Holographic Will Example: Widow With Adult Children and a Charitable Gift (Colorado)

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MARGARET ELENA SALAZAR 1. Declaration and Capacity. I, Margaret Elena Salazar, widow, residing at 742 Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Driver License No. 05-118-3372, born January 24, 1948, being of sound mind and full testamentary capacity under C.R.S. 15-11-501, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. 2. Nature of Instrument. I write this entire document in my own hand and sign it myself, intending it to be a holographic will valid under C.R.S. 15-11-502(2), which needs no witnesses when the signature and material portions are in my handwriting. 3. Revocation. I revoke all prior wills and codicils, as permitted by C.R.S. 15-11-507. 4. Family. My husband, Ramon Salazar, has died. I have three adult children: David Salazar, Laura Salazar Kent, and Michael Salazar. 5. Specific Legacies. I give our family cabin near Woodland Park to my son David Salazar. I give my piano to my daughter Laura, and I direct that my jewelry be divided equally between my two daughters, Laura and any daughter-in-law they agree upon. 6. Charitable Gift. I give fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to Food Bank of the Rockies, a Colorado charitable organization, in gratitude for its work. 7. Residue. I give the rest of my estate, including my home at 742 Cascade Avenue and my accounts at Ent Credit Union, in equal shares to my three children, David, Laura, and Michael. 8. Substitute Heirs. If any child does not survive me, that child's share passes to his or her descendants, and if none, to my surviving children in equal shares. 9. Personal Representative. I nominate my son, David Salazar, of Monument, Colorado, as personal representative, to serve without bond. If he cannot serve, I nominate my daughter Laura. 10. Funeral Wishes. I wish to have a Requiem Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral and to be buried beside my late husband at Evergreen Cemetery. Signed at Colorado Springs, Colorado, on [date]. [signature: Margaret Elena Salazar] Advisory note: In Colorado a holographic will requires no witnesses or notary, but your signature and its material portions must be entirely in your own handwriting under C.R.S. 15-11-502(2).