Jocelyn “Cissy” Greene Monroe passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Jocelyn is remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and took great joy supporting, organizing, and caring for everyone. She loved to play golf, tennis, and coach tennis but most of all, enjoyed being with her family. She was and is the family’s “North Star.”

Jocelyn was born on August 24, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah to her parents, Orrin and Joyce Greene. Jocelyn was born into a “tennis family” and spent many hours hitting tennis balls at the Cottonwood Club and participating in local tennis tournaments. Jocelyn’s proficiency and love for tennis led to her competing in the Regional and Junior National Tournaments, as well as reaching the collegiate level, where she played briefly at BYU.

Jocelyn attended Oakwood Elementary, Bonneville Junior High School, and graduated from Olympus High School. Jocelyn was extremely social, likable, and very involved in organizing school activities. As a result, she was elected Student Body Secretary of both Junior High School and High School.

Jocelyn married her childhood sweetheart, Jeff Monroe, on August 25, 1972. In 1974, they moved to Indiana for Jeff’s enrollment in the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine. Jocelyn supported her family by working as a staff member for Purdue University, then as a tennis pro at Lafayette Country Club, and finally as the first head coach for Purdue University Women’s Tennis Team.

Following Jeff’s graduation, the family moved to Nampa, Idaho. Once again, Jocelyn started a tennis program. She taught and coached her two daughters, and numerous junior tennis players. She was up at the crack of dawn teaching tennis lessons so she could be home later in the day to maintain a loving and supportive home environment for her family.

After ten years in Idaho, the family returned to Salt Lake City, Utah. Jocelyn went back to college in search of a new passion. Going back to school at thirty-nine years of age with two teenage daughters was tough, but she was able to manage it with grace and hard work. Jocelyn applied for and was accepted into the U of U School of Physical Therapy, resulting in her becoming a licensed Physical Therapist. For the next 30+ years, she poured her heart and soul into helping and impacting people. She started her physical therapy career in a Nursing Home Facility and found her niche at the IHC Hearing and Balance Center. Jocelyn found great reward in helping patients with inner ear and balance issues. She not only treated her patients, but also cared for them as friends, many times treating patients on her day off and at home. Her enormous heart-felt love was her gift.

Jocelyn is survived by her husband Jeff, her daughter Emily Jones (Chris), her daughter Lexi Diedrich (Mason), her grandson Rylan Jones, her granddaughter Rendi Jones, her sister Marjorie “Molly” Hahn (Peter), her brother Stewart “Skip” Greene (DeAnne), and her brother Roger Greene (Nancy).

In lieu of flowers, it would be a nice gesture to donate to one of the following:

Alzheimer's Association, https://www.alz.org/research

University of California San Francisco, https://memory.ucsf.edu/about/support-us

Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, https://www.alzinfo.org/