Mary Reed

Mary Reed was married to Verner Z. Reed and shortly after his death, April 21, 1919, he left all his money to Mary. It was estimated to be about twenty million dollars. Shortly after her husband's death, her daughter, Margery, died in 1925. Her daughter was a former graduate of the University of Denver and Mary decided to dedicate her life to donations and take up some of her daughter's favorite causes: childcare and higher education for women.