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Meredith Dailey Obituary

Meredith Dailey passed away September 5th of complications from surgery. She was born in Britton, SD to Peter Johnson and Margaret (Richardson). She married John Dailey in 1954 and they moved to Brazil in 1956 where they had two children and a wonderful life. Upon their return, they moved to Colorado Springs and continued their great life adventure. Meredith is survived by her sister Nancy, son Michael Dailey (Roseanne), daughter Kati Cook (Andy), 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and many friends who adopted her as their Nana. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents. Private services will be held Saturday. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Meredith's name to The Nature Conservancy at nature.org/donate.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Gazette on Sep. 9, 2011.

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