The Passing of Pat Furterer

-From Loveland Stage Company

In loving memory of Pat Furterer

525,600 minutes. 525,600 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes – How do you measure, measure a year?

Today we remember all of the minutes, moments, and years of the life of our beloved founder Pat Furterer. There will be many tributes to Pat over the next few days, weeks, months, and years for Pat, as she was the epitome of Loveland. This is ours.

In 1979, Pat and a creative group of friends saw the need for a creative outlet in Loveland and decided to create what is now known as the Loveland Stage Company. Under Pat’s leadership, they created the by-laws and constitution and formed the board of directors. They filed all the needed paperwork for LSC to become the non-profit organization many have come to know and love today.

A local business donated funds for the first production in the fall of 1979. That performance of My Three Angels was performed on the back deck at Pat’s house. It was a great success and the start of it all.

Pat was instrumental in all things LSC. She performed, directed, produced, and held various positions on the board. Throughout the 1980s, LSC shows moved around from her backyard to various schools throughout Loveland. In the 90’s she helped create a college scholarship for graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing the Creative Arts. That scholarship continues to this day.

In the early 2000s, she was instrumental in working with the Loveland Firefighters Association allowing the Loveland Stage Company to have a permanent space and LSC moved into our current home, the old Crist Theater, in the heart of Historic Loveland. When a fire broke out in the theater in October 2008, the building was a total loss. Pat led the charge to raise funds to rebuild. And rebuild we did. “Rebuild and Play On!” was the theme of the next season and the theater reopened in November of 2009.

With the theater back up and running, Pat was named President Emeritus for all of her past, present, and future contributions to LSC.

44 years and counting of Award-Winning Theater in Loveland is all thanks to Pat Furterer. She dedicated her life to LSC and we will be eternally grateful to her and her passion for theater and Loveland. The lights on the marquee will be a little dimmer without Pat, but we will always do our best to make her proud.

It’s time now to sing out, though the story never ends. Let’s celebrate, and remember a year in the life of friends. Remember the love! Measure in love. Seasons of love!