Our beloved daughter, Sylvia Tait King, age 15, passed away at St. Luke’s in Boise on Sunday, the 13th of December, 2015, under the loving watch of her parents, at the peak of the Geminid meteor showers.
She came into the world on Friday, the 13th of October, 2000, at the same hospital, under a full moon. She was the first child and only daughter of Jonathan and Carrie King.
Sylvia was our family peacekeeper and nurturer, our household librarian, and our resident cake decorator. She took care of us when we were sick, always looked out for her larger-than-life little brother, and never got too old to cuddle with us on the couch for a story or movie. One of her favorite things was staying home in pjs all weekend long, reading books, baking, and watching Korean dramas. She had a phenomenal sense of style and loved making arts and crafts; our home brims with Sylvia’s creations.
Wise beyond her years, and never one to be swayed by fads or popular opinion, Sylvia truly enjoyed school. She had high expectations of herself and others, and worked hard to meet the standards she set for herself. She loved learning so much that she even attended summer school to get ahead in her studies and allow herself to take more Art electives during the school year. Dedicated to leaving the world better than she found it, she and her friends started the Earth Club at North Junior High, and she dreamed of someday becoming a hydrologist.
She was also an extremely practical thinker: for example, she decided to join the golf team at North because she read that several women's golf scholarships go unfilled every year and figured she would have a fair shot at getting one.
A young woman who valued experience over things, Sylvia loved going to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival or other performances with her mother and hoped to get season tickets for Christmas this year. She loved Dad-Daughter Days, too, whether they were spent at coffee shops, restaurants, or outdoors.
Our family spent so much time together, and we don’t know how we’ll ever fill the void. From morning chai teas to rides to and from school; from literally building our house together to camping trips all through Idaho; from Kirkham Hot Springs on Thanksgiving morning to spring Break in Moab; from exploring Maui to the cherished week we spent every summer at the family camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, where we took daily boat rides to get ice cream, Sylvia was always fashionable, always kind, and always beautiful.
Artist, poet, environmentalist, baker, reader, student, friend, and daughter, Sylvia touched so many lives, and every person who knew her commented on her grace and ease of self. May her generosity and self-assurance serve as a reminder to us all that the most important thing we can do is be kind to one another. In the words of Emily Dickinson,
…If I can ease one life the aching
Or cool one pain
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Our family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at the St. Luke’s Pediatric ICU for their amazing care of Sylvia in her last weeks.
She is survived by her parents; her brother, Owen; her great grandmother, Eleanor; her grandparents, Rollin, Helen, Sue, Paula and Bernie; her aunts, Amy, Jodie, Monica and Talia; her uncles, Matt, Michael, Pat and Tony; and her cousins, Maddy, Meredith, Lucas, Helena, Catalina, Rayden, Jacob, and Rollin. Sylvia cultivated many lifelong friendships along the way and she loved you all as family. She will surly dwell in your hearts.
A Memorial Celebration will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 4-9 pm in the ballroom at the Owyhee Hotel, 1109 Main St, Boise. All who knew and loved her or her family are encouraged to attend.
Donations can be made to the Sylvia King Memorial Account at Idaho Independent Bank, 317 North 9th Street, Boise, ID 83702 or to the North Junior High Library book fund.
She came into the world on Friday, the 13th of October, 2000, at the same hospital, under a full moon. She was the first child and only daughter of Jonathan and Carrie King.
Sylvia was our family peacekeeper and nurturer, our household librarian, and our resident cake decorator. She took care of us when we were sick, always looked out for her larger-than-life little brother, and never got too old to cuddle with us on the couch for a story or movie. One of her favorite things was staying home in pjs all weekend long, reading books, baking, and watching Korean dramas. She had a phenomenal sense of style and loved making arts and crafts; our home brims with Sylvia’s creations.
Wise beyond her years, and never one to be swayed by fads or popular opinion, Sylvia truly enjoyed school. She had high expectations of herself and others, and worked hard to meet the standards she set for herself. She loved learning so much that she even attended summer school to get ahead in her studies and allow herself to take more Art electives during the school year. Dedicated to leaving the world better than she found it, she and her friends started the Earth Club at North Junior High, and she dreamed of someday becoming a hydrologist.
She was also an extremely practical thinker: for example, she decided to join the golf team at North because she read that several women's golf scholarships go unfilled every year and figured she would have a fair shot at getting one.
A young woman who valued experience over things, Sylvia loved going to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival or other performances with her mother and hoped to get season tickets for Christmas this year. She loved Dad-Daughter Days, too, whether they were spent at coffee shops, restaurants, or outdoors.
Our family spent so much time together, and we don’t know how we’ll ever fill the void. From morning chai teas to rides to and from school; from literally building our house together to camping trips all through Idaho; from Kirkham Hot Springs on Thanksgiving morning to spring Break in Moab; from exploring Maui to the cherished week we spent every summer at the family camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, where we took daily boat rides to get ice cream, Sylvia was always fashionable, always kind, and always beautiful.
Artist, poet, environmentalist, baker, reader, student, friend, and daughter, Sylvia touched so many lives, and every person who knew her commented on her grace and ease of self. May her generosity and self-assurance serve as a reminder to us all that the most important thing we can do is be kind to one another. In the words of Emily Dickinson,
…If I can ease one life the aching
Or cool one pain
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Our family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at the St. Luke’s Pediatric ICU for their amazing care of Sylvia in her last weeks.
She is survived by her parents; her brother, Owen; her great grandmother, Eleanor; her grandparents, Rollin, Helen, Sue, Paula and Bernie; her aunts, Amy, Jodie, Monica and Talia; her uncles, Matt, Michael, Pat and Tony; and her cousins, Maddy, Meredith, Lucas, Helena, Catalina, Rayden, Jacob, and Rollin. Sylvia cultivated many lifelong friendships along the way and she loved you all as family. She will surly dwell in your hearts.
A Memorial Celebration will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 4-9 pm in the ballroom at the Owyhee Hotel, 1109 Main St, Boise. All who knew and loved her or her family are encouraged to attend.
Donations can be made to the Sylvia King Memorial Account at Idaho Independent Bank, 317 North 9th Street, Boise, ID 83702 or to the North Junior High Library book fund.
Our beloved daughter, Sylvia Tait King, age 15, passed away at St. Luke’s in Boise on Sunday, the 13th of December, 2015, under the loving watch of her parents, at the peak of the Geminid meteor showers.
She came into the world on Friday, the 13th of October, 2000, at the same hospital, under a full moon. She was the first child and only daughter of Jonathan and Carrie King.
Sylvia was our family peacekeeper and nurturer, our household librarian, and our resident cake decorator. She took care of us when we were sick, always looked out for her larger-than-life little brother, and never got too old to cuddle with us on the couch for a story or movie. One of her favorite things was staying home in pjs all weekend long, reading books, baking, and watching Korean dramas. She had a phenomenal sense of style and loved making arts and crafts; our home brims with Sylvia’s creations.
Wise beyond her years, and never one to be swayed by fads or popular opinion, Sylvia truly enjoyed school. She had high expectations of herself and others, and worked hard to meet the standards she set for herself. She loved learning so much that she even attended summer school to get ahead in her studies and allow herself to take more Art electives during the school year. Dedicated to leaving the world better than she found it, she and her friends started the Earth Club at North Junior High, and she dreamed of someday becoming a hydrologist.
She was also an extremely practical thinker: for example, she decided to join the golf team at North because she read that several women's golf scholarships go unfilled every year and figured she would have a fair shot at getting one.
A young woman who valued experience over things, Sylvia loved going to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival or other performances with her mother and hoped to get season tickets for Christmas this year. She loved Dad-Daughter Days, too, whether they were spent at coffee shops, restaurants, or outdoors.
Our family spent so much time together, and we don’t know how we’ll ever fill the void. From morning chai teas to rides to and from school; from literally building our house together to camping trips all through Idaho; from Kirkham Hot Springs on Thanksgiving morning to spring Break in Moab; from exploring Maui to the cherished week we spent every summer at the family camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, where we took daily boat rides to get ice cream, Sylvia was always fashionable, always kind, and always beautiful.
Artist, poet, environmentalist, baker, reader, student, friend, and daughter, Sylvia touched so many lives, and every person who knew her commented on her grace and ease of self. May her generosity and self-assurance serve as a reminder to us all that the most important thing we can do is be kind to one another. In the words of Emily Dickinson,
…If I can ease one life the aching
Or cool one pain
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Our family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at the St. Luke’s Pediatric ICU for their amazing care of Sylvia in her last weeks.
She is survived by her parents; her brother, Owen; her great grandmother, Eleanor; her grandparents, Rollin, Helen, Sue, Paula and Bernie; her aunts, Amy, Jodie, Monica and Talia; her uncles, Matt, Michael, Pat and Tony; and her cousins, Maddy, Meredith, Lucas, Helena, Catalina, Rayden, Jacob, and Rollin. Sylvia cultivated many lifelong friendships along the way and she loved you all as family. She will surly dwell in your hearts.
A Memorial Celebration will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 4-9 pm in the ballroom at the Owyhee Hotel, 1109 Main St, Boise. All who knew and loved her or her family are encouraged to attend.
Donations can be made to the Sylvia King Memorial Account at Idaho Independent Bank, 317 North 9th Street, Boise, ID 83702 or to the North Junior High Library book fund.
She came into the world on Friday, the 13th of October, 2000, at the same hospital, under a full moon. She was the first child and only daughter of Jonathan and Carrie King.
Sylvia was our family peacekeeper and nurturer, our household librarian, and our resident cake decorator. She took care of us when we were sick, always looked out for her larger-than-life little brother, and never got too old to cuddle with us on the couch for a story or movie. One of her favorite things was staying home in pjs all weekend long, reading books, baking, and watching Korean dramas. She had a phenomenal sense of style and loved making arts and crafts; our home brims with Sylvia’s creations.
Wise beyond her years, and never one to be swayed by fads or popular opinion, Sylvia truly enjoyed school. She had high expectations of herself and others, and worked hard to meet the standards she set for herself. She loved learning so much that she even attended summer school to get ahead in her studies and allow herself to take more Art electives during the school year. Dedicated to leaving the world better than she found it, she and her friends started the Earth Club at North Junior High, and she dreamed of someday becoming a hydrologist.
She was also an extremely practical thinker: for example, she decided to join the golf team at North because she read that several women's golf scholarships go unfilled every year and figured she would have a fair shot at getting one.
A young woman who valued experience over things, Sylvia loved going to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival or other performances with her mother and hoped to get season tickets for Christmas this year. She loved Dad-Daughter Days, too, whether they were spent at coffee shops, restaurants, or outdoors.
Our family spent so much time together, and we don’t know how we’ll ever fill the void. From morning chai teas to rides to and from school; from literally building our house together to camping trips all through Idaho; from Kirkham Hot Springs on Thanksgiving morning to spring Break in Moab; from exploring Maui to the cherished week we spent every summer at the family camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, where we took daily boat rides to get ice cream, Sylvia was always fashionable, always kind, and always beautiful.
Artist, poet, environmentalist, baker, reader, student, friend, and daughter, Sylvia touched so many lives, and every person who knew her commented on her grace and ease of self. May her generosity and self-assurance serve as a reminder to us all that the most important thing we can do is be kind to one another. In the words of Emily Dickinson,
…If I can ease one life the aching
Or cool one pain
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Our family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at the St. Luke’s Pediatric ICU for their amazing care of Sylvia in her last weeks.
She is survived by her parents; her brother, Owen; her great grandmother, Eleanor; her grandparents, Rollin, Helen, Sue, Paula and Bernie; her aunts, Amy, Jodie, Monica and Talia; her uncles, Matt, Michael, Pat and Tony; and her cousins, Maddy, Meredith, Lucas, Helena, Catalina, Rayden, Jacob, and Rollin. Sylvia cultivated many lifelong friendships along the way and she loved you all as family. She will surly dwell in your hearts.
A Memorial Celebration will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 4-9 pm in the ballroom at the Owyhee Hotel, 1109 Main St, Boise. All who knew and loved her or her family are encouraged to attend.
Donations can be made to the Sylvia King Memorial Account at Idaho Independent Bank, 317 North 9th Street, Boise, ID 83702 or to the North Junior High Library book fund.
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