Marie M. Fox

Marie Margaret Fox, 93, died in her sleep July 6, 2016. Marie was born August 4, 1922 to Mary and Grover Gonio in Chicago, Illinois; one of six children. She attended Lucy L Flower Vocational High in Chicago and then worked at Sears Roebuck in accounting. She married her husband Jim in 1942. Her relationship with Jim spanned a lifetime as their mothers were girlhood friends and their marriage lasted 67 years until Jim’s death on May 21, 2014. Marie loved dancing and travel. Her love of dancing began with war time dances at the Navy Pier Ballroom during WWII, led her into learning tap dancing as an adult and also led her to introduce all four of her daughters to dance lessons at an early age. Later she and Jim traveled extensively in the U.S. as well as Spain, Italy, Ireland and England. She began a career at Braille Institute as a volunteer after her oldest child Jim became blind and quickly became a valued employee. She established and operated a number of social/ recreational centers in Southern California which complemented the more academic classes offered by Braille. The centers remain active today. She earned numerous awards for her excellence and dedication. Marie’s greatest love was her family. She enjoyed her extended family including many nieces and nephews, her own children and then her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by daughters Mary Fox of Fort Collins, Ellen (John) Wheeler of Severance, Margaret (Larry Barnard) Fox of Ann Arbor Michigan, Nancy (Russ) Fox-Clement of Milliken, Grandchildren Heather (Wheeler) Reynolds of Salt Lake City, Utah, Rusty (Clement) Oglesby of Wellington, Rebecca (Hotchkiss) Phipps of Milliken, Jeremy Hotchkiss of Greeley, Patrick Wheeler of Houston, Texas, Kathleen Wheeler of Denver, Tom Clement (Nicole) of Thornton, Marie, Liz and Amelia Barnard all of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Aren Berge of Fort Collins, Great-grandchildren Kaila Reynolds, Caleb Oglesby, Coy Oglesby, Charlie Reynolds, Emmie Reynolds, Anastacia Hotchkiss, William Phipps, Talon Clement, Emma Phipps and Aubrielle Clement. Marie was preceded in death by her husband James E. Fox and son James J Fox. Viewing 4-6 p.m. Monday, July 11 at the Adamson Chapel. Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 12 at St. Mary Catholic Church with a reception to follow. Interment 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13 at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the Braille Institute in care of Adamson Funeral & Cremation, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634. Friends may leave condolences at adamsonchapels.com.