Anna May Bradbury

Annie Bradbury, a native of Denver, died December 20, 2003. She will be missed, but remembered as a strong person who believed and led an honest, sharing and loving life. After graduating from South High School in Denver, she moved to Seattle and worked during the early years of WWII in the navel shipyards. She then returned to Denver to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, Womens Reserve, having stood on her tippy toes and strengthening her eyes with her eye exercises to pass the physical. She received her Masters in Education from D.U. while she was teaching with Denver Public Schools. She retired after 34 years, keeping her friendship with many students for the 19 years of her retirement. A passionate artist, she was accomplished at painting and drawing. Her works became gifts to her family and friends. To fulfill her love of music, in her later years, she studied the piano for her own pleasure. Annie also worked with the early efforts to produce books on tape for the blind. Annie leaves behind a brother, Henry L. 'Brad' (Le Ann) Bradbury of Albuquerque; a sister, Ruth (Jerry) Martin of Lopez Isl., WA; many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her good friend, Peggy Allen; neighbors, Diane Johns and Tracey Hardeman, the Walker Family, and more recently, Anthony and Nancy Larson. She was preceded in death by her older brother, Roy. The family plans a private memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to Kelly Walker'""Haley Wellness Scholarship, Colo. State Univ., Foundation, PO Box 1870, Ft. Collins, CO 80522-1879.