Albert Hintz

Albert Hintz, born on August 2nd, 1933 in Marienfeld Bessarabia Romania, peacefully passed away at 10:18 PM on January 21st, 2019 in his shop with his dogs and family by his side. There will be a public service for him on Saturday January 26th, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Fort Jones Cemetery, followed by a gathering at “The Shop” (2913 North Kidder Creek Rd. Greenview, CA 96037). It will be a potluck and anyone who wants to bring a dish is welcome. He and his family moved to the United States at the beginning of the 1950’s after trekking through inhospitable territories during World War II and working farms and odd jobs, until they were sponsored by a church in Durham CA to book passage on a ship. He started work on a dairy farm and learned English by listening to the radio while milking cows. After a year or two’s time, he started work as a carpenter for various companies, honing and displaying his proficiency with wood and crafting materials. He was great patriot, often recounting the day he became an American citizen as one the proudest days of his life and quoting “America is the greatest country in the world”. He flew an American flag on every land he ever owned. In 1954, he met a young, black haired, Joycelyn Moore in Chico, with whom he courted and fell in love. They were married August 13th, 1955, before moving to Sacramento. They started a family with the birth of their daughter, Darla Jean Hintz, on June 1st, 1956, and then their son Dennis Richard Hintz on January 14th, 1960. Starting in the later years of the 1950’s, Al worked as a contractor, building track houses, one of which is now owed by his own grandson, Levi Miller. In 1968 Al and Joycelyn bought 20 acres of land out of Lincoln CA, where the family and a few friends helped to build a home brick by brick. He always built the family homes. In this house he lived for over thirty years, in which time he had continued as a contractor, owned his own cabinet business, door business, raised Brangus cattle, and formed his prize commercial bee business, A&D Bees, with his son Dennis in 1976. He retired from professional bee keeping in 2002 and moved to Fort Jones, where he built a wood shop and saw mill, making lumber for a variety of projects, primarily bee boxes. He still continued his passion for bee keeping but with only a few beehives, selling local, wonderful, star thistle honey and continuing to share his vast knowledge and experience with others. He was the master of every craft he chose to work, but wanted to be best known as a bee keeper. While he will be forever missed by all who knew him, his family credits him with giving them the integrity and fortitude to do his memory justice, concluding his work here on Earth.

Albert Hintz

August 2, 1933 - January 21, 2019