Carolyn passed away at home on Dec 12th, 2014. She was born Aug 25th 1949 in Salt Lake City to D. Wendell Hatfield and Helen Memmott Hatfield. After graduating from East High and Westminster College and following a stint with VISTA she found her lifetime passion of nursing. She returned to Westminster to obtain her Registered Nurse certification and practiced with distinction and compassion at the Primary Children's Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for many years. She also served at LDS Hospital before moving to Park City, UT in 2002 to be with her husband Rick Russell, who will be forever grateful that she said \" I do \" on Nov 8th 2003. She skied and rode horseback, to her great pleasure, right up until the week of her death. To see her interact with children, healthy or ill, was to see true beauty in action. Many, many friends will miss her for a long time.
Survived by her husband Rick Russell (Park City, Ut), brother and sister-in-law Paul Hatfield and Karen Cordner (Salt Lake City),brother and sister-in-law Robert Hatfield and Sharon Carlson (Mill Valley, CA) ,goddaughter Sarah Jane Dee (Salt Lake City) and Boomer, Nikki and April-latest in a long lineof loved and pampered kitties.
Service will be held at 3:00 PM Sat Dec 20th at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E So. Temple in Salt Lake City. Friends may gather at 2:30. In lieu of flowers a small donation in Carolyn\s name to the National Ability Center Equestrian Program or your favorite charity would be appreciated.
Celebration of Carolyn's life will follow the service at 7742 Oak Shadow Circle (3400 East) off Bengal Blvd.
