50 Years, 50 Stories - Pat McNutt

This week’s “50 Years, 50 Stories” entry comes from Pat McNutt, the mother of a woman who has been served by Imagine! for quite some time. It is short and sweet, and I thank Pat for sharing.

Susan Has Thrived

By Pat McNutt

Susan McNutt

Our family came to Boulder in 1968 with six children, no house, no jobs. We really wanted to live in Colorado! It’s been an adventure.

The main reason we chose Boulder was our daughter Susan who, at that time, was nine years old. After checking with the Chamber of Commerce and other sources, we found that Boulder had a very good program for “trainable mentally retarded people’’—the term used at that time for her needs.

Within a few weeks in Boulder, we had a nice, large home, a job for my husband, Jerry, and our Susan was getting settled in at Ruth Wood School. She was there until she was 21 years old and graduated. Then she was with Life Enrichment and Labor Source and now Innovations—all programs of Imagine!.

Through the years we have been involved with Imagine! and the BCBDD (Boulder County Board for Developmental Disabilities - an earlier name for Imagine!.) we have met and been helped and encouraged by so many wonderful people, and Susan thrived. We are grateful to all the caring people at Imagine! who have enriched our lives.

Are you interested in sharing your story for 50 Years, 50 Stories? If so, contact Caroline Siegfried at caroline@imaginecolorado.org or 303-926-6405. We’d love to hear from you!