Stephanie Watson West 1978 ~ 2006 BOUNTIFUL- Stephanie Watson West, the love of my life, slipped through the veil into the presence of a loving Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 1, 2006 of complications from fighting Leukemia at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Stephanie was born February 11, 1978 to parents Frank Michael and Jolene Mann Watson in Bountiful, Utah. Married Bradley John West in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, June 20, 1997. Stephanie is a beautiful woman who loved her children, oh so much. She loved her family, her friends and her daisies. She was well loved by all who knew her and she will be missed. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she worked in the Primary. She was Director of Patient Accounts at Lakeview Hospital. Stephanie is survived by her eternal partner, Bradley; their children, Peyton and Sydney; mother, Jolene; father, Michael; sisters, Michelle (Larry) Thomson, Amy (Nathan) Orgill, Lindsey and Holly, brothers, Kevin (Jolie), Thomas (Becky), Brent (Cami), Ryan (Jodi), Jason (Taralie), Clark (Shellise) and Trevor (Barbara); grandfather, Dale D. Mann; in-laws, LeAnne and Ben, Brian (Camille), Chris (Donna), Adam (MaryAnn), and Suzanne (Bradley) Johnson. The family wishes to thank her friends and colleagues at Lakeview Hospital and the medical staff of St. Mark's and University of Utah/ Huntsman Bone Marrow Unit. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bountiful South Stake Center, 1250 South Main. Family and friends may call Wednesday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main and Thursday morning from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment-Bountiful City Cemetery. Online guest book at www.russonmortuary.com. When she had the choice to sit it out or dance, she danced.

(Published in Deseret News, July 4, 2006)