Diana Braun Lotrich was born March 17, 1958 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was the fifth child of Richard Fredric Braun and Verona Braun (nee Pribyl). They soon moved to Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, where Diana grew up. She is survived by her four siblings (Linda Siegel, Kenneth Braun, Greg Braun, and Richard Braun), her three children (Mark J Guffey II, Carissa Morris, and Benjamin Guffey), three grandchildren (Paige Morris, Laurel Morris, and Penelope Guffey), and her husband (Francis Lotrich). She went to Pennsylvania State University before marrying her first husband, Mark J Guffey. She raised her children in Western Pennsylvania, and fondly recollected her time as a parent and the numerous adventures that entailed. She also enjoyed a brief career as a Doula, helping to bring more children lovingly into the world (and even became a certified lactation consultant). She had numerous adventures with her second husband, Frank Lotrich. They danced Salsa late in the night in Puerto Rico; kayaked off the shore of Alaska amidst the humpback whales; slept beneath the stars in the deserts of Joshua tree; cried together when her father passed away on Christmas day; cried again when Frank’s father past away while they were at a balloon fiesta; snorkeled the great barrier reef; listened to opera at the Sydney Opera house; slept in a buddhist temple; walked through the ruins of Hiroshima; walked through the ruins of Athens; walked through the ruins of the Anasazi; toured the haunted houses of Charleston, biked the canals of Amsterdam, wandered lost in the mountains north of Taos; listened to musicals in NYC, hiked deep into the jungles of Costa Rica to play in a waterfall, and shared a beer while boating on the Allegheny. Importantly, she shared the love of her children with Frank. She and her husband moved to Grand Junction/Fruita, Colorado, where she spent the final 7 years of her life. She greatly enjoyed walking through the vistas of the Southwest, the flowers on the Grand Mesa, the streets of Santa Fe, and even created many trails in her backyard by the National Monument. In May 2020, she was diagnosed with an advanced stage of multiple myeloma. She battled this cancer for four years, with courage, and with love. The battle entailed many trips to Salt Lake City and back. She battled to the very end. Her life ended, on April 14, 2024 at 1:21 PM, surrounded by the loving words and the loving company of her three children, her three grandchildren, and her husband. She will be missed.
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