Claudia Pino Obituary

Claudia Pino
March 3, 1948
October 18, 2023

Our sister, the oldest of five, is survived by her brother, John C. Pino and his loving wife Marie, as well as her sister, Jo Fredericks. Also surviving are sisters-in-law, Laura, Lis and Greta and so many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews as well as scores of close Pino and Eagan cousins. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Kevin and Stephen, brother-in-law, Ed, as well as parents Lewis and Carol Pino.
Claudia's love of the Colorado Rockies brought her back to the Springs many times after Dad left Colorado College for other academic positions. She returned for good after completing her B.A. in English at Mt. Holyoke. Her fondest memories were of the Chinook Bookshop and her many educated and witty colleagues. When the store closed in 2004 she was heartbroken. Claudia was a purist, a proud Luddite, an avid reader and a fierce competitor at Scrabble. She was a grammar maven and routinely corrected us on the use of "I" versus "me".
Thank you is not enough to express the family's appreciation for the staff at Forest Ridge Senior Living in Woodland Park (particularly her favorite nurse, Susan Moore). Her dear friends in Green Mountain Falls (Lana, Deb, Chris, David & Beth) kept her busy with lunches out and Scrabble games in. Her Chinook colleagues took turns reading to her in her final days. Above all our love goes out to our dear cousin, Philip Dreissigacker, who took her on dates every week and was with her as a warm, calming presence moments before she died in her sleep.
Per her wishes, Claudia's body has been donated for medical research in hopes she can help find a cure for multiple sclerosis. No funeral services are planned. In memory of Claudia please consider donating to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at www.nationalmssociety.org