- Date Of Death: September 13, 2013
- State: Colorado
Margaret “Maggie” Egan Mistry, of Penrose, transitioned on her celestial journey on Friday, September 13, 2013. She was born to Margaret (Ferenci) Egan and Joseph Egan in New York. Margaret was always full of life, had a positive attitude, loving and kind to all people and animals, and had a unique ability to make everyone feel special and loved. Margaret earned her first Masters Degree in Spanish while attending university in Seville, Spain. Her second Masters, in English, was earned at the University of Michigan. In 2012, she achieved her professional and personal dream of achieving her PhD in Educational Leadership and Innovation. For 29 years, she was a high school Foreign Language teacher at Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, instructing students in Spanish, Russian and Latin. She was chairperson of the Foreign Language Department for many years. She started at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1984 teaching Foreign Languages, which included Spanish, Russian and Latin. Most recently, she was employed by UCCS as a Senior Professor of Spanish. She was a life long learner and always sought ways to improve her life.
