That's right! It seems our state legislature simply didn't contemplate the possibility of Colorado
soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines dying on active duty. That's why Colorado seem to have
forgotten to offer our Gold Star Wives the same widows' benefits as we provide to survivors of
totally disabled veterans.
That's unjust and plain WRONG! But not a single widow of an active duty service member
is permitted the Colorado Disabled Veteran's Survivor Property Tax Exemption, a small
exemption saving widows between $400-$600 a year.
Why? Our state constitution's Article X Section 3.5 permits the exemption only to widows of
disabled veterans already in receipt of the benefit. Dying on Active Duty means not being
able to complete the application process – because the service member died first!
Really a Catch-22!
