Hope (Gran Gran, Hopie, Nana Hope, Ms. Soap(to her students) M. Garvey was a fun loving, spirited grandmother, mom, sister, and friend. She left this world peacefully on September 14, 2022 in Colorado Springs, CO surrounded by those that love her at the age of 67.
She was born to Jack and Ruth Kearney on October 4, 1954 in Chelsea, MA. She was the youngest of three children. She was named Hope because her family had always “hoped” for another child.
After graduating from Northeastern University in 1976, she began her lifelong career as a speech pathologist helping children with special needs in Memphis, TN. While attending her master’s program in Gainesville, FL she met and married Hal Garvey, and became the mother of her two children - Amanda and Dustin. They later divorced and on June 11, 2017 Hope and Gerry Antonik were spiritually married.
Hope loved to watch hockey, read, spend time at her local coffee shop, spend time socializing with friends, attend church, spend time with her dog Puck and listen to music. In retirement she volunteered at Heartland Hands Food Pantry in Horn Lake, MS. She and her sister Ellen moved to Colorado Springs in 2021
Hope leaves behind her loving children Amanda Shinall of Colorado Springs, CO and Dustin Garvey of Exeter, NH; their spouses Jeremy Shinall and Marissa Garvey, her lifelong companion, best friend, and older sister Ellen Kearney of Colorado Springs, CO. She was predeceased by her brother John Kearney of Massachusetts, She also leaves behind her precious grandchildren Brenna Shinall, Kiley Shinall, Simon Garvey, Adelaide Garvey; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
A memorial is scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 10am-12:00pm at Swan-Law Funeral Directors, 501 N Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association http://act.alz.org/goto/hopegarvey
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