The lovely and bright light in the Rau family has passed to the next round of her tournament with ovarian cancer! She has gone toe to toe with the biggest advisory of her life for the past 15 years and faced it with courage, determination and the most positive will to overcome! Those same attributes will endure with her family! She was born May 9th 1962 to her very proud parents, David McCarty (passed 4/6/2009) and Francis McCarty (92 and still kickin)….She was number 10 of 12 siblings, so naturally she was a 10 the day she was born! Her husband of 28 years fell for her immediately and has been there with her throughout her journey, but most important to her were her two incredible children who not only were by her side but kept her focused and determined during her chemo treatments and recovery days, daughter Kelsie Rau and Son Jay Rau Jr (JJ), both live in Tucson. She and Jay were married at Hill AFB on October 14th 1989. She obtained her Mechanical Engineering Degree from Weber State University and when Jay left the Air force, they returned to Tucson so she could begin her engineering career. She worked for a number of civil engineering firms, in fact if you are reading this in Vail or Rita Ranch, odds are she designed and named the streets in your neighborhood. She found her home with NPL. Where she displayed her rock-solid work ethic and loyalty to her employer and coworkers! She was an avid cycler and played on a number of city league volleyball teams which she was dedicated to until she was physically unable to participate, but lifelong friendships were established! Her bright smile and infectious laugh will be missed. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 10:00am at St. Joseph’s Church.
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