Mary Lou Hoig, 85, of Estes Park passed away peacefully on May 5, 2019 at the Prospect Park Living Center in Estes Park. She was surrounded by family, friends and the loving EPMC hospice care the day of her passing. Mary Lou was born in Lincoln, NE on October, 4 1933. She moved to Estes Park from Omaha, NE in 1987. She worked at the Black Canyon Inn & McGregor Mountain Lodge for several years before finding her home in the reservations department at the YMCA of the Rockies where she was employed until she retired soon after she turned 80 years of age. Colleagues said she was an ‘Angel’ to YMCA visitors. Mary Lou loved Estes Park and the beautiful Rocky Mountains that surrounded the EP valley. She would often walk 10-miles-plus a day in Rocky Mountain National Park … exploring, discovering and appreciating everything that the park had to offer. Mary Lou spent many years volunteering during elk bugling season; she sang in the choir at the United Methodist Church and she was a member of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. She loved the Denver Broncos, the salmon at The Sundeck Restaurant and the Colorado wildlife … especially a squirrel that visited her nearly everyday for years … she named him Squirrely. She also had a deep love and connection with Long’s Peak and enjoyed a view of the majestic mountain from her home on High Drive for decades. Mary Lou is survived by her children: sons Oliver Hoig (Robin) and Noel Hoig (Andrea), daughter Andrea ‘Andee’ Hoig, brother Tom Cooper (Ginny) and grandchildren; Ivy, Noel and Bailey. A Celebration of Life gathering will take place on Saturday, June 29th at the YMCA of the Rockies Willome Building from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The family is inviting everyone who knew and loved Mary Lou to stop by and share a story or two. For additional information please contact daughter Andee Hoig at [email protected]. Memorials and contributions can be made in memory of Mary Lou Hoig to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy in care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517.
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