In Memorium

Elizabeth Neumann (Krueger)

Elizabeth "Libby" Neumann Krueger, 56, of Tucson and Bisbee, Arizona, unexpectedly passed away from unknown causes on Monday August 26, 2013.

She was born August 2, 1957 to Alfred and Donna Neumann. Libby graduated from Ed W Clark High School in 1975 and went on to study education and recreation at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She married her best friend Kurt Krueger in October 1981 in Las Vegas, where they lived together until relocating to Tucson, Arizona in 1995. They most recently purchased a second home in Bisbee, Arizona in 2010.

Libby will be remembered in many ways by many different people. To her family she was a loving, dedicated wife and mother. Many will remember her has their adoptive and super supportive Band Mom. Others will recall her amazing sense of humor, her abilitiy to bring people together, and her warm and caring heart.

After many years of service and dedication at the Oro Valley branch of the Pima County Public Library, Libby recently went back to focusing on her art and jewelry full time. She spent the last few years doing what she loved most, being with her family, creating beautiful art work, and renovating an historic home in Bisbee where many simply knew her as a free spirited artist.

Libby was a key member of the Clark High '75 Reunion Committee. Her energy, ideas and willingness to go the extra mile are what made her stand out so vividly. She was very enthusiastic about every event, doing anything she could to make them cherished and memorable experiences for everyone. She created and maintained a Facebook page to help get information out to a wider audience, locate missing classmates, and establish communications with as many of them as she could. She even found various ways to link with the Facebook communities of other classes knowing that the more brothers, sisters, friends and acquaintances she could reach, the better the chances of locating more classmates. She would also email and call classmates, no matter how well she knew them or which class year in which they graduated, to encourage their participation in our events. She was a huge advocate for Clark High and a true Charger.

Libby is survived by her husband, Kurt; her son and daughter in law, Berkeley and Ashley Krueger, of Flagstaff, AZ; sister, Kathleen Neumann, of Las Vegas, NV; and her parents, Al and Donna Neumann of Tucson, AZ. She also leaves behind countless family, friends and peers from all over the world that loved her dearly.

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