Denver Allison Hutt was one of a large circle of friends who graduated from Santa Monica High School in 2005, including my daughter Marie.
Most are working, living with friends or married.
This was Denver's work after she graduated from Indiana University:
the executive director of The Speak Easy for more than three years, helping launch the Broad Ripple worksite and turn it into a thriving center for entrepreneurs to collaborate and grow their ideas into businesses.
Her partner was Tom Hanley, who launched a youth-wellness nonprofit called Nine13sports.
Denver's rewarding life in Indianapolis was interrupted by ovarian cancer in 2013. It finally took her life on January 16, 2016.
Her obituary:
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/01/16/denver-hutt-the-speak-easy-entrepreneurs-indianapolis/78911262/
A tribute to her by Indianapolis Star columnist Matthew Tully:
http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/matthew-tully/2016/01/17/tully-although-far-short-denver-hutts-life-amazing/78937150/
Marie's friend Grace flew to Minneapolis to speak at her memorial service.
In her last blog post, on January 3 titled "I'm angry," Denver said:
I won’t leave you with a “you should be thankful” plea; you already know that. I will ask that you smile at strangers more this week. Be kind simply because you are a kind person. Judge a little less. Hold the door open.
http://418stories.com/2016/01/03/im-angry/
May we not rest in peace unless we are doing these things.
My deepest sympathy to Denver's parents and family.
Thank you to my friend Rebecca Bender in Indianapolis for the link to these articles in the Indianapolis Star.
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