Karon M. Glasgow

Karon M. Glasgow, the woman with the brightest blue eyes and warmest heart in all of Colorado, died peacefully on November 11, 2022. She was 85 years young.

Karon was born in Atlantic, Iowa, a small farming town a few miles east of Omaha, on May 29, 1937. Her parents, Charles “Chas” McCauley and Eva McCauley, taught Karon the importance of education and hard work, and how to efficiently hook catfish in the nearby Nishnabotna River. She also learned how to swear like a sailor, albeit eloquently and hilariously.

Karon graduated from Atlantic High School and Northwest Missouri State University, where she earned a degree in elementary education. She married (Larry A. Blake) and moved to Colorado where she spent the next decade teaching children in the Denver Public Schools how to read and be kind to each other. Karon and Larry had to two children together, Neil R. Blake (Placitas, New Mexico) and Natalie Campbell (Bosque Farms, New Mexico), both of whom are Albuquerque attorneys. There are two grandchildren, Tiernan McCauley Blake and Tara Marie Blake, both of whom were recipients of grandma’s never-ending love.

In 1987, Karon returned to school and earned a degree in paralegal studies. She spent the next twenty years assisting clients, many of whom became lifelong friends.

Karon married Gary F. Glasgow on August 29, 1989. Karon assisted him in his law practice until his retirement in 2004. For 33 years, the two traveled extensively, spent holidays in their cabin outside of Golden, explored the battlefields of Gettysburg, and attended countless professional tennis tournaments and hockey games. They often visited Gary's daughter, Erin Glasgow (David); his grandchildren, Gary and Nathan Smith; and friends in Oklahoma.

Not only did Karon hike some of Colorado’s highest peaks (with champagne in Gary's pack), she was also known as the local Zumba Queen, and frequently outlasted those 40 years her junior. Her flower gardens were legendary. Karon loved the Colorado Avalanche, particularly goalie Patrick Roy, and would talk for hours about hockey strategy. Her musical interests were varied, and included the Colorado Symphony and Elvis, the latter of whom she miraculously managed to secure concert tickets for (twice) in the 1970’s.

Karon was a friend to everyone she met. She wanted to know names and life stories – always. Time was never an issue. She gave it freely to all.

Death often brings with it questions of legacy. What was the meaning of Karon’s life? Her final few words say it best: “I love you. And I know you love me.”