Julia Patten LaTulippe

Julia Patten LaTulippe (Little Lady Full of Grace) Our dearly loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great- great-grandmother, aunt and friend passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2005. Julia was born on January 25, 1911 in Nephi, Utah. She was the oldest daughter of Lola Sperry and William Wright Patten. She is survived by her son George LaTulippe and daughter-in-law Mary Jo of Ogden, a granddaughter Patricia LaTulippe of Salt Lake City, her nephew Jack Thompson of Salt Lake City, three great-grandchildren, Christopher Handy, Lisa Handy and Rachel (Lawrence) Cowan of Salt Lake City and a great-great-grandchild Ava Cowan. Her only grandson, Mark Steven LaTulippe, died in 1978. Julia met the love of her life, George Francis LaTulippe, in the ninth grade. They married on June 26th and enjoyed more than 60 years together. While they lived much of their life in Utah, they spent 20 years in Los Angeles, California. Julia loved the climate and the occasional thrill of seeing a Hollywood "star". Julia's mission or calling in life was to care for those she loved and she did it so well. She ensured a loving home, to not only her husband and son, but provided such extended loving care to her grandmother Sperry, her mother, Lola, her father, Bill, her uncles, her brother Lou, her sister Frannie and her nephew Jack. In addition, she made time to help friends in need and, of course, time for her two grandchildren and three great-grand-children. Julia cherished her membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was sealed to her husband, George, in 1996 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She and her husband loved their association with the Footprinters Association, the Moose Lodge and the Elks Lodge, which led to great friendships, including a long lasting friendship with Etta and Boyd Reynolds. They enjoyed lots of weekend dances. Julia was a tenacious little lady who handled even the most difficult times with absolute grace. Towards the end of her life, her family had the wonderful opportunity to return some of the loving care that they had received over the years, including Jack, who was her daily companion for the last two and half years of her life. Visitation will be held at the Larkin Mortuary located at 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City on Tuesday, December 20th, 2005 from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Graveside service will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mark Steven LaTulippe Scholarship Fund at Weber State University, 3850 South Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 84408. Online condolences may be sent to jolatulip@aol.com