Diane Pugh

Diane Kay Pugh died in Aurora, Colorado at the age of 66 on October 7, 2022. She died as a result of being struck by a vehicle while on her daily walk.

She was born September 16, 1956 in Aurora, Colorado. She worked as a medical secretary until retiring May 2015 when working became too difficult due to her diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia. Diane volunteered and was Co-Chair for 7 years with the Annual Channel 6 PBS Art Auction. She loved gardening, and making the space around her more beautiful. She was a Broncos fanatic. She enjoyed golfing with her husband Mike every chance she could and “never let a bad round of golf ruin a nice walk in the park.” She enjoyed hiking, waterskiing and spending time with family.

Survivors include her husband of 46 years Michael Pugh, her siblings Mark Kirkegaard and his wife Wanda, Debra Rees, Glen Kirkegaard and his wife Vicky, Gale Johnson and her husband Jim, Terri Noll and her husband Ray and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Geraldean and Marcus Rees, her father Harold Kirkegaard and her father and mother in law John and Corrine Pugh.

Services will be held at 12pm, October 15 at Horan & McConaty 11150 E. Dartmouth Ave, Aurora, CO 80014. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a reception and lunch held immediately on site at 1pm.

Memorial contributions are welcome at the Northwestern University Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Primary Progressive Aphasia Research and Education fund:

https://www.brain.northwestern.edu/about/giving.html