Dale Coski’s tenacity, passion and kindness made lasting impacts on Denver’s disabled community as well as the people who knew her.
In this Dec. 29, 1985 photo, Dale Coski, a policewoman who was injured in auto accident, is pictured with her dog Persey, short for perseverance. For years, Dale Coski came into work every morning at Denver’s Agency for Human Rights & Community Partnerships and ran her wheelchair into the door until someone opened it.“We would come get her and she’d say, ‘Oh, thanks for answering the door,’” said longtime colleague Lorrie Kosinski, laughing at the memory.
Coski’s career fighting for disability rights began when she lost her left leg and sustained a closed head injury after she was hit by a vehicle in 1983 while working as a Denver Police Department officer.Spinal cord injuries are challenging and all-encompassing, said friend and colleague Kathy Hulse, a clinical care manager and social worker at Craig Hospital.
“It’s often easier to be on the outside where we’re saying what needs to be different,” Reiskin said. “But we need people inside the government who can be allies and help people inside the system understand what we need.” For Reiskin, one of Coski’s most significant contributions is improved access for disabled people in Denver.
Coski married her wife, Alice Fritz, in 2015. She is survived by Fritz, sister Jean Bondio, nephew James Marcil and an “extraordinary number” of friends, loved ones and colleagues. Keeler: CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter is an NFL wideout playing cornerback, scouts say. “Receiver is where he can make the biggest impact”
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