January 22, 1937 - March 12, 2021 Joseph "Joe" Eugene Woods, Sr. started his journey in life on January 22, 1937 in Kincaid, Illinois. He was the youngest of five brothers born to hard-working parents, William and Gladys Woods. Joe attended grammar and high school in Kincaid, Illinois. He played multiple sports in high school and loved football and basketball. After high school, he briefly attended Illinois State University, but he headed out west with his family to Los Angeles, California where he started working as an accounting clerk for UPS. During that time, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1960 where he served for 2 years. After his stint with the army, he returned to UPS. In 1963, he attended UCLA where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1966. That same year, he went to work as an accountant for Western Airlines. He met the love of his life, Fe, and married in 1970. In 1976 his first son, Joseph Jr., was born. In 1979, his second son, William, was born. He pursued higher education at Cal State University Long Beach from 1973 through 1976 and earned his Master of Science degree in accounting. In 1982, Joe moved on from Western Airlines to TRW. He remained at TRW until he retired in 2002. He taught accounting at El Camino College for over two decades. Towards the latter part of his career, he started teaching accounting classes at UCLA extension. He continued teaching until 2010.In retirement, Joe enjoyed traveling and loved watching UCLA basketball and football. He became an active member of the South Bay Orchid Society and spent lots of time with his wife, sons, daughters-in-law, and his granddaughters. Joe and Fe just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year at home and had planned for a big celebration post-pandemic.Joseph Eugene Woods, Sr. is survived by his wife Fe, sons Joseph, Jr., and William. He is also survived by daughters-in-law Jenill and Ting "Kitty" and granddaughters Jaidyn and Joslyn. Joe was truly a genuine, honest, easy-going, big-hearted person. He was definitely a good-guy throwback who lit up the room with his smile and laugh. He never hesitated to help his family and those closest to him in any way that he could. We will really miss his infectious laughs, positivity, and his corny jokes. He was and is loved and will truly be missed. R.I.P. and see you when we get there. "GO BRUINS!"