- Date Of Birth: July 23, 1959
- Date Of Death: November 5, 2022
- State: Colorado
Kathleen Allen Lisi of Florissant, Colorado, passed away with her husband of 38 years, Nicholas (Nick) Lisi, and her family by her side, at the age of 63. She was born on July 23, 1959, to Patricia Lucille Mary Thomas Allen and Richard Leland Allen in Denver, Colorado, the eldest of their 5 children.
She is survived by her husband, Nick Lisi, her children and their spouses Hillary Ligon (Kyle), William Lisi (Marissa), Adam Lisi (Jenna), her mother, Patricia Allen, her siblings and their spouses Colleen Westbrook (Gary), Doreen Harvey (Ron), Maureen Zeiger (Billy) and Rick Allen (Kristie). She also leaves behind 5 grandchildren: Arthur, Adelyn, Eleanor, Beatrice and Benjamin. She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Allen.
Kathleen will be remembered as a loving wife, a loving, exceptional and unique mother, daughter and sister, a steadfast friend and a wise woman who always had sharp and insightful observations about life and the world.
Kathleen was a lifelong artist. She loved to paint and draw, with her medium of choice being watercolors.
Kathleen attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, double majoring in Spanish and Art. She later got a master’s degree in Education. After college, she met her future husband, Nick Lisi, while working as a waitress at the Colorado Cake and Cookie Company in Woodland Park, Colorado. Nick and Kate were married on March 18, 1984. They bought property in the Florissant area soon after, where they eventually built their family home in 1995. Kathleen worked as a waitress when her children were young, and later got her teaching license and taught high school Spanish and Art classes at Woodland Park High School. She retired from teaching in 2014, working briefly at the Colorado Nature Place cooking.
