- Date Of Birth: December 19, 1947
- Date Of Death: June 15, 2021
- State: Colorado
STARR, KATHRYN ANNE 12/19/47-6/15/2021
Kathy Starr left this world on June 15 at the age of 73, after a brief illness. Kathy was truly the definition of a vibrant, warm and loving, energetic and strong woman. She was the daughter of Arthur G. Starr and Lorraine M. Starr and the eldest of originally five and, through marriage of her Father, eventually became the eldest of nine Starr children.
Kathy is survived by stepmother Mary Starr; brothers Art L Starr, Gary Rennecker (Debbie), Charles (“Skip”) Starr, and Robert “Tico” Starr (Molly); sisters Debbie Niernberger (David),and Patty Cain (Jim), Cory Itri (Luciano), as well as numerous nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews.
Born in NYC in 1947, she moved to Denver as an infant and began a life of unmatched love and enthusiasm for Colorado’s blue skies and majestic mountains. Pikes Peak and Grand Lake two of her favorite. Growing up in Park Hill during the 50’s and 60’s, Kathy was the ‘Queen’ of the trampoline and loved life in a neighborhood filled with big families and loads of fun.
Kathy graduated from Machebeuf High School in 1965 where she excelled in academics and athletics. Swimming and skiing became her favorite sports. The Ski Club bus, chaperoned by her parents, made weekly trips to the slopes and Kathy never missed a trip.
Kathy went on to study at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA and also spent a year in studying abroad in Florence and Rome, where her Catholic faith was solidified. She made lifelong friends at Gonzaga and maintained those friendships to this day. After graduating with honors and an English Degree in 1969, she moved back home to Colorado, married and built a home with her husband in one of her favorite areas, the mountains west of Colorado Springs.
With Kathy’s natural caring spirit, as well as a husband, father and grandfather in Medicine, it was only natural that she would enter that field as well. As a Registered Nurse, Kathy worked selflessly in positions at Penrose Hospital, the University of Colorado Emergency Room, and as Corporate Medical Director for Currant Stationary headquarters in Colorado Springs.
In the early 90’s, now single, she felt a call to return to Denver to provide a home and ease the suffering of her seriously ill brother Tom. Once again giving of herself she became Tom’s full time caretaker until his death in 1994. She subsequently began a celebrated career at Kaiser Permanente in Denver with various positions at call centers and health facilities, but spent most of her years as a Senior Radiology R.N. at Kaiser Permanente’s main medical offices in Denver, eventually retiring in 2012.
Kathy’s family meant everything to her and it was the main focus in her life. Seeing her nieces and nephews would light up her face, but she always had a special sparkle for her nieces. Even her friends children called her Aunt Kathy and others, their ‘Colorado Aunt’. Forget a Birthday or Anniversary, of any kind, at any time, for any of her friends or family? Very simply, never!
