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SALT LAKE CITY — There was a major outpouring of love and support for the family of a Utah dance teacher who was killed in a car accident Monday.
Lisa Stoddard, 45, died Monday morning at a local hospital from injuries suffered in the accident.
“She was loved by everyone,” said Krystal Sorensen, Stoddard’s younger sister. “She just had this motherly touch about her.”
Sorensen said Stoddard was the glue of the family.
“She was the oldest in our family, so she held us all together,” she said.
That love and influence spread to more than her family. Stoddard used dance — one of her many gifts — to touch others.
“She influenced not just close family members and friends, but students all over,” Sorensen said.
And that’s why Stoddard was on the road that morning — to be with her students. She was traveling to the airport to fly to New York City to support her BYU students in their Senior Dance Showcase.
Stoddard spent the last 21 years teaching dance, but her favorite student was her 16-year-old daughter.
“Her oldest daughter is an amazing dancer and one of her first questions was, ‘Will I still be able to dance?’“ Sorensen said.
If you could just describe or look up in a dictionary a perfect mother, that's what she was.
–Krystal Sorensen
Stoddard is the mother of four children — the oldest is 16 and the youngest will turn 8 in a few days.
“If you could just describe or look up in a dictionary a perfect mother, that’s what she was,” Sorensen said. “Even to me and my children she had this way of loving and making you feel loved.”
According to Utah Department of Public Safety spokesman Joe Dougherty, Stoddard spun her vehicle on northbound I-215 around 4 a.m. and hit a road barrier. Dougherty said Stoddard's vehicle was later hit by man driving a Mitsubishi Galant, who spun out in the same area before hitting Stoddard's vehicle.
The Utah Highway Patrol said the roads were wet at the time of the accident.
Stoddard’s brothers have set up a website* to help offer support to Stoddard’s family.
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Our hearts go out to the Stoddards in this terrible time.we have known Lisa and Troy for twenty years and there aren't nicer and more loving people. Lisa is one of those rare people who are always kind and who you are always happy to see, and who always had a smile on her face.
She is a great example to all the people who know her. Our prayers are with you as you endure this terrible loss of a great wife and mother.
The meserveys
She is a great example to all the people who know her. Our prayers are with you as you endure this terrible loss of a great wife and mother.
The meserveys
You often times hear about fatal accidents and never put a face to it, the sadness really hits home when you discover just how wonderful the person was.
My heart goes out to her friends and family.
My heart goes out to her friends and family.
What a shame, my best to her family, sad indeed
she is dancing amongst the stars now
May this family be blessed and comforted. This great lady will be missed but they will see her again. What a great legacy she has left.
What a sad story to start the morning. My thoughts and prayer go out to this family. Wish I knew what I might do for the youngest of her children, having a birthday in just a few days. Sad for the whole family, and all her friends and students too. Makes me want to be just a bit nicer to everyone I know, for you never know when you might get the some very sad news about someone you love.
Too young to die so soon. What a sad loss. Hug your family tonight and tell them how much they mean to you.
Very sorry for your loss, she seemed like somebody who loved working with youth. Sad!
My sincerest condolences to the Stoddards and family and friends during this most difficult time. May you be comforted with the knowledge of eternal families and with the wonderful legacy and memories she leaves behind.
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