- Date Of Birth: January 9, 1928
- Date Of Death: May 13, 2021
- State: Colorado
Amy Roberta Harrison, age 93, of Northglenn, CO passed away on Thursday, May 13th, 2021.
Roberta is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Donald and her sister Dorothy Goodman. She is survived by her two daughters Donna Israel (Craig) and Barbara Harrison, and her sister Ruth Cox (Bob). She is also survived by 6 of her 7 grandchildren – Christine Miles (Luke), Dawn Prickett (Grant), Richard Harrison (Sarah), Aaron Johnson (Nancy), Andrea Fourrier (Camille), and Isaac Johnson (Daniel Lazzara); and 11 great grandchildren – Alexander, Shaylin, Samantha, Brendan, Evan, Hyrum, Quintin, Liam, Wyatt, Lana, and Twyla.
A teacher by profession, Roberta’s life exemplified her passion for learning, education, and teaching both inside and outside the classroom. She taught throughout her life in both small country schools and Malley Elementary school in Northglenn. Her classroom always seemed to have a menagerie that would need to be cared for over every school holiday!
To go on a walk with Roberta, especially in the mountains, was always an adventure. She had a knack for finding amazing things all around us.
Her private life was filled with quiet moments teaching those children under her care all the practicalities of life. All who trained under her tutelage in her kitchen continue to reverently feed her recipes to their own families and the legacy lives on through pies, German chocolate cake, chile, and mac & cheese.
Roberta was born on Jan 9, 1928 just outside Fort Morgan, Colorado to Clarence and Amy Hawks. She spent her childhood working her family’s farm and learned young that life wasn’t necessarily easy and it was just best to ‘get on with it’. Which she did by wasting no time pursuing higher education and graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts from Colorado Women’s College at the age of 19. Later on, she would show that hard working spirit again while earning a master’s degree while raising 2 teenage daughters and teaching 3rd and 4th grade at Malley Elementary.
Roberta met the love of her life Donald Francis Harrison while they were both teaching in Fort Morgan, Colorado. They married on June 3, 1951 and raised two daughters together. Later they also helped to raise 5 of their 7 grandchildren. Roberta’s love for her family was evident in everything she did, and she never seemed happier than when her home was full of all of her family.
Roberta loved cards, crossword puzzles, and reading, but most of all she loved her family.
She was truly a mother to all, and no one could be around her without walking away having been loved and fed. Her dinners were legendary, her hugs felt like home, and every conversation with her made one feel like the most important person in the world. She will be missed by all those who knew her.
The Five Star Education Foundation The 5 Star Foundation supports learning opportunities for students in the Adams County 5 Star school district, where Roberta taught for many years.
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