Amanda Maddox Obituary

Amanda Valate Maddox (Raby)HELPER-Born May 19,1963 in Price, Utah to Clara Valate Brown and Edward Carol Maddox, Amanda Maddox passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 27, 2023 at home with her soulmate, Travis C. Raby and her beloved fur baby children, Loki, Floofy, Avila and G. G. at her side. She was diagnosed with diabetes at age 14. She fought valiantly for years to overcome so many medical issues, including complications from diabetes, kidney disease and pancreas transplants, pulmonary circulation problems, medication allergies (allergic to everything but air) and nearly constant migraine headaches. Amanda was the youngest of three children: sister, Corinne, brother, Michael, along with both parents preceding her in leaving this earthly world, and our precious fur babies crossing the rainbow bridge before her, favorite cat Topaz, pups, Chammy, Gypsy, Nike, Reebok, Cinders and Reinette. Amanda was a student of Notre Dame Regional School, Judge Memorial High School and then graduated from Carbon High School (81) with high honors in business administration. She later attended the College of Eastern Utah, graduating with an associate of arts degree with high honors. She enjoyed singing with the college choir and of course the radio on any and all of the many road trips she and Travis went on. One of Amanda's favorite stories to tell was the first time Travis picked her up for a "real date. " Amanda had told her mom that she was going on a date and that Travis was going to be picking her up on his bike. Her mom instantly scoffed, "What kind of a guy are you going out with? He doesn't even have a car?! Is he is picking you up on a ten speed?" The look on her little mom's face when she answered Travis's knock at the door, staring straight into his belt buckle, looking down at his boots and then kept looking up and up and up. Amanda came out ready to go in her leather jacket, jeans and boots looking amazing as always, with her mom in shock. "Oh my God my daughter is a Biker Chick," she said. After Travis was grilled like a fish by this little old lady, they could not leave for the date until Travis changed the lightbulb over the basement stairs (much to