Celebrating the Life of a Wonderful Woman

On Saturday July 18th we were given the news that Derrick's mother had passed away. In Feburary she was diagnosed with lung cancer. We had no indication prior to this that she was sick. By the time they diagnosed it, it had spread significantly. In the past few months during her battle with cancer our family plus her community members have taken time to care for her. We will truly miss her.


Some of the things that we will remember most about her are:


Judy was a great mother she loved her children so much and supported them and challenged them to try new things and to continue to perfect themselves.





Judy was a wonderful grandmother. She loved to spoil her grandchildren with presents, sweets, lots of food, love and attention. She also loved to plan activities and parties for everyone in the family.


Judy loved to give to everyone. She loved to share her talents and her laughter with everyone she met.


Judy loved to have fun. She loved to play games with the family, go fishing, go to the craft stores, and go to hockey games. She loved music, to listen to it and sing it.


Judy also loved the Savior Jesus Christ. She knew of his love for her and all of her family. She loved to share her testimony with others at church and in the community.





The service was beautiful. It was a wonderful way to remember her and her life. On the front of the program it simply said "Celebration of Life" and we think that is what it really was, a celebration of a life well lived. We laughed we cried and we all came together closer as we remembered all that she has done for us in our lives. You could feel the spirit as the speakers testified of Christ and of the Plan of Salvation.








We have also included a copy of her obituary. She was a remarkable woman who has touched so many lives and we are all better for having known her.

Obituary

Judy Bates Pauly passed away peacefully in her home on July, 18 2009 after a brief battle with cancer.

Judy was born January 9, 1950, to Ivan and Hava Bates in Richland WA, Judy spent all of her childhood in Richalnd, graduating from Richland High School in 1968.

She married Joseph E. Pauly in 1970 and they shared a beautiful 39 years together before her passing. They lived and raised their family on a farm in the Basin City area of the Columbia Basin.

Judy is survived by her husband, Joseph: Her five children, Heather (Scott) Bjorge, Ketra (Craig) Remund, Rachael (Bruce) Remund, Joseph (Michelle) Pauly, and Derrick (Catherine) Pauly: and thirteen grandchildren. She is also survived by her mother Hava Bates: her sisters, Betty, Doris, and Vickie and her brother James. She was preceded in death by her father Ivan Bates.

Judy was well known for her artisitic talents. She spent many years creating unique home decor crafts which she sold at various craft shows in the area. She loved Christmas and it showed in her crafting and in her celebrating. Simply put, Judy was the life of every party. Judy was very involved in her community. She knew and loved hundreds of children during her time as a bus driver for the North Franklin School District. She was also a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Judy will be remembered for her love of laughter, her love of family, her creativity, and her generous nature, She will be greatly missed by her family, her friends and her community. Her family would especially like to express their heartfelt thanks to the many members of the community who helped care for her during her illness.