

I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
Wanda Lu English, age 97, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on January 27, 2026. She was born in Tulare, California, on May 9, 1928.
Wanda graduated from Stanford University, receiving her B.A. from the School of Education. She was married to Ralph V. English in June of 1950. They were married for 50 years before Ralph passed.
Wanda worked and had a career in elementary education in California for 10 years before moving to Phoenix in 1960. She was a member of the Republican Party, the Veteran Car Club of America, the Second Church of Christian Science in Phoenix, and the Stanford Alumni of Phoenix. She also had a passion for bridge, knitting, and crocheting.
She is survived by her daughter Karen English Hulwick of Denver; her grandchildren John, Lindsay, Britney, Max, Sam, Ciera, and Connor; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Wanda was beloved, faithful, generous, gentle, hard-working, cherished, devoted, kind-hearted, inspirational, thoughtful, resilient, honest, and compassionate.
A visitation will be held at Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery, 401 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257, on February 2, 2026, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that
during the low periods of my life, when I was
suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,”You promised me
Lord, that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods
of my life there have only been
one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you.”
– Mary Stevenson
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