A leader whose impact on the lives of senior citizens is powerful, Kathy Lowry is subtle but fierce in her advocacy.

After nine years as the executive director of Teller Senior Coalition , Lowry announced her pending retirement in the spring of next year.

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Under her direction, the nonprofit organization moved from small offices in Woodland Park to larger spaces in a central location in Divide and pivotal to the coalition’s transportation program.

In what has been called an epidemic of loneliness in America, particularly for the older generation, Teller Senior Coalition is a resource, a hedge against isolation.

“I read an article that says loneliness can take five or six years off your life,” Lowry said. “It’s important to me to help seniors as much as we possibly can. When we have events, they all want to come.”

For many, the coalition provides rides to the events.…