Holly Middleton

two children, passed away at age 61.

Holly was born on November 21, 1957 in Jacksonville, FL to Earl and Mary

(Weaver) Jeter. She received her Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from

the University of Florida in Gainesville in 1979, and a Masters in

Mathematics from Jacksonville University in 2011. In her first career,

Holly worked as an engineer for BellSouth Corporation, and later pursued

a second career as a math professor. On October 24, 1987, she married

Patrick Middleton, and together they raised their two children Taylor

and Katarina.

Holly had many passions in life. She loved to play tennis, playing on

her high school team and then at 'A' level throughout her life until her

illness would no longer allow her to play. She loved sailing, primarily

in Hobie Cats at the competition level, and also in her family's Morgan

24. She was an accomplished dancer, growing up in dance from a young age

and then onto the stage in various dancing troupes. One of Holly's

greater passions, though, was teaching math to students for whom math

was a 'second language'. She was able to influence so many lives as a

teacher of those who, for whatever reason, weren't natural mathletes.

She would work with her students until they 'got it', and was a creator

of new and varying techniques to reach the unreached.

Holly was totally devoted to her family, immediate, extended and

adopted. Her relationships with her husband Patrick and her children

were rich, and deepened with each passing year. She was also Mom to

various and sundry people needing a meal, or a hug or a family. Holly

understood the value of relationships; she was a fast and faithful

friend to many whose lives were enriched as a result. Ultimately,

though, Holly reserved her greatest passion for her Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ. In him alone she found her life, her breath and her being.

She would often say, "Don't tell God how big your storms are; tell your

storms how big your God is!". Toward the end of her life, when the

storms were at their worst, the power of Christ's grace and peace

permeated Holly's spirit and filled hospital rooms. She was a blessing

to those who had the privilege to know her and experience firsthand her

kind and gentle spirit.

Holly was preceded in death by her father, Earl, and her mother, Mary.

She is survived by her husband Patrick, her two children Taylor and

Katarina, her sister Lane, brother Chip, and many cousins, in-laws,

nieces, and nephews. Viewing and rosary will be Tuesday, June 18th at

7pm at Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home, 940 Cesery Blvd. Funeral and Mass will

be held on Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 at Christ the King Catholic

Church, 742 Arlington Road, Jacksonville, FL 32211 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu

of flowers, Holly's family requests that donations in her name be made

to the Scleroderma Research Foundation, www.srfcure.org.