Hannah Kathleen Turgeon, 27, of Denver, Colorado, was suddenly and tragically taken from us too soon while visiting South Bend Indiana on Sunday, October 13, 2019.
Born in Inglewood/Los Angeles California on Christmas Day, 1991, Hannah was the daughter of Paul and Debra Turgeon (nee Walsh). She will be missed by her siblings Riley (Sarah) and Ella, grandmother Greta Walsh, niece Audrey Baird-Turgeon, Aunts/Uncles Laurie, Mimi, Leo (Mike), Steve (Jean), Mike (Mindy), Pat (Hope), Mark and Marilyn, and many cousins. She is predeceased by her grand-parents Doctors Leo and Kathleen Turgeon and James Walsh.
Raised in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, Hannah attended Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles and was active in the Girl Scouts where she earned the top honor Girl Scouts Gold Award. Hannah moved east and graduated in 2014 with Magna Cum Laude Honors from the University of Notre Dame. She was very proud to be amongst the third generation Turgeons to become Fighting Irish. After college Hannah moved to and worked in Chicago, then eventually relocated to Denver Colorado. She was most recently serving as Executive Assistant to Denver businessman and former state treasurer candidate Brian Watson.
Loving her new environment in Denver, Hannah spent plenty of time outdoors hiking and enjoying the Colorado scenery. The beauty of her natural surroundings further inspired her creativity found in Hannah’s hand-crafted greeting cards business. A kind and loving individual, Hannah was loved by all who knew her. Hers was a young, happy life that was filled with friends and family, and with a bright future.
Hannah always kept her family closest to her heart, always in touch. She connected with them frequently, whether flying home for family gatherings in southern California or joining in on family trips. Notre Dame football games were top of list, right up there with Hawaii.
Funeral mass will be held on Saturday November 9, 2019, 11am, at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, 7390 West Manchester Boulevard, Los Angeles CA, 90045. Reception immediately following in the Pastor's Plaza at St. Anastasia. Many are choosing to wear blue, gold or green (or Notre Dame attire). The family welcomes this participation, which is completely optional.
Tributes
Leave a tributeI cling to the memories I have of her - dances, our spring break trip, the many dining hall meals and nights spent talking from our beds after the lights were out, football games and tailgates since graduating. These memories are bittersweet but ultimately fill me with that same special enthusiastic warmth that I will always associate with Hannah. I feel lucky to have known her.
Yours in faith,
DawnMarie Schwappach
Robert R. Coleman
Professor Emeritus, Art History
Dept. of Art, Art History, and Design
Univeristy of Notre Dame
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Beautiful Creative Hannah
Thank You & Hannah's Enduring Legacy
The family would like to thank all of you for your love, prayers and many acts of support during this most difficult time. We are grateful for our family and friends. Thank you for the many ways that you have shared your lives and your love with Hannah and each of us.
- The Hannah K. Turgeon Memorial Scholarship Fund at her beloved University of Notre Dame.
ONLINE:Go to: https://giving.nd.edu/
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CHECK payable to University of Notre Dame mailed to :
1251 N. Eddy Street, South Bend, ID 46617 ATTN: Amy Plotkin
Memo field: “Hannah K. Turgeon Memorial Scholarship”
Once fully endowed, this fund will provide much needed support to students of McGlinn Hall – Hannah’s dorm, students from Los Angeles and Denver, and students who volunteer in local South Bend schools.While at McGlinn, Hannah started a big/little sister program with a local elementary school to “get to know the girls outside of the classroom so that we could better understand their needs inside of the classroom when we tutor them during the week.”
This donation is tax-deductible.
- Purchase goods this holiday season from Generous International LLC and their ambassadors for a Humanity and Hope United Campaign, dedicated to Hannah, in order to build houses in Honduras. Please see www.generousmovement.com for details in mid-November.