Jean Marie Lugg

Jean moved to Arizona in 1972 with her husband and children and took a position with the State of Arizona working at the Arizona State Hospital. When she retired, she had over twenty-five years of service as a mental health nurse. She was an avid quilter, fan of many sports, awesome cook, was passionate about gardening and loved to read fiction, mostly detective and conspiracy theory novels.

She and her husband raised four children, whom she leaves behind; Julie (Steve), Jody (Mike), Jim (Lori), and Jo Anne (Louis); eight grandchildren; and two great grandchildren; her sister Janet and brother Ron.

Jean is preceded by her husband James; her mother and father Anne and Arthur Ristow; her sister Janette, brother Artie and the twins Rich and Rob.

A private graveside service was held on June 12, 2020 at Resthaven Park Cemetery in Glendale, Arizona.

A letter to my mother, From Julie

Saying good bye to my mom today... is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.

The way she touched our lives...will always remain in our hearts forever.

My mom was funny...she was compassionate....and did her job well as a busy mom raising her four children.

My mom cooked with passion and cooked from scratch and her leftovers were one of the most amazing things I will greatly miss.

my mom had such a love for her gardens and took great pride in her planning and planting and taught us to dig, water, and pick the vegetables.

Every spring she would buy her seed packets and create this beautiful garden in the back yard around this huge rock and we called it her rock garden. I would lay across that rock and name every flower by memory.. the batchlor buttons, and dragon flies being my favorite. Hence she taught me my love for flowers as well.

I cherish the times we sat around her kitchen table and shared our day. She listened and gave the best advice in such a logical or witty way we all know and love... If words failed her she would simply say a catch phrase like.....I don't know what to tell you Jules...Or my favorite...You married him

and we would always laugh through it together

she had a wonderful sense of humor.

My mom has always been my support...my strength....and my comfort through it all.

Mom had this habbit... whenever you called her she would have her conversation, and at the end of the call..she would simply hang up her phone....I would giggle and say to whom ever was in the room well she did it again.....she forgot to say bye.

It was months later at a family gathering, sitting around her kitchen table...someone said ...have you ever noticed how gma always hangs up the phone,and forgets to say bye? Several of us laughed and agreed hey....she does that to me too.

The grand kids teased their gma by saying why do you do that gma? She gave us one of her silly answers and we all just said together....."well that's Gma for you"

My mom was our rock and held our family together.

My mom was my best friend. I am going to miss her...but I know she will always be with me.

My mom Jean was loved by so many. Even though she is gone... she has left us all the legacy of her love.

As I stand her today and share my words with all of you...one thought has occured to me, how losing my mom suddenly is still a blur to me or may not seem real...I know I have to accept the fact.

It was simply her one last time... to hang up the phone.....and she couldn't .....say good bye...

I love you so much mom...