Julie Anne Knapp Julie “Jules” Anne Boyer Knapp of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, went home to the Lord on April 21, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 38 years old. Julie was born on June 7, 1976 in Yuma, Colorado, the middle child of three girls. Julie learned sign language at a young age. She loved it so much that as an adult she taught baby sign classes. She graduated college with a degree in psychology, but her real passion and dream was to be a wife and mother. She married Mike Knapp on May 16, 2002 and devoted her time to homeschooling her son and daughter. She was a member of Grace Church and worked with the youth group. Julie was also one of the founding board members of Pagosa Valor School. Julie never said no to adventure. She enjoyed dirt biking, motorcycling, skiing, fly fishing, bow hunting, and more. She loved to travel, and in adopting her son, was able to travel to China. Julie was also very creative and loved photography, scrapbooking, home decorating, and making jewelry. She is survived by her husband, Mike, daughter Rylie and son Talon, mother Linda Mariska, grandparents Gene and Lois Huston, sisters Lori Murphy and Kami Japp, mother- in-law Carol Bogioli, sister-in-law Kara Bogioli, brother-in-law Ted Knapp, step-sister Teresa McGuiness, step- brothers Jeff Mariska and Ed Mariska, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by father Mike Mariska, cousin Ross Lechman and nephew Henri McGuiness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 pm this Saturday, May 2nd at Centerpoint Church, Pagosa Springs, CO. In lieu of flowers, the family has set up an educational fund for Talon & Rylie Knapp: The Bank of the San Juans Memorial for the Knapp Family PO Box 2830 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147