Lisa Coyle

Lisa died at age 59 at her home in Morrison Colorado on November 7, 2023 after a long, courageous health struggle due to a brain tumor. Lisa was born in Wisconsin in January 1964 to Charles and Liza.  She had two siblings, a brother Chris and a sister Gretchen.

She was well liked by many who met her, but her longest friendships were: Amy Peterson (closest and dearest friend from Wisconsin); neighbor friends on Green Mountain in Lakewood: Deanna Polson, Rodney Singson, and others;  Valerie Gordon (school friend, fellow nonconformist and rebel);  many first cousins from both sides of her family.

Lisa moved to Colorado at the age of 10 in February of 1974.  She always remembered this vividly due to the Valentines received that year.

Education after leaving Wisconsin: grade school: Green Mountain Grade School, Middle school: Dunstan Middle School, Highschool: Green Mountain High, Parks Jr. College (Medical Assistant), San Jose St., Arizona State (BA English with Magna Cum Laude honors) 1990, Graduate Studies 1991 in Secondary Education to prepare for a teaching career, CU Masters in Library Science 2010

Career: She taught Junior High and High School in Gilbert Arizona and Evergreen Colorado.  She worked in education in Jefferson county Colorado as a paraprofessional at Kendallvue, Vivian, and Red Rocks Elem. schools. Lisa also worked in Jefferson County as a Librarian.

Places lived: Lisa lived her adult life in Lakewood Colorado; Fremont California, Scottsdale Arizona, Gilbert Arizona, and Morrison Colorado.

Marriage: She was married in Nov of 1989 in Scottsdale Arizona to Brent Coyle and had 2 children.

Interests and Church: She attended Church at Light of the World and Christ on the Mountain. She enjoyed volunteering as a Lector at Church.

She loved: Family, Cross stitch, Literature (Shakespeare and other Classics, Jane Austen, Anne Rice, and anything about early Irish Folklore), Green Bay football, indoor La Crosse (The Mammoth), Costume creating and sewing for the kids for Halloween, Christmas cookie baking if she had help (thumbprints, Russian tea cakes, gingerbread, and sugar). She learned ASL as her verbal language skills were affected by her illness

Personality: She always considered herself the peacekeeper as the middle child in her family. If you’re a middle child, you may remember the long ride in the station wagon sitting as a barrier between feuding siblings. A role she sometimes played for other family members as an adult. She was stubborn when she felt strongly about an idea.   There is probably a childhood picture of her with a cross-armed stubborn pose.  She fondly retold a touch football story with other Green Mountain neighbor kids. Her stubborn solid blocking stance caused Kenn Rivers to take a muddy fall while chasing the quarterback. Lisa was mostly known for how freely she gave her love and time to others and how she truly cared for others. She was friends with almost everyone who grew to know here.  Even if she was not close friends, people always recognized her caring and loving nature.

Survived by family: husband, Brent Coyle; sons: Logan Coyle and Evan Coyle (Sabrina), parents: Charles and Liza, brother  Chris (Elizabeth), sister Gretchen and (Bruce) and their children.

Committal Service: A private committal will be held at Seven Stones Chatfield at a later date.

Memorial Donations or Gifts: in lieu of flowers may be made to medical research, Stanford Neuro-Oncology Program. 

Make your check payable to: Stanford University and enclose a letter stating: "the donation is a gift to be used for the Neuro-Oncology Program"

Please mail donations to:

                                                Stanford Medical Center Development 

                                                Attn: Gifts Processing

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                                                 Redwood City, CA 94063

A few words to remember Lisa by:

Loving, Giving, and Courageous

Life spent giving her Love.  We still feel you in our hearts.