Virginia Irene Dionigi

On June 14, 1931, Virginia Irene George was born in Tie Siding, Wyoming to Violet and Owen George. As a child she lived on nearby ranches before moving to Louisville, Colorado. There she met and later married Rudolph (Rudy) Dionigi in 1950. Their first son, Michael, was born 1951. Their second son, Christopher, was born in 1957. The family lived much of their life in Louisville and Hygiene, Colorado in homes that Rudy and Virginia designed and built themselves. After nearly 70 years, Virginia Dionigi’s marriage to Rudolph ended with his death in November of 2019.

On June 16, 2021, just a couple of days past her 90th birthday, Virginia died peacefully from Alzheimer’s Syndrome at the Peaks at Old Laramie Trail in Lafayette, Colorado. She was surrounded by flowers and comforted by people who loved her.

Virginia is survived by her sons, her granddaughter Kristin Dionigi and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Virginia was preceded in death by her sisters Barbara and Maxine and her brother Donald.

Virginia will be remembered fondly as a generous, compassionate, and energetic person of great intellectual curiosity. As a life-long advocate for the natural world she was active in several environmental organizations, and she was a recognized bird expert. She traveled widely. She loved children, plants, pets, gardening, and all things living. She was dearly loved in return.

Virginia can be remembered by donations to the Virginia Dale Community Club (https://www.virginiadalecommunityclub.org/contact) and to The Colorado Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association (https://www.alz.org/co)