Our loss is Heaven's gain. :(

As most of you know, my mom has suffered with a brain tumor for the last year. She is suffering no more. My dear, sweet mother passed away this morning in her sleep. That is how we wanted it. So many of you already know how great a woman she was(is) but I just can't explain how truly unique she was. She made everyone she met or came in contact with feel like they were the most important person in the room. She touched so many people here in Utah in such a short amount of time. Person after person would come up to me an tell me how much they love my mother. More than one person has come up to me with tears in their eyes expressing their love and appreciation for my mother. Those of you in Grants Pass understand this but those in Utah didn't know her as her fun, exciting, loving self. There were glimpses but she was never really herself here in Utah. The nurses at the Huntsman Center loved her as well. One nurse was talking to the hospice nurse about mom and she started crying saying she had never felt that way about a patient before and expressed how great she was. She truly was. I love her so much. She looked so beautiful today when I saw her in her bed after she had passed. Such a beautiful woman inside and out. Our loss is truly heavens gain. She will be such an assett to Heavenly Father and those she will be teaching the gospel to. There are souls up there that only my mother will be able to reach. I know Vance, my grandpa, Uncle Doug, Uncle Bob, Aunt Sherri, and other loved ones met her there and gave her such a huge hug. I'm not sure the doctrine here, but it could be possible that Heavenly Father was there waiting as well with such a big smile on his face. "Well Done thy good and faithful Servent". I love you mom more than you will ever know. Out of the billions that have lived on this earth from the beginning of time, how was I so lucky to have the mom that I did. What are the odds? Why was I so blessed. What a perfect woman who proved her love of the savior and the gospel. She truly loved it and lived it. Families can be together forever. I know this to be true. I can't wait to be with you again someday Mom. I will do my best to be who I need to be do be where you are when I die. I will do the best I can to find a good wife who you would like and who has many of the same qualities you do. I love you mom.

The funeral will be Saturday, October 25th at the Highland West Stake Center.
11605 N 6000 W
HIGHLAND , UT 84003

The viewing is from 9-10:45 A.M. and the funeral service is at 11:00 A.M. She will be buried in the Providence, Utah City Cemetary.