Obituary

Violet Ruby (Kratochvil) Baughn
January 28, 1946-January 18,2013
Violet R. Baughn, of Bellingham WA, an outstanding wife, mother, sister, aunt, great aunt and friend, died Jan. 18, 2013 just a few days before her 67th birthday.
She was born January 28, 1946, in Tacoma, WA, to the late Margaret and Albert Kratochvil and was raised in the Summit View area of Pierce County. She graduated from Franklin Pierce High School in1968 and went on to the U. of W. in September of 1964 earning a B.A. degree with a tri-major in Sociology, Anthropology and Psychology, graduating in 1968. Shortly after graduation she married Stephen Baughn of Tacoma and they embarked on 45 years of togetherness. Because Steve was in the Navy at the time he dragged her from coast to coast; California to Virginia.
In 1971 they moved to Bellingham so she could attend W.W.U., in the Graduate program in Education. She graduated with a Masters in Education with teaching credentials in 1973. Theresa was born in 1972. Vi taught school and tutored until Deborah was born in 1975.
While Theresa and Deb were in Middle School she taught at St. Francis Preschool for ten years shaping little minds and preparing them for the future. After ten years, wanting a change of pace, she enrolled at Whatcom Comm. Coll. and earned certification as a Chemical Dependency/Substance Abuse counselor. She worked for St. Joseph/PeaceHealth as a counselor for over ten years and had a lasting impact on hundreds of peoples lives.
She and Steve started traveling in 2002 with a trip to Ireland They made subsequent trips throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the United States.
Vi is survived by her husband Steve, her daughters Theresa and Deb, mother-in-law Jean, brother Bert (Lil), sister Rose (Ken) and brother Dan (Beverly), Sister-in-law Jude and brother-in-law Thom (Jan), the Silens/Benson family, nieces, Sharon, Cindy, Jennifer (Dean) and Ginni (Cirrus), nephews David, Paul (Maureen) and Matt (Nikki), and special lifelong friend Janet Smith of Spokane and numerous other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Al and Mickey, her brother Roger and niece Laura. A memorial service will be held Saturday Feb 2, 2013, from 2-4 PM, at Summit Methodist Church at 104th and Canyon Road, Tacoma.
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A memorial service will be held Saturday Feb 2, 2013, from 2-4 PM, at Summit Methodist Church at 104th and Canyon Road, Tacoma.