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Julie Marie (Roddick) Benjamin

Posted 2018-03-26 by mhenderson
Parker Pioneer, Parker, Arizona -
Posted on February 14, 2018 -

Julie Marie Benjamin passed peacefully on Jan. 23, 2018, with her
family by her side in Kerrville, Texas at the age of 67. Julie was
born to Ernest and Betty Roddick in South Hampton, Bristol, England on
April 25, 1950.

She is survived by her father, Ernest Roddick, and second mother,
Joyce; her husband, Roger Benjamin; sister Linda Roddick; brother
Terry Roddick and his wife, Janice; son Richard Peterson; daughters
Wendy Peterson and Shantel Feague; grandchildren Ryan Gray, Rebecca
Peterson, Trevor Peterson; and numerous nieces and nephews in the USA
and her family in the United Kingdom.

Julie was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Roddick (1988) and
her granddaughter, Lyndzey Gray (2015).

Nurse Julie, as she was popularly known, worked at the La Paz County
Jail as the head nurse for 20 years. Prior to that, Julie was an ER
nurse for 20 years in Southern California, caring for and showing
compassion to those in need. She volunteered as the team mom for her
grandson’s football team and was always available to help at La Paz
Regional Hospital whenever she was needed.

She and her husband, Roger, lived in Parker for almost 30 years until
they both retired in 2015 to become snowbirds. They traveled across
the USA with their faithful dog, Roxy.

Julie loved to cook, and no one ever left her table feeling hungry. To
say she will be greatly missed is an understatement.

She was a lady with a golden heart, always giving to others, but never
wanting anything in return. Until we meet again.





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