Maggie DeWolf, who was 87, passed away at Aspen Valley Hospital this past weekend. Tage Pedersen died on Tuesday in Ashland, Oregon. He was 90.
Maggie DeWolf and her husband Nick were well known for their contributions to the Aspen community. They were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. Nick passed away in the same year.
Maggie continued to be involved in several nonprofit organizations in the area such as the Aspen Center for Physics, Independence Pass Foundation and Aspen Historical Society. She also supported artists and the arts in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Her daughter, Nicole, remembers her mom for being intellectually voracious and a very intense person in her own right.
“She was both generous and demanding,” Nicole said. “She really looked for the best in people, wanted people and the town of Aspen to be the best version of itself. That’s why she so much fostered the character of Aspen, the community, and it was all about ideas.”
Greg Poschman grew up with Nicole. He recalls going over to the DeWolf residence for dinner when he was younger and how intellectually stimulating the conversation was around the table.
“It was so great to be treated like adults,” Poschman said.
The family is planning a memorial open to the community this summer.
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