Tamra Juretich Tapp

Our loving, wife, mother & grandmother age 67 passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at home after a brief battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

She was born July 16th, 1941 in Murray Utah to Matt & Claudia Juretich and later married Jackie Thomas Tapp February 20th, 1960 in Coalville Utah.

Tamra began high school at West High and later graduated from Jordan High in 1959.

She started dancing at the age of 3, was a member of the Jordan High Dance Company with her best friend Penny Walker and later preformed on the Ted Mack show as a beautiful gifted young woman. As a young mother she taught ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance in the basement of her home on Coventry Lane and had a positive influence on the children she taught.

Tamra loved her time serving in the Young Women’s program of the Church. Her greatest joy was teaching and laughing with the Young Women she served. She especially had fond memories as Stake camp director while living in Silver Reef, Utah.

Tamra enjoyed working with her friends at Sunfirst Bank in Hurricane and St. George Utah, where she was always the life of the party. She especially enjoyed working alongside Mont Humphries who she considered one of her closest friends.

Most of all Tamra loved her children, grand children and her husband Jack of 48 years and will miss them dearly!

Tamra’s catch phrase throughout her life was “have a nice day and smile all the way” and loved anything that was bright and sparkly. She was always thinking of others and had the innate ability to make others feel comfortable around her.

Instead of flowers Tamra has requested that you provide an act of kindness for someone in need.

Thank you to the staff at Intermountain Healthcare and Rocky Mountain Healthcare who assisted with her care. Specifically we would like to thank her nurse Julie and CNA Sally who took such good care of her during the end of her earthly life.

There is a Blog Site set up at http://www.haveanicedayandsmilealltheway.blogspot.com/ for those that would like to pay their respects or leave a message for the family.

Tamra is survived by husband Jack, children Bart (Pennie), Chet, Shane (Jamie), Misty Doug Dahl), Brother Kim and her grandchildren Tanya (Rodney Rasmussen), Brock, Courtland, Summer, Sienna, Ethan, Aurora, Rigel and Skydin.

Those that proceeded in her in death are her son Shawn, parents Matt & Claudia Juretich, her Sisters Janette, Marlene and Amber and her grandson Orion Tapp.

A viewing will be held on Saturday, February 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Morning Side 3rd Ward located at 879 South River Road, St. George, Utah.

There will also be a viewing held on Monday, February 23rd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Cannon Mortuary located at 2460 E. Bengal Blvd. (7600 South) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 24th at 11:00 am at the Traverse Mountain 5th ward located at 5052 North Homestead Drive (2840 West), Lehi Utah