus- sian Legacy, ” which was assigned widely in university courses. In the 2000s, he wrote a column on foreign affairs for the Daytona Beach News-Journal . Mr. Joyce is remembered as a highly intelligent, always curious, sensitive, kind, generous, and thoughtful person, who led a meaningful and gratifying life. Primarily an introvert, he chose a career as a diplomat that entailed many social responsibilities. Luckily, the family recalls, his partner, best friend, and wife was an extrovert. Their marriage of 58 years stood the test of time as a productive and loving relationship. Mr. Joyce is survived by his wife, sister Patricia Boling, sons Patrick and Rob and their wives, and four grandchildren. n John Marshall Louton, 80, a retired Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Information Agency, died in Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 19, 2023. Mr. Louton was born on Sept. 4, 1942, in Chicago, Ill., and raised in nearby Woodstock. He attended Ohio State University and ultimately received his doctorate in Chinese philosophy from the University of Washington. Mr. Louton worked on translating classical Chinese texts and poetry the rest of his life. From 1986 to 2006, he served as a Foreign Service officer in Zambia, India, Albania, Taiwan, and China (Beijing and Chengdu). One career highlight was his involvement in the opening of the U.S. embassy in Tirana in 1991 after decades of communism. Mr. Louton was passionate about the Fulbright Foreign Student Exchange Program and believed in the importance of cultural understanding for successful diplomacy. After retiring in 2006, he and his wife, Betsy, settled on Orcas Island, Wash., where he served on the Orcas Center Board of Directors and taught a class on Chinese philosophy at the library. An avid hiker, he explored the countryside wherever he was, including the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, Zambia’s bush country, and the parks and mountains of Taiwan and China. At home, he worked tirelessly moving rocks, digging holes, fixing gates, and weeding alongside his wife. He also advocated for campaign finance reform by writing letters to his political repre- sentatives. He was at his happiest walk- ing in the woods with his dogs. Mr. Louton will be deeply missed by his wife, Betsy; daughters Amy and Samara; daughter-in-law Rosemary Caperton; son-in-law Michael Frank;