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Honorable Karen Susan Metzger Keithley
Honorable Karen Susan Metzger Keithley, sister of Bill '67 and mother of Livingston '94 and Christopher '96, passed away on October 9, 2025. Judge Metzger was very involved at Regis Jesuit during the 1990s, serving on the Budget Committee and was an active member of the Raider Parent Association Moms Club.
"Judge Metzger was a woman of faith, firm conviction and a strong voice, especially for the young and oppressed. She was proud to be the daughter of a successful state Attorney General in her father, John, and a decorated concert pianist and art conservationist in her mother, Betty. Notwithstanding all she accomplished professionally, Judge Metzger would say without hesitation that she was most proud of her children and their many accomplishments, that her family was always her central focus, and that they made her life most meaningful. She was born September 13, 1945 on a farm near Broomfield, Colorado to lawyer-farmer John W. and Betty Metzger. She grew up enjoying both the farm and the city, riding her horse Pal at the farm and in the West Eastlake Range Riders. She, along with her mother, attended many political meetings and Democratic rallies and events with her father. While a student at Marycrest High School in Denver, she excelled academically, enthusiastically served as a cheerleader, and led the speech and debate team (placing second in the Colorado state tournament for extemporaneous public speaking her senior year). She graduated from Marycrest High School in 1963 as valedictorian." Click here to view the full obituary.
A Celebration of Life reception will be held on Friday, November 14 at 2:00 pm at the Quebec Place at Fairmount Hall at Fairmount Cemetery. All are welcome and are asked to wear a color that most reminds them of their favorite story of Judge Metzger.
We join the prayers of the community of Regis Jesuit with yours for the repose of Judge Metzger's soul and the consolation of her family and all those who loved her. May she rest in peace.
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"Judge Metzger was a woman of faith, firm conviction and a strong voice, especially for the young and oppressed. She was proud to be the daughter of a successful state Attorney General in her father, John, and a decorated concert pianist and art conservationist in her mother, Betty. Notwithstanding all she accomplished professionally, Judge Metzger would say without hesitation that she was most proud of her children and their many accomplishments, that her family was always her central focus, and that they made her life most meaningful. She was born September 13, 1945 on a farm near Broomfield, Colorado to lawyer-farmer John W. and Betty Metzger. She grew up enjoying both the farm and the city, riding her horse Pal at the farm and in the West Eastlake Range Riders. She, along with her mother, attended many political meetings and Democratic rallies and events with her father. While a student at Marycrest High School in Denver, she excelled academically, enthusiastically served as a cheerleader, and led the speech and debate team (placing second in the Colorado state tournament for extemporaneous public speaking her senior year). She graduated from Marycrest High School in 1963 as valedictorian." Click here to view the full obituary.
A Celebration of Life reception will be held on Friday, November 14 at 2:00 pm at the Quebec Place at Fairmount Hall at Fairmount Cemetery. All are welcome and are asked to wear a color that most reminds them of their favorite story of Judge Metzger.
We join the prayers of the community of Regis Jesuit with yours for the repose of Judge Metzger's soul and the consolation of her family and all those who loved her. May she rest in peace.
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