NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
January 17, 2023
Contact: John Dilts
303-449-1106
john@rockyridge.org
Rocky Ridge Music (Estes Park, CO) is honored to announce the establishment of the Keith and Jackie Stephenson Memorial Music Scholarship Fund, made possible by a generous gift from David, Robert, and Shelley Stephenson in memory of their parents.
Keith and Jackie were residents of Estes Park for 30 years, and during that period were regulars at Rocky Ridge Music concerts and events, delighting all with their wit, knowledge of the area’s history, and love of music. Steadfast members of the Rocky Ridge community, the Stephenson family made its mark in many ways—from the Nina Simone cabin constructed by Keith and his sons, to the hand-crafted miniature grand piano replica gracing the library in the Hewes-Kirkwood Inn, to letters of support written to help secure crucial grant funding. As important as these contributions were, they represented just a small part of the lives of generosity and service that Keith and Jackie led in Colorado and around the world.
The Stephenson children, in establishing the scholarship fund, said, “Rocky Ridge Music was an integral part of our parents’ love for their Estes Park lives and community. We’re very happy to see this love extending beyond their rich lifetimes in a way that will benefit future musicians.”
Rocky Ridge Music is pleased that the elder Stephensons’ presence will continue to be felt at Rocky Ridge through the Keith and Jackie Stephenson Scholarship Fund, which will help ensure that youth from all backgrounds have access to RRM’s summer programs. To read more about Keith and Jackie, please visit the following pages:
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