The Obituary Section

Martha Jane Mcgavin

, Colorado

October 10, 2026

Martha passed away on Sunday October 11 2026 surrounded by her kids. She always said that each day is a gift and probably never stopped to think what a gift she was to all who knew her. During her long productive life she touched many people with her generous and grateful spirit and her willingness to learn and adapt to new circumstances. Martha was born in Tulsa on November 3 1929 to James Patrick Moroney and Beatrice Evelyn Heibel. Her sister Bebe was born six years later. Her fathers work in the oil business led the family to Casper and Denver. She graduated in engineering physics from the University of Colorado in 1950. Martha was one of the first women in the engineering school and the only female in the CU Physics Club. She met her husband Raymond Edward McGavin a WWII veteran when he was her physics classmate. They…

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Jonathan Clifford "Jon" Bates

, Colorado

March 18, 1981 — October 9, 2026

Jonathan Clifford "Jon" Bates 45 of Boulder Colorado died of cancer on Saturday October 10 2026 surrounded by family after a sevenmonth illness. Jon was born on March 19 1981 in Hampton Virginia to Linda and Wayne Bates and spent most of his childhood in Meredith New Hampshire. He graduated from MIT and later earned a masters degree from Northwestern University. Jon built a successful career in finance in New York before trading Wall Street for a new challenge in data and technology. He cofounded two companies and went on to become a leader in applied AI most recently at Databricks where he led a team of AI engineers working handson with companies to solve their hardest problems. He was known as much for the people he lifted up as for the work itself. He brought curiosity warmth and humor to his work cared about his colleagues as people and…

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Gilbert Eugene Mayer

, Colorado

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