Julene Larsen Romney Always a Teacher Julene Larsen Romney passed away at her home on Sunday, July 3, 2005, encircled by those she loved and finally at peace after a valiant battle with cancer. The daughter of the late John Anderson Larsen and Lois Manwill Larsen, she was born May 3, 1955, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family lived briefly in Indiana while her father attended graduate school. The daughter of the principal, she graduated from Olympus High School and attended BYU briefly before earning her Bachelor's degree in Education at the University of Utah. She married Richard Miles Romney, son of Paul and Mary Lou Romney, on March 3, 1983, in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in Centerville for four years before moving back to where they both grew up in the Skyline/Olympus area. They have three sons and two daughters: Taylor (recently returned from the India Bangalore Mission), Miles (serving in the Honduras Comayaguela Mission), Brittany, McKay, and Charlotte. By profession, Julene was a teacher. She enjoyed seven years as a member of the faculty at Midvale Middle School. As a mother and a friend, she was a teacher, too. She taught her own children by precept and example and was fond of all children. She loved books and cherished the scriptures, reading in them daily until illness made her too weak. Then she listened to recordings. She filled her home with memories, scrapbooks, stitchery, craftwork, and tatting. She served faithfully in many callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, most recently as ward and then stake Primary president. She much preferred a supporting role to a leadership role, but never refused a calling, even when she felt her own talents were meager. She was a gracious listener and a faithful friend, helping those around her to see and understand the lessons of life. Julene loved her husband and her family. She gathered with them often for prayers, for home evening, and to play games together. Her children were her greatest joy, and they will forever remember their talks with her. She trusted in the covenants of the temple and the promises of eternity. We love her and will miss her dearly. She is survived by her husband Richard; her children; her mother; and her brothers and sisters--Dennis (Kay) Larsen, Sandy; Deanne (Gary) Hanson, Midway; Brent (Tineke) Larsen, Highland; Bryant (Deborah) Larsen, Alpine; Shaun (Heidi) Larsen, Mesa, Arizona; and by many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Funeral services for Julene will be held Friday, July 8, at noon at the East Millcreek Stake Center, 3103 East 3600 South (Craig Drive). Family and friends may call Thursday, July 7, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, or Friday from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the stake center prior to services. Published in Salt Lake Tribune from July 6 to July 7, 2005