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Myrtie Lew "You are my Sunshine" Myrtie Lew Sawyer, beloved mother, grandmother, and a kind-hearted and generous friend passed away unexpectedly September 30, 2005 while hiking in the canyons of Price, UT. Myrtie was born to Virginialea and Elmer Sawyer on September 28, 1942 in Blackwell, OK. She was raised in Oklahoma and then in Albuquerque, NM. She attended schools in Albuquerque and graduated from Highland High. She then attended John Brown University where she received her bachelors of Science in Biology and a minor in English. Upon graduation she landed a job in Carson City, NV. She taught high school Biology at Carson High School. She met her husband, John Horgan while teaching there her first year. They were married in March 1964. They resided in Carson City where they had two beautiful daughters, Anne Margaret and Mary Catherine. She first volunteered and then taught science and math at St. Teresa's for several years while her daughters attended there. Myrtie had a great thirst for knowledge. She obtained her Masters Degree in Education from the University of Nevada in Reno. She and John were divorced in 1980. Her second Masters brought her to Utah. With 2 children she set out on an adventure to seek a Masters in School Counseling at the U of U. She has been a counselor with the Granite School District at Valley Jr. High for the past 17 years. Myrtie has touched many lives in her line of work, mostly because she truly cared about people. She was a dedicated and hard working person who never shied away from anything. Myrtie had a quick wit and a keen mind. She was an avid reader; she loved to travel and enjoyed bowling, movies, U of U games, nature, and spending time with the Packard Family. Myrtie enjoyed collecting scrap booking paper and stamps - we were just waiting to get started. She was preceded in death by her mother, Virginialea; her father, Elmer; her daughter, Mary; and stepfather, J.D. Wallace. She is survived by her daughter, Anne and son-in-law, Rex Pico and their beautiful children, Matthew, Shanna, Jessica, Charity, Andrew, and Sarah; aunt, Olive Richardson of Albuquerque; and her adopted family, Char Packard's Family (Mike, Jake, Erin, and Phill, Adri and Corby). Her grandchildren were the light of her life. She proudly displayed their artwork in her home and office. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 12:00 Noon at the Valley View Funeral Home Chapel, 4335 West 4100 South, West Valley City, UT. Tributes may be sent to the family at www.MeM.com. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mary Horgan Memorial Scholarship Fund at Cochise College, 4190 West Highway 80, Douglas, AZ, 85607-9724. Myrtie was our foundation. She was the practical one to help us achieve our goals but gave us the strength to reach beyond our goals to the stars above. She was our guiding light towards the future. She was the first one to offer help and advice, and the first one to offer any comfort or joy we were in need of. She was and will always be our forever friend. We greatly miss you and will love you forever. Goodbye for now.
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