Wednesday, June 15, 2005 Pueblo Chieftain
John B. LaForce, 1922 to 2005. John was born to John and Emma LaForce in Oak Creek, Colo., on Aug. 17, 1922. John grew up in the Glenwood Springs vicinity until graduating from Glenwood High School in 1940. He served in the Army during World War II attached to the 119th Armored Engineers Battalion of the 12th Armored Division. John's transition to the civilian workforce followed his military career. He worked on the Hoover Dam project before returning to Colorado where he continued his career as a structural engineer. Building bridges was a lifelong passion for John, and many of his works still stand, as a testimony to his hard-working genius, all over Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. John retired in Durango, Colo., where he enjoyed life in his beautiful Animas Valley home, with his beloved wife, Gert, for 20 years. The LaForces moved to Grand Junction in 1996, and then to Pueblo West in 2000. John was preceded in death by his father, John B.; his mother, Emma Reib; sisters, Wilma Cerise, Stella Rector and Marge Blank; and son, Ronald Engholm. His loving wife, Gert, of Pueblo West survives John; as do sons, Mark and Curt LaForce of Denver; daughter, Norma Hockman of Golden, Lee Bryson of Montrose and Max Bryson of Raton, N.M.; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. There will be a visitation, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Montgomery and Steward Chapel, 1317 N. Main, in Pueblo. A celebration of John's life will be held at 4 p.m. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com.
John B. LaForce, 1922 to 2005. John was born to John and Emma LaForce in Oak Creek, Colo., on Aug. 17, 1922. John grew up in the Glenwood Springs vicinity until graduating from Glenwood High School in 1940. He served in the Army during World War II attached to the 119th Armored Engineers Battalion of the 12th Armored Division. John's transition to the civilian workforce followed his military career. He worked on the Hoover Dam project before returning to Colorado where he continued his career as a structural engineer. Building bridges was a lifelong passion for John, and many of his works still stand, as a testimony to his hard-working genius, all over Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. John retired in Durango, Colo., where he enjoyed life in his beautiful Animas Valley home, with his beloved wife, Gert, for 20 years. The LaForces moved to Grand Junction in 1996, and then to Pueblo West in 2000. John was preceded in death by his father, John B.; his mother, Emma Reib; sisters, Wilma Cerise, Stella Rector and Marge Blank; and son, Ronald Engholm. His loving wife, Gert, of Pueblo West survives John; as do sons, Mark and Curt LaForce of Denver; daughter, Norma Hockman of Golden, Lee Bryson of Montrose and Max Bryson of Raton, N.M.; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. There will be a visitation, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Montgomery and Steward Chapel, 1317 N. Main, in Pueblo. A celebration of John's life will be held at 4 p.m. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005 Pueblo Chieftain
John B. LaForce, 1922 to 2005. John was born to John and Emma LaForce in Oak Creek, Colo., on Aug. 17, 1922. John grew up in the Glenwood Springs vicinity until graduating from Glenwood High School in 1940. He served in the Army during World War II attached to the 119th Armored Engineers Battalion of the 12th Armored Division. John's transition to the civilian workforce followed his military career. He worked on the Hoover Dam project before returning to Colorado where he continued his career as a structural engineer. Building bridges was a lifelong passion for John, and many of his works still stand, as a testimony to his hard-working genius, all over Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. John retired in Durango, Colo., where he enjoyed life in his beautiful Animas Valley home, with his beloved wife, Gert, for 20 years. The LaForces moved to Grand Junction in 1996, and then to Pueblo West in 2000. John was preceded in death by his father, John B.; his mother, Emma Reib; sisters, Wilma Cerise, Stella Rector and Marge Blank; and son, Ronald Engholm. His loving wife, Gert, of Pueblo West survives John; as do sons, Mark and Curt LaForce of Denver; daughter, Norma Hockman of Golden, Lee Bryson of Montrose and Max Bryson of Raton, N.M.; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. There will be a visitation, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Montgomery and Steward Chapel, 1317 N. Main, in Pueblo. A celebration of John's life will be held at 4 p.m. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com.
John B. LaForce, 1922 to 2005. John was born to John and Emma LaForce in Oak Creek, Colo., on Aug. 17, 1922. John grew up in the Glenwood Springs vicinity until graduating from Glenwood High School in 1940. He served in the Army during World War II attached to the 119th Armored Engineers Battalion of the 12th Armored Division. John's transition to the civilian workforce followed his military career. He worked on the Hoover Dam project before returning to Colorado where he continued his career as a structural engineer. Building bridges was a lifelong passion for John, and many of his works still stand, as a testimony to his hard-working genius, all over Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. John retired in Durango, Colo., where he enjoyed life in his beautiful Animas Valley home, with his beloved wife, Gert, for 20 years. The LaForces moved to Grand Junction in 1996, and then to Pueblo West in 2000. John was preceded in death by his father, John B.; his mother, Emma Reib; sisters, Wilma Cerise, Stella Rector and Marge Blank; and son, Ronald Engholm. His loving wife, Gert, of Pueblo West survives John; as do sons, Mark and Curt LaForce of Denver; daughter, Norma Hockman of Golden, Lee Bryson of Montrose and Max Bryson of Raton, N.M.; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. There will be a visitation, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Montgomery and Steward Chapel, 1317 N. Main, in Pueblo. A celebration of John's life will be held at 4 p.m. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com.
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