What a grand old structure! It was such a pleasure to live there and work with such a dedicated team that had been journeyed well before we arrived. We were there about 1982. I don’t recall that balcony on top of the porch or the railing along the porch in front of the big front window. Maybe those were added when doing the renovations. One of my favorite memories from that house was time that Lee Suggs won a $1000 shopping spree at a local grocery stores and gave the deal to the Religious House. The deal was everything in the cart up $1000 would be covered. Of course there was an impossible time limit in which to do the “deal.” We spent days planning our strategy. We put one of the youth in charge of speeding the buggy through the aisles with co-workers along the designated aisles throwing things into the basket. We decided that meat was the major item on the list. And I also remember cans of crab meat that we enjoyed as special treats. Jeremiah’s memory is of going up in Carl Larsen’s “cherry picker” bucket to take a look at something that needed repairing. Carl kept us fixed up. He also remembers all the wonderful toys that Elaine Johnson brought from the Toy Store For the several EG that lived there. Lynda From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 3:37 PM To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: David YOST <dlyost@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Completed life of Michaela Rose Welch Jean, I recently drove by the Denver House to see how it was holding up. It looks as good today as it did in 1973 when I lived there. What is interesting is that there is a sign out front that says Judi's House -For Grieving Children and Families. [Denver House - Judis House Sign For Grieving Children and Families.jpg] [Denver House.jpg] On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:48 AM Jean Long via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote: Many folks are responding on the link to the celebration of Michaela's life which the family has shared with so many friends and family. Vida, Mark and Catherine - and community - I would like to share this story about the first time I was cared for by the devious duo. I moved to the Denver House from 4 years in Brussels in 1988. I moved into the "Epleys old room" which is how we designated rooms back then. It was on the third floor of a beautiful Denver mansion just off City Park. The third floor had been the ballroom in the house. A day or two after I arrived I was talking with these bright, inquisitive girls, Vida and Michaela Welch (arround 9 and 11 or so). I had been out of the country for 4 years and knew nothing of current music or videos. They said they had gotten a video of "Jumping Jack Flash" with Whoopi Goldberg (who?) and did I want to watch it with them that night? My first experience of Whoopi!! We laughed until we almost threw up. It is still in my top 10. From that night on, Vida and Michaela and Mark and Catherine sort of adopted this single lady and for every eventfulness that could be created I was invited to share it with them. Welches - thank you for sharing an experience of family that changed my life. I am forever grateful, Jean On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 2:03 PM Lynda C via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote: With profound sadness, I share this news from Mark and Catherine Welch’s family. Michaela Rose, world traveler, foodie and nurse, social justice warrior, fashionista, collector of rare and treasured antiquities, and beloved family and friend died at home on Sunday, January 20th. She was 37 years old. A Celebration of her Life will be held February 16th at 10:00 am, at Cure d’Ars Catholic Church in Denver, CO (3201 Dahlia St.). Read the tribute to her life and see photos of Michaela: https://www.allstatescremation.com/obituaries/michaela-rose-welch/?fbclid=Iw... Mark and Catherine and Vida Welch may be contacted at: 7600 East Gunnison Place, Denver, CO 80231 catherine@welchbox.com<mailto:catherine@welchbox.com> mark@welchbox.com<mailto:mark@welchbox.com> Vida West, Mark and Catherine’s older daughter, and her husband Noah and their two children live at 3135 Steele St. in Denver, 80205. With care, Lynda Cock _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net> http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net> http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net -- Grace & Peace David Yost 720-365-6698 "What life means to us is determined not so much by what life brings to us as by the attitude we bring to life; not so much by what happens to us as our reaction to what happens". Lewis Dunning
