Patricia Jean Vigil died in the early morning of March 9, 2009. She passed peacefully in her home. Patricia was born May 8, 1947 in Denver, CO. She was third in the line of seven siblings. She is preceded in death by one brother, Marcus and two sisters, Susan and Nancy. Patricia was a beloved daughter, mother, wife, grandmother, teacher, librarian, student, barefoot hippie and connoisseur of life. Patricia opened a health food store in Norwood 20 years too early, ground metal in a stove factory, wrote for newspapers, taught college, and was a librarian in a correctional facility. She loved music, singing and dancing, collecting and reading books, and pursuing knowledge. To her friends, she was an inspiration of strength, wisdom and independence. She completed an undergraduate degree, with honors, at Mesa State College in Grand Junction and earned her Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Patricia is survived by her husband, Jim Spor of Olathe, her daughter, Garian Vigil of Lyons, her son and his wife, Josh and Portia Vigil of Delta, her son, Zechariah Vigil of Olathe, six grandchildren, and her parents, Joe and Eunice Vigil of Montrose. She leaves behind many other relatives and cherished friends, students, and library patrons. Her remains will be interred in Norwood, CO. Services will be held outside under the pavilion at the First Baptist Church of Delta, on Pioneer Road, Saturday, March 21 at 3:30 p.m. Shoes are optional. Patricia requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hospice and Pallative Care of Western Colorado (address below).

Hospice of Montrose/Ouray Counties
645 South 5th Street
PO Box 1804
Montrose, CO 81402
Phone 970-240-7734 Fax 970-240-7263