Pauline Moore Weaver Craig

Pauline (Polly) Moore Weaver Craig Born in East Chicago, Indiana November 11, 1925 died January 31, 2013 at the HospiceCare Center, Louisville, Colorado of complications from a broken hip. Polly saw the Flatirons of Boulder while on a family trip at the age of 15 and vowed to attend the University of Colorado, which she did from 1945 to 1946. There she met and married Wayne Weaver of Boulder. They resided in Wheat Ridge where they raised 3 children- Marc, Marcia and Martin. She returned to the University and earned a degree in Psychology in 1965. They were divorced in 1966. She married Bruce Craig of Centennial in 1980 and resided there until his death in June 2012. Polly had numerous occupations and interests including holding a real estate broker's license, but her greatest love was of the mountains. She was a 40-year member of the Colorado Mountain Club where she was a trip leader and taught cross-country skiing, wilderness trekking and new leader training. In her 60s she joined ""thirty-somethings"" in running mountain ultra-marathons. At 62, she was possibly the oldest woman to complete the ""Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim"" event in the Grand Canyon- 48 miles and 10, 000 feet of elevation gain and loss- in 22 hours. She also probably the oldest woman to complete the Doc Holliday 35-mile run in Glenwood Springs and the Basic Boulder. She later turned her efforts to helping others enjoy hiking by leading trips and driving vans for 3 senior centers. In 1995 she joined a Sierra Club program which took inner-city 5th graders on hikes totaling 45 trips over 3 years. She also led two half-day trips per week of Denver elementary school children at the Bluff Lake Wilderness Park in the Stapleton area for four years. Her efforts earned her the Distinguished Service Award from the Sierra Club in 1994, the Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award in September of 1995, and September 28, 1995 was declared ""Polly Craig Day in the City of Denver"" by Mayor Wellington Webb. She was a volunteer tax preparer at the Malley Senior Center in Englewood for 17 years. She was a 50-year member of the Mile High Church of Religious Science. She and Bruce were members of their Couple's Club and attended discussion groups at the Malley Center and the First Universalist Church. In 1998 she entered the Ms. Colorado Senior America pageant, but lacked a developed talent. She took lessons in several types of dance which led her to capture the Mrs. Littleton title in 2000 and the ""Colorado Spirit"" Director's award at the state pageant that year. She won the Mrs. Centennial pageant in 2001 and was awarded the ""Community Service"" Director's Award at the state pageant. In 2001 she and her husband Bruce started their own performing company, ""The Eldertainers,"" and performed at numerous retirement homes in the greater Denver area. She enjoyed combing thrift shops for rare finds to add to her extensive wardrobe of outfits in every color of the rainbow, to fit any occasion, fully accessorized. She was an accomplished seamstress and could modify any garment to fit perfectly. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Bob Moore, first husband Wayne Weaver and her husband of more than 30 years Bruce Craig. She is survived by her son Marc Weaver of Boulder; daughter Marcia Weaver and son-in-law Michael Chapko of Seattle, WA; son Martin Weaver and daughter-in-law Jennifer Pasanen of Brooklyn, NY and 4 grandchildren. There will be a private graveside remembrance at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Centennial at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Please share your memories of Polly and condolences with her family by signing the guestbook.