Although Diane did not return to face-to-face bridge post-pandemic her presence sitting South at table 4 continues to be felt.
Diane led an extraordinary life and made many contributions to her community. Her obituary from the Daily Camera is attached below and summarized here in this text. Diane's obituary is worth reading in full, you will get an expanded view of the woman we knew at the bridge table.
Diane was born in Asbury Park NJ. In high school she helped lead a student strike against the poor food options in the school cafeteria. Diane attended Smith College, where she majored in Religion and Biblical Studies. She was admitted to Duke divinity school, but instead went to work for the NYC social services department, working in Harlem to check on the well-being of those on her caseload. After spending time in NY and San Francisco Diane was admitted to the graduate program in Philosophy at CU Boulder. Finished with her doctorate she began to work for the Department, as an administrator and an Instructor. Ultimately becoming the Asst Chair for Undergraduate Studies. As a CU professor Diane had an enduring impact on many peoples lives. She also volunteered at the Boulder Safehouse and Rocky Mountain Peace Center, and was part of the planning for the Encirclement of Rocky Flats. Once retired Diane took up the task of relearning the game of bridge, which she had played extensively in high school and college. After many years and attending many tournaments she became a Ruby Life Master. Diane was a prolific contributor to the Daily Camera opinion page (she wrote about 500 letters and op eds published in the Camera).Â