Karin Wyman Morgan passed away late Thursday evening, June 6th in Boulder’s
Community Health Hospital surrounded by her three children and husband of 44
years after a long and arduous battle with breast cancer that she endured with
tremendous courage and grace until her very last day. A Boulder resident for 50
years, Karin was a deeply devoted and much beloved wife, mother, grandmother,
daughter, sister, aunt, and friend who sparkled with generosity and fierce courage,
particularly in the face of her diagnosis and long fight against cancer. She was 70
years old.
Karin Wyman was born in New York City in February of 1954. The youngest of three
children, she spent her childhood with her two brothers, Tim and Peter, and two
close cousins Fred and Carol – the five kids exploring the wild and wonderful world
of New York City. Her parents, Tom and Ilsabe would bring all three kids to their
home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland every weekend and every summer, where
Karin and her brothers learned the virtues of farm life– riding horses, tending to
sheep, deer, and hounds, and swimming and crab fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. It
was there where Karin developed her lifelong passion for the outdoors, the
preservation and protection of our green and open spaces, and for all animals– wild
and domestic.
When she was 17, Karin left the East Coast to attend the University of Colorado in
Boulder, where she earned a dual degree in Italian and Psychology. She
subsequently earned her law degree from the University of Denver, graduating
second in her class. While in Boulder, she met Jeffrey Morgan and they married in
August 1979 at her family’s Maryland estate and soon after built their home on Lee
Hill Drive where they raised their three children, and expanded and enriched the
property into a wonderful Boulder paradise where Karin’s five grandchildren still
spend many hours every week.
Karin was devastated to lose her eldest brother Peter in the summer of 1994 and
then her father, Tom in 2020– months after the start of the COVID pandemic and her
first diagnosis of cancer. Karin loved to travel, to hike and explore the open spaces
of Colorado or wherever she found herself, and to immerse herself in the cuisines,
cultures, and languages of the world. A practicing lawyer for many years, she was a
masterful logician with an extraordinary eye for detail. This was also useful for her
passion for architecture and design, and she was the driving force behind the
construction, design, and renovation of over a dozen homes belonging to her and
her family. She especially loved her animals, and cared deeply for many dogs and
cats that shared her home and her heart over many decades.
Karin and Jeff believed strongly in philanthropy and participating in the community.
They both served on various community boards, including the Humane Society of
Boulder, Community Food Share and Boulder Community Health.
Karin is survived by her adoring husband Jeff and dutiful Norwich Terrier Dooley, her
son Elliott and his wife Karensa and their two girls Isabel and Sloan, her daughter
Kristen Redd and her husband Damon and their three children Madeline, Wynter
and Wylie and her youngest son Tyler– all of whom live in Boulder. She is survived
also by her older brother Tim, her dear cousins Fred and Carol and their beautiful
families, her mother Ilsabe, and countless neighbors, friends, nieces and nephews
whose lives she touched in such significant ways. Karin requested that donations in
her memory should be made to Boulder Community Health’s Red Lipstick Fund
supporting cancer patients and their families in need.
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