It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our beloved partner, sister, aunt, and friend Meredith Ashley “Doc Otter” Drottar crossed the ethereal plane at 6:01 pm January 15 at St. Mary’s Hosptial in Grand Junction. Meredith is survived by her father Tim Scally, her sister Meghan Thompson, her partner Timothy “Pepe” Edington, her nieces Anna, Cheyanne, and Cassidey, her nephews Codah, Simon, Justin, and Kaysen, great nieces Eleskei and Egan, and her beloved dogs Bodhidharma (Bodhi) and the Lumpy Space Duchess (Ducky). She was preceded in death by her mother Debbie (46) and sister Morgan Jennings (43).

Meredith lived a life out of a movie and it started when she was born at home on March 4, 1988 in Leesburg, VA. Her adventure really ramped up 5 days laters when the family packed up and moved cross country to Fort Collins, CO. Meredith would spend her entire childhood in Fort Collins and would go on to graduate from Rocky Mountain High School. Despite working and helping her sisters with their children, she found the time to volunteer as a peer to peer crisis counselor. This would be the start of an adulthood spent helping others. Even though she lost her mother at 14, enduring a difficult childhood, none of this deterred her. She became the first person in her family to attend college. She attended George Mason University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in social work. While at George Mason Meredith began working at Trader Joe’s, where she worked for 15 years, in stores ranging from Reston, VA to Denver, CO with stops in Albuquerque and Salt Lake City in between, leaving a litany of lasting lifelong friendships. While living in Albuquerque, she met Timothy, a crusty, 1.0 veteran, who would become her companion and partner for the rest of her life. She would later attend Capella University where she earned a Master’s degree in counseling. After two years of clinical work, she would go on to open her own counseling practice, Yellow Sky Counseling. 

Meredith’s life was dedicated to helping others and this was reflected in her choice to be a therapist and the passion she put into it.

Meredith was a true bon vivant with a lust for life and knowledge. She was passionate about many issues and causes, including smashing the patriarchy, reproductive rights, and gay and trans rights. Meredith loved music and going to concerts, particularly Phish and Dead and Company, and recently started playing the ukulele. Other hobbies and passions included hiking, whitewater rafting, creating art, writing, reading as many books as she could get her hands on, and spending Saturday night by a fire listening to crunchy jams with Timothy and her dogs. 

In the last few years, Meredith's life seemed to reach new heights. Her counseling practice was flourishing and she purchased her first house in Cortez, CO.

A private service for family will be held on January 23 at Goes Funeral Home in Fort Collins, CO and will be followed by a public viewing. 

A Celebration of Life open to the public will be held January 25 at a location to be determined. 

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to either the Mariposa Fund, the Trevor Project, and/or the Divided Sky Foundation.

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