Bill's wife, Kaye, Obituary and Life Sketch

• Obituary:

  Kaye Pace, 80, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, August 28, 2017, after a short

  illness and stay at the Medford Oregon Hospital. Although her youthful vigor had faded

  over the past few years, her great love for her family deepened and spread as more great

  grandchildren joined the family circle and brought her extraordinary joy that she often

  expressed. She leaves behind her faithful husband, Bill, who was her best friend, and whom

  she openly adored.

  Kaye was born Kaye Sylvia Cowley on April 8, 1937 in Ogden, Utah to R Adams Cowley and

  Marjorie Smith. She was an only child of a saintly mother and a world famous heart surgeon.

  Kaye attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she met and married the love of

  her life, Bill Pace. Together they had four children, three living to adulthood. Their youngest

  son, Brad, passed away at age 14 after a short illness from lung cancer.

  Bill and Kaye lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles as Bill attended dental school and

  orthodontic school, while Kaye used her elementary school education to support the family with

  her teaching. They made their first long term home in Santa Cruz, California. Later they moved

  to Trail, Oregon, where they had their own piece of heaven on earth by Lost Creek Lake,

  outside of Medford.

  In mid-life, Kaye discovered she had a talent for art and developed a love for oil painting. And

  she could always be found beside Bill as they created and built many things together.

  Kaye was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many responsible

  positions while she served her fellow church and community members. Her most significant

  legacy was her love for the Lord and her love for her family. She will be deeply missed by all

  who knew her.

  Kaye is survived by her husband, Bill Pace of Trail, Oregon, daughter Cathy Hunter (Marvin) of

  Medford, Oregon, daughter Cindie Blake (Rob) of Cedar Hills, Utah, and son Greg Pace of

  Santa Cruz, California. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

  Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 11:00 am at the chapel of the

  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 11175 OR-62, Eagle Point, Oregon

  97524.

  Life Sketch:

  Kaye Pace, 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 28, 2017 after a short stay in the

  Medford Oregon Hospital. Although her youthful vigor had faded over the past few years, her

  great love for her family deepened and spread as more great grandchildren joined the family

  circle and brought her extraordinary joy that she often expressed. She leaves behind her
• faithful husband, Bill, who was her best friend, and whom she openly adored. At a recent family

  gathering in June, she repeatedly stated how much she loved him and how thankful she was to

  have spent so many years with the man she met and married in college.

  Kaye was born Kaye Sylvia Cowley on April 8, 1937 in Ogden, Utah to R Adams Cowley and

  Marjorie Smith. She was an only child. Her father, a graduate of the University of Utah and

  famous heart surgeon, moved the family to Baltimore for medical school and later a career in

  trauma medicine. She loved returning each summer to Utah to spend time with cousins and

  Uncle Hal Cowley. She often spoke fondly of those memories.

  When she was 18 years old, Kaye was accepted at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah to

  study elementary education, and finished with her teaching degree. While at BYU, she found

  herself “the most handsome cowboy on campus”, Bill Pace, who hailed from Arizona, and who

  quickly found her beauty and companionship quite agreeable. They were married on May 13, 1955 and

  later sealed forever in the Oakland California Temple.

  While Bill pursued a dental education in San Francisco, Kaye taught school to help make ends

  meet. She loved the school kids but really hated dropping off her daughters, Cathy and Cindie

  at day care. Later, she supported the move of the family to Los Angeles while Bill finished his

  Orthodontics degree at USC. Bill and Kaye loved to explore the country and often found

  themselves and their growing family in some long car rides that took them to some beautiful

  locales. However, when they discovered Santa Cruz, California, they knew they had found

  home. While Bill straightened teeth, Kaye was busy with the activities of her two older

  daughters, and created space for two rambunctious sons, Greg and Brad, to join their circle of

  love. They built a lovely home in Soquel that overlooked the Monterey Bay, and often

  entertained friends and neighbors with swimming parties and delicious barbeques. Kaye and

  Bill worked hard to create a heavenly environment for their children, but were interrupted in a

  tragic way when Brad, at 14, developed a cough that wouldn’t go away. Within a week the

  cough had been diagnosed as lung cancer, and within another week Brad was gone. With

  astounding faith in God, Kaye pulled the family together and made sure everyone knew that

  Brad’s absence was only temporary and that all of her family would be together again in the

  great hereafter. She penned a beautiful journal of Brad’s life and shared it with many people

  who expressed appreciation for her insights, love, and faith.

  In 1989, the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake did discouraging and severe damage to their

  home in Soquel. Undaunted and with the same familiar courage with which she faced most

  challenges, Kaye led the restoration effort to rebuild and redecorate so she could once again

  entertain family and friends.

  In Kaye’s middle age years, she discovered an untapped talent in art and began producing

  beautiful oil paintings, some of which hang prominently in the homes of her children and

  grandchildren. Cindie especially appreciates the inspiring painting of Jesus Christ that Kaye

  produced remarkably soon after she developed her interest in art.

  Kaye and Bill owned a water ski boat and loved to take their children and grandchildren

  camping and skiing. On one particular trip north, they discovered Lost Creek Lake just outside
• Medford, Oregon, and soon developed plans to move there. Purchasing a large parcel of

  property and a small home on the lake, they created their own little serene piece of heaven

  where they could garden, walk, and stare at the star-filled sky at night. Kaye spent the

  remaining years of her life in the most bucolic and happy setting she could imagine.

  Kaye was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and often found

  herself in responsible and important positions serving her fellow members and providing a

  helping hand to community efforts. She will be missed by all those who knew her.

  Kaye is survived by her husband, Bill Pace of Trail, Oregon, daughter Cathy Hunter (Marvin) of

  Medford, Oregon, daughter Cindie Blake (Rob) of Cedar Hills, Utah, and son Greg Pace of

  Santa Cruz, California. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren