Barbara Jean Borden passed away peacefully in her Carlsbad home on July 15, 2021. She was 91. Barbara is reunited in heaven with many loved ones, including her husband of 43 years, Robert “Bob” Borden. Most days of her life began and ended the same.
To begin, Barbara acknowledged a morning’s beauty, rain or shine. She and Bob had one child, Debbie. Barbara routinely sang the chorus from an “Oklahoma” song when opening a young, sleeping Debbie’s bedroom blinds. "Oh, what a beautiful morning!" Barbara chimed. In the evenings, she wrote in her diary, leading to boxes and boxes of insight into a life fully lived.
She didn’t stray far for it. Barbara was born Dec. 3, 1929, at Scripps La Jolla Hospital to parents Ernest and Helen Taylor. Trips aside, her entire life was based within a five-mile stretch between Carlsbad and Oceanside. Be it on the reunion committee for Oceanside-Carlsbad High, in business as a telephone switchboard operator and real estate agent, or when greeting employees by name at the grocery store, she loved to engage people. This was especially true for her two grandchildren, whom she adored. Her sweet, bellowing laugh will be missed.
Debbie held Barbara’s hand on her final day. She is also survived by Debbie’s husband Sal, their two children, Vincent and Taylor, and one of her two brothers, Stewart. She is reunited with her other sibling, Grant. A memorial service will be held Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside. It promises to be a beautiful morning.
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