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Elizabeth “Betsy” <I>McCammon</I> Black

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Elizabeth “Betsy” McCammon Black

Birth
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Death
27 Oct 2014 (aged 68)
Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.993722, Longitude: -105.266222
Plot
Section C Plot 339
Memorial ID
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"Betsy" 68, died Monday, October 27, 2014. Betsy was born Sept. 22, 1946, in Denver, CO to Robert and Jean (Lambert) McCammon. She grew up in Lakewood, CO along with brothers Stephen and Bruce.

Betsy was a lifetime academic, earning her BA from Colorado College, a Fulbright scholarship to Salzburg, Austria, and MAT from Yale. She went on to be an English teacher for nine years.

She married Stan Black in 1971 and taught English in Oregon and Virginia before returning to Colorado and continuing at Thornton High.

Full-time motherhood started in 1978 with the birth of their daughter followed soon by their son in 1980. She continued to teach on a part-time basis and also managed her husband's optometry practice.

She enjoyed time with her family at their second homes in Silverthorne, CO and Fenelon Falls, ON.

Betsy was an enthusiastic environmentalist and grammarian and was best known for being able to make a positive difference in the lives of others.

A celebration of life was held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302.

Courtesy of Denver Post, published November 2, 2014
"Betsy" 68, died Monday, October 27, 2014. Betsy was born Sept. 22, 1946, in Denver, CO to Robert and Jean (Lambert) McCammon. She grew up in Lakewood, CO along with brothers Stephen and Bruce.

Betsy was a lifetime academic, earning her BA from Colorado College, a Fulbright scholarship to Salzburg, Austria, and MAT from Yale. She went on to be an English teacher for nine years.

She married Stan Black in 1971 and taught English in Oregon and Virginia before returning to Colorado and continuing at Thornton High.

Full-time motherhood started in 1978 with the birth of their daughter followed soon by their son in 1980. She continued to teach on a part-time basis and also managed her husband's optometry practice.

She enjoyed time with her family at their second homes in Silverthorne, CO and Fenelon Falls, ON.

Betsy was an enthusiastic environmentalist and grammarian and was best known for being able to make a positive difference in the lives of others.

A celebration of life was held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302.

Courtesy of Denver Post, published November 2, 2014

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  • Created by: A Butterfly
  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139120471/elizabeth-black: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betsy” McCammon Black (22 Sep 1946–27 Oct 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139120471, citing Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by A Butterfly (contributor 46963444).