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Julie Gibbs

March 29, 1960-Oct. 1, 2020

Julie Gibbs, 60, Minot

and formerly of Glenburn

and Las Vegas died peace-

fully on Thursday, Oc-

tober 1, 2020 in a Grand

Forks Hospital following a

long battle with Lupus.

Her loving family was at

her side.

Julie Beth McNabb was

born on March 29, 1960 in

Minot to Sylvester and

Esther (Broderson)

McNabb. She was raised

on a farm at the edge of

Glenburn and attended

school in Glenburn. She

graduated from Glenburn

High School in 1978. As a

young adult she was em-

ployed at “ITY” women’s

clothing store, as a

manager and gemologist

of a Bismarck jewelry

store and was owner/

manager of VideoMagic.

Julie married the love of

her life, Arlo Gibbs, on

July 7, 1990 at Hope Luth-

eran Church in Glenburn.

They made their home in

Minot prior to moving to

Las Vegas where she and

her husband owned and

operated Neil’s Cabinet

Shop and she was em-

ployed by the Better Busi-

ness Bureau as a media-

tor/negotiator and was

responsible for organizing

company mixers. Lupus

forced her early retire-

ment.

Julie was an inspiration

to those who knew her.

She persevered through

many physical trials

through her battle with

Lupus. Unable to work a

fulltime job, she reached

out to fellow sufferers of

Lupus and was instru-

mental in starting a sup-

port organization. She and

her great friend Hui-Lim

Ang created “Colors of

Lupus” to which she de-

voted time in fund raising

to provide physical and

financial support for those

in Las Vegas.

Julie also volunteered

many hours to her “kids”

in the Kiwanis Club in Las

Vegas. She was recog-

nized as the volunteer of

the year. She loved them

and they loved her back.

She was also an active

member of the Golden K

Kiwanis Club in Minot.

She inspired family and

friends by her devotion to

helping others when we

all knew her personal

struggles with health. She

was truly our personal

“Hero”. During the Iraq

War she worked tirelessly

to send 100 “care pack-

ages” to soldiers. Just after

this time she suffered

another Lupus flare and a

stroke. Those same sol-

diers sent her cards and

letters to express their

thanks and to say “If a sol-

dier ever needed a hero,

she was theirs”. Also, Ju-

lie was an active member

of the Good Samaritan

Church – Las Vegas. She

organized and led the

Angel Tree program and

Homeless Aide program.

She was recognized for

her community service

when she received the

Courage Award from the

governor of Nevada.

Her hobbies included

family genealogy and she

was just learning the art

of making greeting cards

at the time of her death.

Julie’s loving family in-

cludes her husband of 30

years: Arlo; siblings:

Sharon (Paul) Jewell, Gary

McNabb, and Maureen

(Larry) Elliott; stepchil-

dren: Mike Gibbs and Da-

vid (Judikim) Gibbs;

step-grandchild: Shandi;

step great grandchildren:

Brenton, Malia and Arlie;

in-laws: Dana (Donna)

Gibbs and Cathy (Steve)

Burton and several nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Julie was preceded in

death by her parents and

brother: Neal McNabb.

Celebration of the Life

of Julie Gibbs: Friday, Oc-

tober 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

in the Moose Lodge –

Minot. Face coverings are

required.

Interment will be in

Rosehill Memorial Park –

Minot.

Visitation: Thursday

from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home – Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to St. Jude’s for

Children.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.