Phyllis Eaton

Phyllis Eaton is a celebrated pianist, music educator, and long-standing cultural figure born and raised in Greeley, Colorado.

She served as president of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra’s board of directors on four separate occasions, led the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra Guild, and sponsored the Greeley Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

Phyllis studied piano performance at the University of Colorado and later taught private lessons and taught at the University of Northern Colorado.

She married Larry Eaton, the great-great-grandson of Benjamin Eaton, a founding officer of the Union Colony, which later became the city of Greeley, and the fourth governor of Colorado; also the namesake for the nearby town of Eaton.

She was instrumental in the realization of the Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley’s performing arts center, in 1988 and is credited for selecting the Steinway grand pianos for the Union Colony Civic Center.