Rebecca Mashburn
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 10C - March 12, 2023
Our beloved mother,
wife, physician and friend
died at home surrounded
by love on March 3, 2023
at the age of 63. Her
vibrant life was cut short
by cancer. Her enthusiasm
for life began with her birth in the backseat of a car and
she continued to be well known for her great passion,
spirit, and generosity even in the face of adversity.
In the years she danced this Earth, Rebecca’s
adventures included: CU Boulder undergraduate, Peace
Corps Central African Republic 1982-85 fisheries
project where she met and married her venerated
husband, medical school class president, winner of 3
humanitarian awards and voted ‘next Albert Schweitzer,’
Presbyterian mission service in Nepal ‘96-2000 as
rural hospital medical director and practicing clinician,
Grand Junction Primary Care Partner physician who
loved and was loved by so many.
In 2008, she facilitated establishing GJ’s Project
CURE warehouse. Survived by her father Joseph Low.
Rebecca’s son, daughter, and husband welcome you
to a celebration of her life at Church of the Nativity
Episcopal on March 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm followed by a
reception at their home. In lieu of flowers please make a
donation to Project CURE in her honor.
