Giovanna Mullis

1923 to 2007

Giovanna Bianca (G.B.) Mullis died suddenly June 24th. She is survived by her younger brother James (Sandy) Stewart of Pittsboro, North Carolina; daughter Cristina Smith of Los Angeles, California; son Patrick Kirby of Friday Harbor; niece Dana Stewart of Binghamton, New York. She is also survived by two step-sons, Douglas Mullis of Bellevue and Jerry Mullis of Friday Harbor and their families. She was preceded in death by her older brothers Robert and Paul Stewart; former husband and father of her children, William (Dick) Kirby; and her last husband, Wallace Mullis.

Born in Washington D.C. in 1923, G.B. graduated from Smith College with a degree in Art History. She worked as a teacher and librarian in public schools, taught English as a second language, and in her later life worked as a caregiver in the San Francisco Bay area. During the years G.B. worked in public schools, she spent her summers as camp counselor at Plantation Camp in Fort Ross, California with her children there as campers. She traveled extensively with her children during her early adult life, living in Singapore, Thailand, and Mexico. Her last home was in Friday Harbor where she met and married Wally Mullis.

G.B. will be remembered by those who knew her as one who took great pleasure in living simply with few possessions. She was a great conversationalist and an adventurous cook. She read widely and was knowledgeable on many subjects from gardening to philosophy. She had a keen appreciation and understanding of art, architecture, classical music and the subtleties of the English language.

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