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Longtime Colorado first lady Bea Romer, a passionate advocate for early childhood education and services, died Sunday in Denver after a long illness, her family said Tuesday. She was 93.
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"She would describe herself first as a mother and grandmother and finally she would get around to saying she was the First Lady of Colorado."
Former Colorado first lady Bea Romer, who helped establish public funding for preschool to help the state's neediest children in the 1980s, has died. She was 93.
Bea Romer, wife of former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, advanced early childhood services and education while serving as first lady and mother to seven children.