Deborah Sue Trople's Obituary
Deborah Sue Trople July 19,1953 - January 23, 2023
Our ‘Freddie’, Debbie Trople, 69 passed away January 23, 2023 surrounded by loving family.
Debbie was born in Midwest, Wyoming, the daughter of Frank and Bea Trople. She was the third of six siblings, Linda Trople, Albert Trople (Susan Molitar), Gregory Trople, Tamara Trople Jones (McKay Baker), Glen Trople (Lisa Peterson). Debbie was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Albert and Gregory.
Debbie spent most of her youth in Salt Lake City, Utah where she attended Cathedral of the Madeline, St. Mary’s of the Wasatch, then graduating from Judge Memorial, class of 1971.
Debbie attended California State University, Dominguez Hills on scholarship graduating with a BA in Human Services with an emphasis in Gerontology. After working in Salt Lake City in the Gerontology field for a few years Debbie moved to Montana, married and gave birth to her only son Robert Todd, the joy of her life.
Debbie moved back to Utah in 1983 to help mom after dad had a heart attack as mom was finishing her masters in education. Debbie was so great with dad as she had him wrapped around her little finger. Debbie loved to travel and she and Robert moved to Maryland while Debbie worked for Piedmont Airlines. After Piedmont her travels took her to Houston, Texas where she was a trainer for Continental Airlines. Debbie stayed in the Woodlands so Robert could plant roots. She adored her son and gave him every tool he needed to become a loving, dedicated husband and father. The only thing more joyful than having Robert and his wife Robin in her life was her two beautiful granddaughters Brooke and Jordan. She loved being ’Grand D”.
Debbie move back to Utah in 1999 when dad‘s health started to fail. She became a realtor for Urban Homes and Estates for more than eight years. Debbie was a devout Catholic and she attended the Newman Center in Utah but she loved attending services of all the faiths. Freddie always said, “It opened her mind and made her a better person.”
Debbie was our families glue. She is every single niece and nephews favorite auntie. To this day she has friends from every stage of her life, grade school, high school, every job and church she attended. There was no better daughter, sister, mom, grandmother, auntie or friend. To know her was to love her joy. If she knew you, you could bet you’d be getting a call with her singing happy birthday. Debbie never knew a stranger and had a gift of making everyone feel welcome.
She would tell you not to shed a tear…to hug someone and be kind.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Alzheimer’s research.
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