Memorials
This page is dedicated to honoring the memories of our classmates who have passed away.
If you know of a classmate who has passed who is not listed here, you can add a new memorial with a photo by clicking the Create a Memorial button.
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| Their Numbers By Decade | |||
| Number | Total | % of 585 | |
| 1972-1981 | 2 | 2 | 0.34% |
| 1982-1991 | 2 | 4 | 0.68% |
| 1992-2001 | 11 | 15 | 2.56% |
| 2002-2011 | 20 | 35 | 5.98% |
| 2012-2021 | 27 | 61 | 10.60% |
| 2022-Now | 14 | 76 | 12.99% |
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Renee Litsey (Smith)
1954-01-13 2006-02-01
Renee Jill Litsey (Smith) was Born January 13, 1954 to Nadine and Ron Smith. She was born in North Denver and moved as a young child to a new development where her father worked as a mason. Renee was blessed with an extremely talented mother whom she always aspired to be like. She was talented in many ways and followed her creative interests to attend Emily Griffith Opportunity School to become a licensed cosmetologist. Renee was an avid roller skater known to always be at the rink when not working. Blessed with many lifelong friends, These lifelong friends from school included Elke Revole, Lydia Moore Wylie and Bradley (Skinny) Meter.
In her senior year of high school she m...
Lance Spangler
1954-01-20 2020-12-01If anyone would like to write a memorial for Lance, send it to Bob McIntyre at rpmac@hotmail.com.
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John (Doug) Stevenson
1954-02-24 2013-02-09If anyone would like to write a memorial for John, send it to Bob McIntyre at rpmac@hotmail.com.
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David (Dave) Talley
1954-01-22 2017-01-16
On January 16, 2017, David Louis Talley died of congestive heart failure in his home. David was only a few days away from his 63rd birthday on January 22nd. David was a strong man of God and his family is comforted knowing he is in Heaven with his Savior. He was a loving husband, father, and friend.
He is survived by:
· Wife: Sheri A. Talley
· Daughter: Rachael S. A. Talley (24)
· Son: Zach Talley D. H. Talley (19)
· Son: Jachob L. C. Talley (18)
· Brother Daniel: K. Talley and nieces
· Father in Law: Robert Lee McCoy
· Sister in Law and Brother in Law: Robin L. McCoy and Vern Fogg
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Tamlyn (Tamy) Steinke (Thomson)
1953-09-13 2016-09-02Tamlyn Steinke was born in Denver on 9/13/53 and passed peacefully at home 9/2/16 surrounded by family. Tamy graduated from Ball State University. She met Richard Steinke and they married 3/21/81. She most enjoyed volunteering at the kids schools & for LB Memorial Auxiliary. She is survived by husband, Richard, daughters, Sarah, Kyle, and Lauren, brother, Ron and Kirk Thomson; many in laws, nieces, and nephews. Her reach in the community was always felt through selfless action and commitment. A special thanks to those that supported and comforted her.
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Scott Tilsley
1954-01-26 2018-05-18
Scott E. Tilsley, 64 of Denver, passed away May 18, 2018.
He was born January 26, 1954 In Denver, Colorado, the son of Wade and Marjorie (Neimeyer) Tilsley. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Scott is survived by his brother, Steven Tilsley; daughters, Cynthia and her husband Jeff and granddaughter, Alexia; daughter Rachel and her husband Greg, and grandson, Sean. He is preceded in death by mother, Marjorie Jean Tilsley. He was followed in death by his father, Wade Tilsley.
Christopher Walker
1954-02-04 1993-09-08If anyone would like to write a memorial for Christopher, send it to Bob McIntyre at rpmac@hotmail.com.
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Mary Walker
1954-05-19 2001-05-08
Mary Kay Walker of Aurora, a dancer and producer, died May 8. She was 46.
Services were May 19 at Horan & McConaty Family Mortuary. Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetary.
She was born May 19, 1954, in Denver.
She was a dancer and dance instructor. She recently produced a multicultural dance program at Columbine High School with support from students and the Mizel Museum.
Her interests included gardening and travel.
She is survived by a son, Matthew Young, and a daugther, Linda Young, both of Aurora, her father William, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., her mother, Shirley, Denver, two sisters, Ann Girtin and Julie King, bo...
Tana Bate (Wedum)
1954-10-14 2017-09-21Tana Lynn Wedum Bate was born and raised in Denver and passed away on the morning of September 21 after a long illness. Late in life she married Richard Bate who provided unflagging love, patience, and support. Tana’s life would not have been nearly as comfortable and happy had it not been for Richard. They were devoted to each other. Tana was pre-deceased by her parents, Otis L. and Mary C. Wedum, and is survived by her three siblings (Ann, John, and Bill) and by her nieces and a nephew (Kristine, Julia, Katy, Olivia, Eleanor and Spencer). Tana was the funniest person that many of us will ever know. When she wanted, she could effortlessly reduce an entire dinner table to laughing, crying, a...
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Carol deBerniere Whitaker
1954-01-04 2022-05-19
Carol went to TJ until her senior year. Some of her close friends requested that she be listed in our Memorials in honor of her memory. Below is her obituary.
Carol deBerniere Whitaker, a retired investment banker and artist, lived her own life according to her own terms and passed peacefully at her Denver home on May 19, replaying videos from her childhood at Grand Lake in her mind. She died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 68.
A Colorado native, Carol was born on January 4, 1954. She graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 1972, and from Colorado College in 1975, from which she won an award for her thesis on solar energy as an alternati...