In Memory Of
Mary Agnes Lacey West
1914
2022
Mary Agnes Lacey West
August 14, 1914 — December 16, 2022
Mary Agnes Lacey was born on August 14, 1914, two months after the start of world war I. Her parents were John Lacey, born in Inishbofin, County Galway, Ireland, and Honora (Nora) Kinavey, born in Cuilleen, in 1909. They met and married in Portland, Maine, in June 1913. Mary, the oldest of five children, was born a year later.
The were devout Catholics and attended Parochial School in Portland. Mary had a civil service job in Washington DC when she met then-Lieutenant Howard West (Army Air Corps). They were married in June 1942 and had their first child, Mike, before Howard joined General MacArthur for his return to the Philippines.
After the war, Howard remained in the Army Air Corp and became an Air Force Major in 1947, when Congress created the U.S. Air Force. The family moved Twenty-six times in Twenty-eight years. Jeanne, their second child, was born in South Carolina in 1946; Peter was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1951, and Sharon, the youngest, was born in East Meadow, New York, in 1953.
In 1958 Howard was transferred to Anchorage, Alaska, and after a three year tour, came to Denver. They bought their house at 419 Revere St, in Aurora, in 1961. After the children left home for school, Mary returned to the Civil Service and completed her Twenty year career. She was at St. Pius X Parish member, dabbled in Genealogy, and volunteered at the Aurora Senior Center for many years.
Lt. Colonel Howard F. West retired in 1961 and died in 1981. She will join him today.
Most parents agree that one should not outlive their children. Unfortunately, our mother outlived her daughters; her youngest, Sharon, died in2006, and Jeanne in December 2021. Mary is survived by her sons, Peter and Mike; three accomplished grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. We all missed her tales of the way things were before automobiles were the common conveyance.
Mary lived in her home for more than sixty years. It has been a must-visit stop for extended family members from all over the country, Australia, England, and Ireland during those decades. Her seventy year old mattresses are a legend throughout the family. But "Ce'ad Mile Fa'ilte" has always been her motto.
Gaelic for Ten-thousand Welcomes
The were devout Catholics and attended Parochial School in Portland. Mary had a civil service job in Washington DC when she met then-Lieutenant Howard West (Army Air Corps). They were married in June 1942 and had their first child, Mike, before Howard joined General MacArthur for his return to the Philippines.
After the war, Howard remained in the Army Air Corp and became an Air Force Major in 1947, when Congress created the U.S. Air Force. The family moved Twenty-six times in Twenty-eight years. Jeanne, their second child, was born in South Carolina in 1946; Peter was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1951, and Sharon, the youngest, was born in East Meadow, New York, in 1953.
In 1958 Howard was transferred to Anchorage, Alaska, and after a three year tour, came to Denver. They bought their house at 419 Revere St, in Aurora, in 1961. After the children left home for school, Mary returned to the Civil Service and completed her Twenty year career. She was at St. Pius X Parish member, dabbled in Genealogy, and volunteered at the Aurora Senior Center for many years.
Lt. Colonel Howard F. West retired in 1961 and died in 1981. She will join him today.
Most parents agree that one should not outlive their children. Unfortunately, our mother outlived her daughters; her youngest, Sharon, died in2006, and Jeanne in December 2021. Mary is survived by her sons, Peter and Mike; three accomplished grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. We all missed her tales of the way things were before automobiles were the common conveyance.
Mary lived in her home for more than sixty years. It has been a must-visit stop for extended family members from all over the country, Australia, England, and Ireland during those decades. Her seventy year old mattresses are a legend throughout the family. But "Ce'ad Mile Fa'ilte" has always been her motto.
Gaelic for Ten-thousand Welcomes
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