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Gloria Theresa Girardi Heeg passed into eternal life surrounded by family on Monday, December 12, 2022, after an unexpected medical event. She was 86 years young.

Gloria was born in Atwood, CO on February 4, 1936 to her parents, Egidio "Happy" Girardi, and Romilda "Roma" (Rizzolo) Girardi. She was very proud of her Italian immigrant parents and her siblings, sister--Ginny Cass, and two brothers-Egidio "Bennie" and Louis. She was raised in a one parent home after losing her father at an early age in a tragic accident. She graduated from Sterling High School and spent her early career with Se...