Judith Ann Carr's Obituary
Judy Carr, 72, passed away on September 28th, 2019 at the Jordan Medical Center Hospital. It is believed to be caused by a cardiac event and brain trauma. She left us much too soon.
Judy was a Registered Nurse. She graduated from BYU in 1969. She loved her job so much so, my Dad said that she would stay sometimes over 2 hours after her shift just to calm her patients down. It is funny to hear my Dad talk about it. He is still upset just thinking about how many times he had to wait in a snowy parking lot for hours so that he could take her home.
She leaves behind a family that she was very proud of. She is survived by her husband Dee Carr (married for 52 years and have known each other for 59 years) and her 4 children – Jason (Martha) Carr (Texas), Jennifer (Bart) Peterson (California), Christopher (Franciane) Carr (Utah), and Emily (Anton) Smith (Oregon).
Judy is also survived by her sister Becky (Randy) Skeem and brother Roger Hamilton and 15 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.
Judy loved to shop, and she left behind a boat load of shoes, clothing, jewelry. Her daughters are well taken care of. As for her sons, well, umm, we are just very happy for our sisters.
Judy had a way about her for staying connected with her children, even though they lived out of state. She would send several text messages in one instance. Whenever my phone would chime for what seemed like a full 30 seconds, I would know it was my mom. Her personal record to me was 22 text messages received all at the same time. I have no idea how she did it.
Her messages were very sweet. She would tell you how she was feeling, and what was bothering her lately, but always added an “I love you” and “I am so proud of you” followed by several emojis - hearts, a kiss, and smile.
When mom called any one of us, we answered knowing that we were in for the long haul. There was pretty good chance we would be on the phone for an hour listening to her tell us how cute and wonderful her grandsons, granddaughters were and then cap it off with telling us about her latest book (and not the cliff notes version). Mom would also remind us that Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ loved us.
Mom loved the gospel. She read the scriptures often. She was always bearing her testimony. She loved making new friends at church. A few kind words from the Bishop, Relief Society President, and other ward members would make her day.
My mom had two lifelong best friends, DeeAnn Raynor and Karen Hoffman. I am very grateful to them. She loved to talk and, well, I don’t like to talk all that much on the phone. Shout out to Judy’s best friends for listening.
Lastly, I want to mention that my Mom and Dad have a second family. We call them the Rail Roaders because my Dad worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 43 years. They are wonderful and kind people. They have provided so much love and support throughout the years. It is so comforting to know that they are always there for them. They have supported them through the good and the tough times in life. I specifically want to mention a special thank you to Lawrence and Becky Raso, Craig and Shirley Bailey, Jerry and Shirley Larson, and Hanne (Govert) Copier because I have some wonderful memories of them when I was growing up.
Judy (my mom) will be sorely missed. She gave us wonderful memories that we will always cherish.
The Funeral services will be held at Riverview 9th ward (11402 S. 700 W. Draper UT. 84020) at 11:00 am. The viewing will be from 9:30 am – 10:45 am. Judy will be interred at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
I know that my Mom is in a better place and is so happy to be reunited with her mom and dad, her two babies Kevin and Kimberly, and Andrew Carr (her grandson who passed away way too early on his mission in Mexico City).
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