Beverly Ann Hadden

07/24/1929 ~ 03/28/2024

together in Beverly Ann Fort Collins (Jones, Haley) before Joe's Hadden, 94, death in 2009. died of natural Family was causes on always the March 28, centerpiece for 2024, with Dick and Bev, family and as it was for loved ones Joe and Bev. In present throughout the her final years, she day. Daughter, sister, became especially wife, mother, productive as a writer grandmother, and poet, publishing a great-grandmother, young adult novel, "War sister-in-law, aunt, Bonds", that won the friend, student, teacher, 2015 Colorado Author's author, poet, League award for Best philanthropist, Young Adult Fiction. parishioner, neighbor, Her interest in poetry listener, speaker?1/21/2 blossomed, and she ?1/21/2 Bev steadfastly published three committed herself to all volumes of poetry, the things good and worthy last one, "Remembering for 94 years. Her death 2020-2022", was did not come as a completed during her surprise. She was at recovery from a hip peace with the fracture in the midst of inevitable. She was the COVID pandemic. ready. Also of great

Born on July 24, 1929, importance were her in Milliken, CO to writing and poetry

Vinita and Frank Jones, friends and her many Bev grew up in Great good friends at

Western Sugar Plymouth United Company towns, Congregational Church Johnstown, Windsor, in Fort Collins. and Fort Morgan due to Bev is survived by her her father's career with four children: Mike,

GW. Home base was Pat, Tim (Glenda) Denver where both sets Haley, and Ann (Ben) of grandparents lived. Hamilton, four adult During her second year stepchildren by at University of marriage with Joe: Tom Colorado, Boulder, she Hadden, John Hadden, met and later married Holly Erickson, and her roommate's brother, Judy Edington, a young WWII veteran grandchildren: Laura named Richard "Dick" (Dave) Holmstrom, Erin Haley. They lived eight Duckworth, Travis years in Sturgis, SD (Jess) Haley, Ellen

(the years their four Haley, Levon Haley, children were born) and Casey (Jen) Hamilton two in Billings, MT and before returning to great-grandchildren: Colorado where Dick Hannah Holmstrom, taught and later was a Colin, Alex, Benjamin, principal at schools in and Archer Duckworth, Fort Morgan. Bev Allie and Haley earned her BS in Hamilton. Bev is also education and English survived by her sister from what is now Black Jeanne Clark, and

Hills State University Dick's sister, Joan and later her MA in Soelzer (college

English from what is roommate!). There are now the University of additional beloved Northern Colorado in nephews and nieces Greeley. She took from both sides of the postgraduate studies at family tree.

Denver University, She was preceded in University of Wyoming, death by her brother, and Bread Loaf School Jerre Jones, and of English. grandsons Dustin

Bev was an English Hamilton and Lucas teacher at Fort Morgan Haley.

High School for 15 A memorial service for years- was named the Bev will be held at a 1979 Colorado Teacher future date to be of the Year- and then announced. was with Morgan For those wishing to Community College for contribute to a five years. She and Dick memorial in Bev's retired and moved to honor, kindly send

Fort Collins the donations to: Poudre summer of 1993. Dick Libraries, 301 E. Olive died in 2002, and Bev St., Fort Collins, CO continued to be the 80524. (Payable to organizer and core of Poudre Libraries, the family. notable to Beverly In 2005, Bev and Hadden Memorial). Or Joseph "Joe" Hadden, donate online at: finding love their later bit.ly/ years, married and had Donate2PoudreLibraries four good years