Lydia Mae Rigby
(January 22, 1986 - August 17, 2013)
After a long battle with the struggles that finally took its toll on her mortal body, our beautiful Lydia Mae Rigby was welcomed home to her Heavenly Father. Although we lost a piece of our hearts, we find comfort in the fact that we will one day see our sweet Lydi again.
Lydia was born January 22, 1986 in Ogden, Utah. She graduated from Davis High in 2004. While there she was a member of the swim team and took state in the freestyle 100 meter competition her senior year. Lydia also loved to ski, cook, camp, and hunt. From an early age Lydia loved art and eventually grew into an extremely talented artist.
Lydia had an amazing sense of style and it was always fun to see what she would wear, paint or even say next. Lyd had a ridiculously funny sense of humor and was known for being able to make people laugh. Lydia never met a stranger and made it a point to help others feel at ease. Everyone who met her loved her.
Lyd worked for Crystal Tones as the warehouse manager where her work took her around the states, Germany, and even to China two different times. She loved to travel and developed a love for the Chinese culture.
Lydia loved a challenge and in Jr. High decided to teach herself how to play the piano in order to participate in a class talent show. There was nothing that Lydia couldn't do when she set her mind to it.
She was adored by her "babies" and loved to spend time doing things to make them happy. Movies with her nieces and nephew were never watched normally, but rather inside the biggest indoor fort ever conceived.
Lyd has left a giant hole in our lives and will be missed and loved forever. She leaves behind her parents Kevin Reed and Jaclynne Beecher Rigby of Kaysville, siblings Alicia (Kevin) Hatch of Layton and Jessica (Tony) Smith of Travis Air Force Base, California. Also her "babies" Chloe, Madi, Cash and Scarlett Hatch, and Indie and Eden Smith. She is also survived by her grandmother Lela Rigby of Kaysville.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Flint Street Chapel, 1275 W. 200 No., Kaysville. Friends may visit family Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 No. Main and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the chapel. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.
After a long battle with the struggles that finally took its toll on her mortal body, our beautiful Lydia Mae Rigby was welcomed home to her Heavenly Father. Although we lost a piece of our hearts, we find comfort in the fact that we will one day see our sweet Lydi again.
Lydia was born January 22, 1986 in Ogden, Utah. She graduated from Davis High in 2004. While there she was a member of the swim team and took state in the freestyle 100 meter competition her senior year. Lydia also loved to ski, cook, camp, and hunt. From an early age Lydia loved art and eventually grew into an extremely talented artist.
Lydia had an amazing sense of style and it was always fun to see what she would wear, paint or even say next. Lyd had a ridiculously funny sense of humor and was known for being able to make people laugh. Lydia never met a stranger and made it a point to help others feel at ease. Everyone who met her loved her.
Lyd worked for Crystal Tones as the warehouse manager where her work took her around the states, Germany, and even to China two different times. She loved to travel and developed a love for the Chinese culture.
Lydia loved a challenge and in Jr. High decided to teach herself how to play the piano in order to participate in a class talent show. There was nothing that Lydia couldn't do when she set her mind to it.
She was adored by her "babies" and loved to spend time doing things to make them happy. Movies with her nieces and nephew were never watched normally, but rather inside the biggest indoor fort ever conceived.
Lyd has left a giant hole in our lives and will be missed and loved forever. She leaves behind her parents Kevin Reed and Jaclynne Beecher Rigby of Kaysville, siblings Alicia (Kevin) Hatch of Layton and Jessica (Tony) Smith of Travis Air Force Base, California. Also her "babies" Chloe, Madi, Cash and Scarlett Hatch, and Indie and Eden Smith. She is also survived by her grandmother Lela Rigby of Kaysville.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Flint Street Chapel, 1275 W. 200 No., Kaysville. Friends may visit family Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 No. Main and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the chapel. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.
Lydia was talented, smart and funny. We loved her and as Tom said, fully expected she would one day be our daughter-in-law. We hoped they would both get well so they could be together. But because she knew where she could too easily get her hands on drugs in Utah and because she didn't want to bring Nic down with her as he is on his way to getting well, she moved to Colorado. Unfortunately, she spiraled there with replacements for the drugs she found in UT and they ended up taking her life. I loved the stories they told about her at her funeral. Fun, uplifting stories. I was glad they didn't pretend she died a natural death and addressed what a tragic ending this was. I loved that the bishop talked about going to visit her in "the bahamas" (Jacki's name for the county jail) and did so with love and understanding. No judgement. I love that Lyd's family embraced Nic and made him a part of the service. He was pall bearer and did so with dignity though his heart was breaking. They've been a huge support for Nic while we've been away and while he's been in his own treatment program in "the bahamas".
My heart breaks for her family as they have been such a support for us. As parents we have battled together through this insidious disease as we try to save our children...even if that means keeping them apart from the ones they love. We've had the conversation many times about what it must be like to get THAT phone call. For them to have actually received it is beyond any devastation I can imagine.
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| Lydia's dad Kevin, Nic, Jacki and their bishop |
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| Jessica with Nic's longtime friend Tyler |
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| Cousin Danielle and Jess |
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| Nic, with friend Josh who is in same program as he is |
2 comments:
Teri, I am so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. I'm praying for Nic's recovery and his healing from this loss. As you know my twin sister has struggled with addiction for half our lives, and I lost a cousin to addiction last year. It is a painful road, but I can see Nic is working hard and I know he can do it! My sister is doing so well now. There is ALWAYS hope.
Thanks, Heather. Yeah, it is so scary as recovery seems so fragile. Hoping he can hold it together. He is fortunate that he's with my parents and has Jessica mentoring him through this difficult time.
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