Amy Sue Holzrichter

Amy Sue Bolton Holzrichter was born November 23, 1954 in Denver, CO and died May 25, 2017 in Pueblo, CO. She is predeceased by her father, James Marion Bolton. Amy grew up in Pueblo and graduated from Central High School in 1973 and the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1978 with a degree in English. After school, Amy worked several jobs for an insurance agency and Pueblo Regional Planning but primarily as a legal secretary and later as the secretary at the Broadway and Orman Church of Christ. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1988 and had to quit working as a result of this a few years later. During her teens, Amy worked very hard at Red Mountain Ranch (later Red Mountain Youth Camp), which was bought and established by Broadway and Orman Church of Christ, where she was a camp counselor. She was always passionate about the camp and helped support it for many years. Her faith and trust in God and Christ always was a sustaining help in her life until her death. She also worked a great deal of time at Bolton's Books on the Mesa Junction, her parent's book store. Amy always loved horses, and watching the Triple Crown races on TV each year was a big event she never missed. She also loved dogs. When her husband Tim wasn't home and she became more and more housebound due to her MS, her dogs were her playmates and secret sharers who gave her hours and hours of joy. She was an avid reader until her eyes wouldn't let her read as much as previously. When she couldn't sleep, if Tim was awake, he would read her beloved English poetry to her and she would go to sleep. Tim never knew if it was because he was comforting her or if he bored her to sleep. As the MS continued to ravage Amy's body, she progressed from walking without aid, then to a quad cane, then to a walker. Through it all, she never complained or lost her sweet spirit. Over time the MS also caused cognitive problems, and she began to have trouble remembering things and expressing herself clearly. It also affected her speech. The person who was always able to state clearly and concisely her thoughts no longer could very well. Fatigue was her biggest nemesis and exhaustion was a constant companion, particularly if she got hot. Summer was always a dreaded season for her, as with most MS patients, and she became a virtual slave to air conditioning. On May 10 of this year, she entered the hospital for emergency surgery due to a perforated intestine. Her body did not have the resources to overcome this, and after two weeks she died on May 25. She is now reunited with her loved ones who have gone before, and the body which was wracked with infirmity in this life is now whole. She is soaring. She is survived by her husband, Tim; her mother, Mary Sue Bolton; brother, Andy Bolton and his wife, Kim; father-in-law, Fred Holzrichter; brother-in-law, Terry Holzrichter and his wife Linda; sister-in law, Susan Ingland and her husband Jason; nieces, Lindsey McDowell and her husband Chad, Robin King and her husband Scott, and Erin Russell; nephews,

Weston Russell and his wife Kaylee, and Leslie Russell and his wife Maggie, as well as numerous other relatives and friends. While Amy's life was tragically shortened by multiple sclerosis, nothing would make her happier than donations be made in her memory to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 2pm Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Imperial Funeral Home Chapel, 5450 Highway78 West, Pueblo, CO.