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Virginia Jean “Ginny” (Vincent) Ruggiero October 11, 1925 - December 19, 2022

Virginia Ruggiero 1925 – 2022. Virginia Jean Vincent Clark Ruggiero aged 97 passed away peacefully December 19, 2022. She was born October 11, 1925 in Ft. Lupton, CO to Elizabeth and Rollie Vincent. For full

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Memorial service Saturday Feb. 25, 4PM at Alli Event Center, 100 S 3rd Ave, Brighton, CO 80601

George Hammerlund April 8, 1924 - December 4, 2022

George H. Hammerlund of Brighton Colo. He was laid to rest along with Harriet Hammerlund Dec.27th 2022 at Fort Logan National Cemetery. George and Harriet are survived by their 5 children , 9 grand children , 17 great grand children and 3 great great grand children. ey will be greatly missed.

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Eva Romero

March 20, 1934 - February 3, 2023

Eva was born on March 20th, 1934 in Brighton, Colorado, were she was also raised. She was widowed and raised 8 children.

Eva enjoyed a career in healthcare. She was a very loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother. She was a wellloved member of the Brighton Community. She raised her children in California before returning to Brighton, Colorado in 1986 where she remained a resident until her death. Eva loved shing, bingo, gambling up the hill and trips to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. She loved to wear hats, bracelets and you would often see her in a vest. what is needed.”

She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest Romero, her son Gerald Romero, and her siblings Bertha, Tony, and Eloy.

She is survived by her brother Candido Sanchez, her children Carmen (David) Castro, Vicki (Oscar) Soto, Rachel (Rudy) Ramirez, Cynthia ( e late Robert) Bowman, Adam ( e late Gretchen) Romero, Anthony Romero, Amy (Danny) Huizar, 21 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Eva will be missed by her entire family and her dear friends.

Baca-Oehlert said the COVID-19 pandemic, skyrocketing costs of living with wages that haven’t kept up, an increase in school shootings and politicization of the classroom have all pushed teachers out of the profession.

Most survey respondents pointed to low pay as their primary reason for leaving the profession. An average teacher’s salary in Colorado is about $60,000, the report states, which is 35% less than comparably-educated adults. The National Education Association also reported Colorado ranks 49th in the country for paying its teachers a liveable wage.

Dave Lockley, educator and president of the District 12 Educator Association, said his district in Westminster currently has 40 vacant paraprofessional and educator positions, meaning teachers are stretched even thinner trying to fulfill roles outside their job description without pay matching the extra work.

“Every time we’re missing one of these key cogs in the larger