Obituary: Violette Blue, 48

Press release from Rain Bosworth:

DANVILLE, CA — It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Violette Blue, beloved friend, sister, mother, and wife, on April 7, 2023 in San Ramon, California. She was 48 years old.

Violette Grant was born in Los Angeles to Robert and Jane Grant on May 27, 1974. She graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in Hollywood, class of 1992, and was known for her passion for basketball, playing varsity, carrying on a generational tradition for the Grants’ love for sports.

She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from San Diego State University and spent almost 20 years as a special education teacher in North Park, San Diego. She loved her job, spent hours designing a welcoming classroom to make children feel loved and safe. She was known for her effective teaching methods emphasizing positive reinforcement, structured routine, and lots of praise.

She was a dedicated dog lover to Jasper who approved the union with Brent Blue, her future husband. She married her soul mate Brent in Mission Beach, San Diego in 2009 and spent the last 10 years as a devoted mother to two beautiful children. Violette lived the life she always dreamed of in Danville, California, showering her friends and family with love and kindness.

Her children meant everything to her. She was a highly involved parent at the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and active soccer mom in the Mustang Soccer League. Violette loved the magic of holidays and giving gifts. She spent months preparing for birthdays and Christmas, making us think she was part elf. She was passionate about women’s rights and animals. She loved her 15 cousins like siblings. The cousins would say she was the favorite cousin, and we are pretty sure she secretly told each one of them that they were her favorite.

Violette will be remembered for her goofy wit, fierce loyalty, deep compassion, and generous kindness of heart. We will forever remember her beautiful smile and gleaming eyes. She is survived by her husband Brent, two children Ella and Gavin, parents Jane and Bob, sister Rain, her adopted college-sister Tina Zubrod; and a legacy of touching the lives of so many other friends, family, colleagues, and students.

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