Amy Jo (Clemens) Hilgers was born Nov. 15, 1961, in Bloomington, Indiana, to parents Richard and Anne Clemens. She attended high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she excelled in her studies and cheerleading. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University and her master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Louisiana State University. She specialized in head, neck and TMJ disorders. Her compassionate care served many patients over the years, but most significant among them was Tim Hilgers, the man who would become her husband.
Amy and Tim were married in 1991. She embraced Tim’s daughters, Kelli and Traci, and loved them as her own. In 1996, Amy and Tim welcomed their son, Luke, and their family was complete. Amy and Tim enjoyed 17 years of marriage before she started showing symptoms of Huntington’s disease in 2009. It ended her career and devastated her family.
Amy held a second degree in Christian counseling from Denver Seminary. She possessed a quiet wisdom and brought peace and integrity into the lives she touched. Throughout her battle with Huntington’s, she never lost her faith.
She is survived by her loving husband, Tim, her son, Luke, her stepdaughters Kelli and Traci, her brother, Marc, and mother, Anne. She was preceded in death by her father Richard.
A memorial service will be held Feb. 7, 2 p.m. at Foothills Church, 975 Fern Ridge Road, Stayton.
