Stacey Anne Marquess

Our beautiful, brave daughter, Stacey Anne Marquess, “Stac” of Arvada, Colo., passed away on October 7, 2023, after a hard fight against a fast-growing battle with cancer. Stacey’s life began in Denver at St. Luke Hospital on May 1,1980.

Stacey graduated from Pomona High School in 1998, she majored in Computer information at Metro State College of Denver. After graduating, she worked at Sylvan Learning Center, then Rocky Mountain Poison Center, and after 19 years, she found her dream job at UCHealth in the Clinical Trials department.

Stacey loved her family and friends and it was reflected in her everyday life. She loved wine/food tastings, music/concerts (crossing many genres and eras), collecting Hard Rock pins, and anything/everything elephants (with the trunk up). Her favorite two teams were the Denver Broncos (Peyton Manning) and the Colorado Avalanche (Gabriel Landeskog). She loved traveling with family and friends around the US, the Mediterranean, and Japan (her favorite country). In her travels, she was always looking to take the perfect photo…Mt—Fuji, Cinque Terre, sunsets, and capturing memorable events.

Stacey was predeceased by the Marquess's grandparents (Don and Roberta), grandfather Julius Ishida, and Aunt Debbie (Tracy) Brock. She’s survived by Don, her father, Sherril her mother, Grandmother Leona Ishida, Uncle Ron (Tina, Will, and Katie), and many grandaunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who loved her and will miss her dearly.

Instead of flowers, donate to [email protected]. At UCHealth, Stacey received outstanding care while battling cancer, and where she loved working.

Below, please share your memories and photos as we celebrate Stacey’s life together.

Remember Me

Do not shed tears when I have gone but smile instead because I have lived. Do not shut your eyes and pray to God that I'll come back but open your eyes and see all that I have left behind. I know your heart will be empty because you cannot see me but still I want you to be  full of the love we shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live only for yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of what happened between us yesterday. You can remember me and grieve that I have gone or you can cherish my memory and let it live on. You can cry and lose yourself, become distraught and turn your back on the world or you can do what I want - smile, wipe away the tears, learn to love and go on.