Local octagenarian puts her best foot forward

Photo courtesy Sally Neel
Muriel Cronkhite, a longtime Pagosa resident, will celebrate her 89th birthday by walking in a 5k walk to raise money for tuberous sclerosis research in honor of her great-grandson, Tyler.

By Sally Neel

Special to The PREVIEW

There are many adjectives that could describe 88-year-old Muriel Cronkhite, but few would put her in the “little old lady” category. Instead, one might describe her as determined, driven, giving, loving, compassionate and absolutely committed to her family, friends, church and community. When she sees a need, she jumps in to help.

Such is the case when it comes to Muriel’s 6-year-old great-grandson, Tyler, who lives in Denver. As an infant, Tyler began having unexplained seizures. Tyler’s parents, both physicians, searched for an explanation, but only could come up with speculations.

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