Ann S. Liggett

We write with great sadness of the loss of an energetic and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher and friend to many. Ann Liggett died the evening of December 31, 2018, in Fort Collins, Colorado at the age of 75. Her husband Mike and children Sarah and Morgan were with her.

Ann is survived by her husband Mike of Fort Collins, Colorado; daughter Sarah Liggett (Jason Brady) of Fort Collins, Colorado; grandchildren Emmett Brady and Graham Brady; son Morgan Liggett (Stephanie Burke-Liggett) of Westminster, Colorado; her brother John Stephenson (Randy Stephenson) of McKinney, Texas; and her niece Ruth Stephenson of Dallas, Texas.

Ann was born on October 6, 1943 in Henderson, Nevada to Clark and LaVerne Stephenson. Her father, Clark, was a young Army Officer during World War II and he elected to make a career out of the military service. Growing up Ann lived in Chicago, Korea, Japan, Omaha and her family established roots in Colorado Springs in 1958. Ann and her husband Mike were married on August 28, 1973. At Ann's death they had spent 45 years together. During that time they raised two marvelous children and engaged the world with energy, curiosity, and generosity. Ann much preferred to measure her happiness by what she gave as opposed as to what she received.

Ann had a Bachelors of Arts in English from Colorado State University and a Master's degree in Literacy Education. This education served her well as her passion was teaching children to read. She maintained a firm belief that public education was the key to a free and civilized society. In order to be educated one needed to read. Ann spent her working career engaged in that endeavor and her personal time voraciously reading all manner of print.

How she spent her days is clearly how she lived her life. Ann found joy and satisfaction in nurturing family, curiosity, experiencing the world, learning and her friends. She was not interested in the accumulation of possessions, status nor treasure.

Ann is a person that preferred a family hug to a necklace of pearls. She preferred story time with grandchildren to a gourmet dinner. She preferred her Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars to Ferragamo shoes. She preferred Stouts to Lagers, blue jeans to silk gowns, and the Rolling Stones to the Beatles.

Ann was generous, thoughtful, and dedicated to living her life as a curious and loving human being. Her presumptive answer to any question that involved the engagement with the world was "yes".

We are greatly saddened by her loss and will keep her in our thoughts and hearts for the remainder of our days.

A celebration of Ann's life is scheduled for Saturday, January 12, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The celebration will be held at Block One, 428 Linden Street, Fort Collins, Colorado. All are welcome. Please attend in your Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars and bring a story to share. Rather than flowers Ann would have preferred donations to be made in her name to the Poudre River Library Trust. https://www.poudrelibraries.org/trust .