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Darlene "Dee Dee" Carlile

December 12th, 1951 - April 9th, 2013

Obituary

Sandy resident, Darlene Carlile died suddenly at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the age of 61.

A viewing was held at Sandy Funeral Home.

She was born, Darlene I. Diew to Richard and Mary (Tutino) Diew on December 12, 1951 in Oakland, California. She was raised in El Monte, California and received her schooling there. Shortly after graduating, she moved to Oregon and made her home in the Oregon City area.

On February 23, 1974 she was united in marriage to Paul Carlile. They remained in Oregon City and Darlene began her lifelong passion and career as a daycare provider. In 1984, Darlene her husband and 5 children moved to Sandy and made their permanent home. She continued providing care for children until retiring in late 1990’s.

Dee Dee enjoyed doing various types of crafts, traveling, cooking, having family gatherings and growing daffodils and tulips in her yard. She attended Living Way Fellowship in Sandy.

Surviving is her husband Paul; her 5 children, Chastity, Cherish, Justin, Joshua and Cara-Mia; 18 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; 1 sister Lorraine and 1 brother Carl and many other extended family members.

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I refuse to believe the one person I spent my formative years with is gone. How do I let go of walks in the sand on HB sharing only things sisters could, beach fires, our pier, friends, music, and all the things only possible at that time and place. Life was great.

Needless to say, our parents moving us to Oregon was beyond traumatic. Some may think we would embrace the change. They didn’t leave behind the life we did. In time we adjusted to the fact that OR was still 10yrs behind CA, but as with all things in life, God had a plan.

Finding SW Portland brought new memories. A definite improvement over Hubbard! These trials brought us closer than I ever imagined. The differences sisters encounter no longer existed. We had each other.


Jane Austen wrote “Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply” and she was right on.

We later realized if we did not have the NW, we would have not experienced God’s plan for that time of our lives. You were blessed to have been loved, and just as you would have wanted, blessed to have our children have a bond I hope time never erases.
My sister, my friend, I want you back. Until that day, I hang on to Philippians 1:3 “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.”
Love,
Lorraine(Rainbow)
Lorraine
Nothing Gold Can Stay
- Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.

Uncle Paul, Chastity, Cherish, Justin, Joshua, Cara Mia: I love and pray for every one of you. My childhood is filled with the love we shared together every Holiday as a family; many traditions those of your mother, my Aunt.

To all my second and third cousins (her grandchildren and great grandchildren), I grieve with you on the loss of your Nana, and you are also in each one of my prayers.

There is but only ONE way to get through the loss of the ones we love, and that is through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Place your faith and trust in Him to carry you through these difficult times ahead.

We know that she loved Jesus. We also know that because of this; His promise, we will one day be united again in Heaven.

God, even with His promise, expects us to mourn. In fact, He encourages it.

Matthew 5:4 writes “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

We will miss you, Aunt Dee, until we meet again.

With love,
John, Michelle, Emma, Taylor, Aidan, and Harper Rose
Michelle

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