Twila Jean Gibson Paul

Twila Jean Gibson Paul

Twila Paul left this earth for a new adventure on July 22, 2020 @ 8:26 pm. She was many things to her friends and family but mostly she lived her life as a caregiver, adventurer, and writer. Twila was employed by Kaiser Permanente and retired as a nurse in 2015.

Twila worked diligently to write a book about David and his 15-year struggle with cancer. She greatly enjoyed her time writing with her new friends at The Hard Times Group at Arvada Library. She admired all who wrote and loved hearing their stories. Twila had articles published in the newspaper in Conifer Colorado and authored many articles for Hospice.

Twila was married to David Paul for 42 years and they enjoyed many adventures together, such as sailing, skiing, hiking, and traveling. Twila was a license sailor and Kayak instructor. She kayaked with whales in the Puget Sound and sailed around the Caribbean. She ice-skated on a skating team in Denver Colorado and improved her swimming with an Olympic swimming instructor. She was an avid walker with her best friend, Teddy, her sweet dog.

Twila was a caregiver at heart and a fierce Lioness to those whom she loved. She took great care of her sister, Lori, during her childhood and was a confidant into her adult life. She was David's fierce caregiver during his Cancer treatments for 15 years. She loved her mother Evelyn Gibson and enjoyed many travels with her and she dearly loved her Grandma Pickering who became Twila's safe place during difficult times. Twila loved her nieces Katie Seidel (Jon), Candace and Kristen Richards. She was blessed to have eight nephews, Jason Richards (Carrie), Robert (Lena), Randall (Theresa), Richard, Ryan (Bethany), Rohn (Debra) and Roderick Gibson (Christina), and Todd Sheehan. She had numerous great nieces and nephews and cousins whom she also loved.

Twila and David being adventurers, together, packed up their yellow van, with two dogs, a cat, and all their belongings and headed west to Colorado listening to John Denver. They began a new life, making friends, and enjoying the Rocky Mountains. They took vacations to Mexico, Israel, lived in Brazil, and before David's passing, they took their final journey to New England. They stopped to see everyone they loved before they went back to face what was the worse time of my sister's life, the loss of her beloved Sabra, David.

After her retirement from Kaiser Permanente, Twila embarked on a cruise to England and France. She fell in love with France, and with her childhood friend, Lilly Eineder, they made plans to celebrate their 70th birthdays in Paris. Twila recently was studying French. Her great desire was to move to Paris to live and write her novels.

Twila was preceded in death by her husband David, her mother, Evelyn Gibson, her father, Floyd Gibson, her father-in-law, Emil Paul, her grandparents, Ervin and Martha Lee Pickering, Albert and Avanelle Gibson, and many Aunts and Uncles.

She is survived by her precious dog Teddy, her brother, Grant Lee Gibson (Sherrie), sister, Lori A. Richards (Michael), stepmother, Ellen Rose Coen, mother in law, Lilly Paul, brother in law, Neal Paul, Sister in laws, Rita Sheehan (Ed), Margaret Lee , her nieces and nephews, 15 grand nieces and nephews whom she loved and many cousins. She is survived by her best friend of 65 years, Lilly (Dale) Eineder, Vickie Finnegan, Rosemary Thornburg, and many other friends from Maysville and Zanesville High School and Arvada, Colorado.

Twila loved animals especially dogs. She has asked for donations to be made to: Maxfund Wellness Center, 720 West 10th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204 (720) 266-6081; Foothill Animal Shelter, 580 McIntyre street, Golden, Colorado 80401 (303)278-7575

Twila chose a caring cremation with no services. However, if you choose, go on a grand adventure and remember her on your travels.

Twila, enjoy Paris. We will meet again at the Eiffel Tower.