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December 28, 2016In Loving Memory
Audrey was born on March 2, 1937 in Chicago Illinois to Edgar and Frieda Stoll. When she was young, they moved to Tucson Arizona. She attended Tucson schools and graduated from Tucson high school, the class of 1955, and went on to receive her masters of art from the University of Arizona. She was a school arts teacher for the Flowing Wells School District. On August 17, 1962, she and her high school sweetheart Paul “Bill” William married.
Audrey Jean Merriman
1937-2016
After her sons were born, she became a substitute teacher in the Amphitheater School District. When her sons were grown and gone from home, she helped her love, Bill, in real estate when his illness made it difficult for him to work.
She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a great friend to all who knew her.
She was a traveler and lover of going places. An avid photographer, she had an amazing eye for a “that look” and produced some beautiful prints. With a creative mind, she loved to work with clay, street art, painting, and learned to weld for her art. She always had an eye for composition and the love of nature. She enjoyed donating her time training assistance dogs and cultivating the gardens at the T’Ohono Chul Park. These were but two of her passions in life. She also spent much of her time working for own beautiful gardens and was found to be busy in the kitchen adding tried-and-true recipes to her collection.
She had an impact on the lives of all she met in her journey and will be missed by many but, like all good things, she was but passing through our lives. She remained with us for as long as her body would let her to help us learn to grow and be better people.
On August 19, 2016, surrounded by family Casa de Buena Vida where she resided for the past several months, she joined her husband Bill, father Edgar, mother Freida, brother Bill and many aunts and uncles who departed before her. In their passing, they paved the road for her to join them. Remaining behind of her three sons Paul C. “Kip” of Alaska and his wife Sheila, Shaun Andrew of Hawaii and William Scott of Arizona; four grandchildren, Susan (Charles), Sara, Paul T. and Jennifer; six great-grandchildren Caleb, James, Claire, Dakota, Bindi and Leilani; her aunt Molly and many cousins, nieces and nephews
Audrey was truly loved to possessed something from all of usthat so many seldom have…our love.God’s garden, a poem
God looked around his gardenAnd found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering,He knew that you were in pain,
He knew that you would neverGet well on earth again.
You saw the road was getting rough, And the hills were hard to climb,
So he closed your weary eyelids,And whispered “Peace be thine,”
It broke our hearts to lose you, But You didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you, That day God called you home.
