Chrisy Hardy passed away peacefully in the company of family and friends on Sept. 21 in Denver, Colorado. She was 31 years old.
Chrisy was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1994. After high school, she moved to Colorado, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in natural resource management from Colorado State University.
Crisy then moved to Aspen, Colo., to be among the mountains. While in Aspen, she became a Level 3 PSIA ski instructor and taught skiing to many, mostly children. She then decided that she wanted skiing to be her passion, rather than profession, and moved to Denver and obtained master’s degrees in both landscape architecture and urban planning from the University of Colorado. Most recently, Chrisy was a practicing landscape architect in Denver.
Chrisy was loved by everyone with whom she interacted. Her love of life and zeal for adventure took her around the world and to the top of most of Colorado’s 14ers. She gathered amazing friends along each step of her journey and changed the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know her.
Chrisy never lived a regretful day in her entire life. She chased her dreams and packed more into her abbreviated life than most do in a typical lifetime. The solace of those who love her is that she lived a joyous and full life above all else.
Chrisy leaves behind her parents, Ken and Karen Hardy; her brother, Steve Hardy; her sister-in-law, Dana Simmons Hardy; her nephew, Alec Hardy; and truly the most amazing friends anyone could ask for.
There will be a visitation and remembrance at McGee Memorial Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at Cristo Rey Church on Monday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m. In addition, a celebration of Chrisy’s life will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, on top of Aspen Mountain in Aspen. Those who plan to attend the service should load the gondola by 10:30 a.m. and let the lift operators know they are going to the service. They will receive complimentary lift service.
Arrangements are under the direction of Berdinelli Family Funeral Services, 1399 Luisa Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505. The telephone number is 505-984-8600.
