Person:Alice Bastida (1)

Alice Bastida Tullis, 82, Boise, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at a Boise hospital. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John's Cathedral, Boise. Private family burial will be at Dry Creek Cemetery, under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel. 343-6493. Published in the Idaho Press Tribune on 12/5/2007.

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Alice Bastida Tullis March 21, 1925 - Dec. 2, 2007 Alice Bastida was born in Boise, Idaho on the first day of spring, 1925. The second of three daughters born to Regina and Juan Bastida, Alice attended St. Paul's Catholic School before graduating from Nampa High School in 1943. At graduation she was engaged to J. Robert Tullis. She attended the University of Idaho and taught elementary school in Twin Falls. Later she attended College of Idaho. Alice and Bob Tullis were married immediately upon his return from the war in Europe. During their life together in Nampa, Twin Falls, Buhl, and finally Boise, Alice and Bob raised seven children and welcomed nine grandchildren and three great-grand children. Through example, Alice imparted her values of responsibility, kindness, and respect to her children. The family, without exception, has stayed close, every Christmas coming home to Boise and each summer returning to the family cabin in McCall. Alice stayed close to her many friends, including her sisters, cousins and Nampa High classmates. She never had an ill word to say about anyone. Her humor, intelligence and, above all, her graciousness permeated everything she did. Alice Bastida was born on the first day of spring and, like spring, Alice brought beauty, warmth, and hope to everyone around her. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, J. Robert Tullis; sisters Flora Jayo and Blanche Swindell; children, Dianne Tullis, Janet Colligan, Lynn Bastida Tullis, Debra Tullis, Robert Tullis, Elizabeth Tullis, and Richard Tullis; grandchildren, Nicole Pierce, Alicia, Emily, and Christopher Colligan, Thomas Tullis-Webb, Xanti and Mateo Tullis-See, Frances and Cyrus Tullis; great-grandchildren, Regina Sadie, Soren, and Zola Rose Pierce Heartman; sons-in law, daughter-in law; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. A funeral mass will be held at St. John's Cathedral in Boise on Friday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. A memorial gathering will follow on the Basque Block in Boise, 612 Grove St. Burial at Dry Creek Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. Anyone wishing to make a donation in Alice's memory may contact the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or The Basque Museum. Published in the Idaho Statesman on 12/6/2007.