Denver Native (Carol)
09-19-2015, 04:46 PM
Beth Bowlen Wallace's voice starts to crack as she thinks back to the summer of 2014. Her father, Pat Bowlen, the longtime owner of the Broncos, publicly revealed his struggle with Alzheimer's and announced he would relinquish daily control of the team as he focused on his health.
It was a day Wallace knew was coming, but one she and her family could no longer put off. But the anticipation didn't make the day, July 23, any easier. His life, her life, and all the emotions they had carried with the disease were out in the open.
"I think we all knew it was time for the announcement," she said. "I was very nervous about how his legacy would be perceived."
rest - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28843106/pat-bowlen-broncos-family-alzheimers-walk
It was a day Wallace knew was coming, but one she and her family could no longer put off. But the anticipation didn't make the day, July 23, any easier. His life, her life, and all the emotions they had carried with the disease were out in the open.
"I think we all knew it was time for the announcement," she said. "I was very nervous about how his legacy would be perceived."
rest - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28843106/pat-bowlen-broncos-family-alzheimers-walk