Englewood — Mayor Olga Wolosyn clung to life today as friends and colleagues prayed for her recovery.
Wolosyn, 54, suffered a series of aneurysms and strokes after one she had last weekend during budget meetings with city staff.
Swedish Medical Center doctors have given a grave prognosis for her survival, friends and city officials said. Wolosyn remains in a coma at the Englewood hospital’s intensive-care unit.
This afternoon, a “Gratitude Gathering for Olga” was planned for 4 p.m. at the fountain at CityCenter Park at 1000 Englewood Parkway, next to the Englewood Library.
Wolosyn’s family is planning a Mass at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Louis Catholic Church, 3310 S. Sherman St., in Englewood.
Mayor pro tem Jim Woodward may have been the last person with whom she spoke.
At a budget meeting with city staff Saturday morning, Wolosyn looked flushed.
“She got up and asked me to take over, that she needed to leave for a minute,” Woodward said.
A short time later, she was was found unconscious on the floor of the women’s restroom.
Staff writer Joey Bunch can be reached at 303-954-1174 or jbunch@denverpost.com.
