Mona Baldwin, with the ever-present smile on her face, passed away surrounded by her family on February 15, 2012 in Gilbert, AZ at the age of 72. She was born on May 28, 1939 to Helen May and Carl J. Beecoft, in the small mining town of Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. Mona attended Bisbee High School where she made life-long friends and graduated from ASU with a BSN in nursing. She married Roger V. Baldwin, the love of her life, in the Mesa, AZ Temple on June 2, 1961. She worked as a labor & delivery nurse and then for Mesa Public Schools as a nurse. She had many fond memories of her years at Mesa Vista including the staff whom she considered family. Any of you who encountered Mona in her 72 year journey on this earth knows she was full of spunk, smiles, and vigor for life. She seldom complained despite her battles with diabetes, cancer and dialysis. In her own words, some of her greatest moments in life were: her oldest son graduating from medical school, running a marathon, attending clown camp, teaching humor/self-esteem classes for Mesa Schools, and her friendship with her sister Katie. She had a passion for friends, family, tennis, spanish, and nursing. She spent the last few years living with her daughter Traci, traveling the Valley watching her tennis matches and infecting everybody she met with her genuine smile and vivacious spirit. She is now reunited with her Roger who preceded her in death. She is survived by children, Randy (Rachael) Baldwin, Traci (James) Willis, Kelly Baldwin, and Wendy (Corey) King, 10 grandchildren and her sister Katie. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 11:00 at 26035 South Lemon, Queen Creek Arizona. 85142. Visitation will be from 10:00-10:45 prior to the service. Internment will be at Mountain View Cemetery at 2:00 PM. Mona’s presence will be missed by all but we know she is in a better place where she can run, play tennis and fish with G-pa without ever feeling sick again. We love you G-ma.