Anita Louise Williams Bunch
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Anita Louise Williams Bunch was born in a motel on Route 66, on the road with her parents Billy and Helen and her big sister Marcia, and that was just the extraordinary start of an extraordinary life. For nearly 83 years, she threw herself headlong and headstrong into good works, idealism, fun, love, spiritual seeking, friendship, fellowship, sports, her family, and a deep, passionate compassion for the whole world. As her beloved daughter Amy put it, "She lived her whole life truly larger than life & rode it til the wheels fell off." It was her good fortune that the wheels fell off quickly over the course of a few short weeks, when several health problems came together in a rapid storm that gave her enough time to tell those dearest to her "I love you OUT LOUD," before she slipped into peace and final rest in the comforting arms of her daughter and grandsons.
Everyone who knew her says they were lucky to know her: her Central Missouri State College sorority sisters and her fellow travelers from the People to People Student Ambassador Program in college, her Kansas City students from when she taught PE there in the 1960s, her vast Evergreen community, her Friendship Bridge colleagues raising funds for microloans to support female entrepreneurs in Guatemala, her fellow staff at Pepsi Center/Ball Arena and Broncos Stadium and all the fans (of the teams AND Anita!), and her family?oh, how her family will always love her and be blessed by her love for them! We are so lucky!
Anita was preceded in death by her parents, William "Binky" Williams and Helen Nibarger, and her daughter Molly. She is survived by her daughter Amy and grandsons Marcus, Draecyn, and DJ, her sister Marcia, her nephew Greg (Eileen) and great nephews Dylan (Molly) and Madison (Ady), and great-great niece and nephews Myia, True, and Sterling. We were so lucky to be loved by her, and we will miss her forever.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, April 20 in the Club Level at Empower Field at Mile High (aka Broncos Stadium).
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made either online at: https://www.friendshipbridge.org/donate/ or mailed to Friendship Bridge, 405 Urban St, Suite 140, Lakewood CO 80228. Anita was a team member, volunteer, friend, guiding light, and loved one of Friendship Bridge for over 25 years. Please be sure to include Anita's name with your donation.