Jennifer S Mailloux

Jennifer S. Mailloux 1946 - 2018 Jenny passed away 15 minutes into “Ascension Day” May 10th from complications from a hemorrhagic stroke. Jenny, an Australian citizen and 20 year resident of Springdale is survived by her husband Paul, daughter Dannielle, Son-in-Law Tom and grand-daughter Ashton. I was introduced to Jenny by another hang glider pilot in Ft. Collins, Colorado. One night, on my way back to my construction project in Steamboat Springs I found myself at her house sharing a six pack of beer, playing with her 4 y.o. daughter Dannielle and, for the first time in my life, considering marriage. Together we were built a wing shaped, daisy adorned canopy in a meadow near Estes Park, Colorado. We invited family, fellow rock climbers, hang glider pilots and even a few normal people to our marriage in the mountain meadow on July 20, 1980. The years that followed featured many hang gliding, climbing and canyoneering trips from Colorado to Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Jenny loved camping in the meadows around Crested Butte; hiking (or swimming) the Buckskin Canyon down to the Paria then down to Lees Ferry; hiking down the Grandview trail to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and up river to the Red Canyon exit trail and hiking to Little Death Hollow, Neon Canyon and numerous other canyons in the Escalante. And of course there was Zion. We moved to Springdale in 1996, suffered damage to our home in a flash flood on September 11, 1998 and held each other’s hands and hearts while we restored our home. Jenny mourned the loss of all the photographs of her early life and of Dannielles’ childhood. Now it’s my turn. Jenny kept the books for our Design/ Construction Company. But her social nature prompted her to take second jobs at the Driftwood Lodge, then the Majestic view lodge on the front desk. She glowed as she greeted customers with information the hotel and Zion, always with a smile. Returning customers always remembered Jenny. Wherever we lived, Jenny had a garden. When she lost her job at the Majestic View Jenny lost her source of social interaction. So I bought a greenhouse and screened in a garden so she could grow crops year round. She sold produce and photos she took at the Farmer’s market and when that was discontinued, looked forward to selling vegetables to contacts she had made in past years. But I could feel her slipping away to inactivity and depression. Daughter Dannielle, Granddaughter Ashton and son-in-law Tom will arrive back in Springdale on June 19th. I have made arrangements with Catherine Gregg, a clergywoman and close friend, to conduct a service for Jenny at the Springdale cemetery on the 21th of June at 10 AM. Please check back here for further details or changes in the time or burial date when we have a better handle on the weather, or call me at 632-7434.

Jennifer S Mailloux

January 20, 1946 - May 10, 2018