David Andrew "Drew" Grubbs
Marriages
Paige Crimmins - 1964
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - December 20, 2015
David "Drew" Andrew Grubbs
January 25, 1940 - December 13, 2015
Drew Grubbs of Mesa, CO was born in Pueblo, CO and spent most of his youth in Colorado and Arkansas. He graduated from Bryant High School in Arkansas in 1957. He joined the Navy, serving mostly on the USS Tulare sailing around the world and participating in the Cuban Missile Blockade. He fell in love
with a very special woman, Paige Crimmins. They were married in 1964 and attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Drew got a football scholarship but retired after one season
when Paige graduated before him and began teaching. They
later moved to Golden, CO, both working as teachers.
Drew’s love for the Western Slope brought them to Plateau
Valley. He began working at the Collbran Job Corps Center in
1971, as the recreation director before becoming the Driver
Education Instructor.
Next to being a father and husband, his greatest passion in life
was coaching. He loved his boys dearly and enjoyed teaching
them to drive, hunt and play basketball. He was a successful and influential track and field coach for many years and was proud of his athletes. Several athletes won state titles, others simply set personal records and all were important to him. In addition, he loved his time coaching basketball.
He is survived by his wife, Paige and their two children, David
(Kim) and Darren (Moya). He had two granddaughters; two
grandsons, and four great-grandchildren. He had two sisters,
Nona (Alfred) Carver and Melva Bardell and one brother,
Kelley (Linda).
In order for Drew to continue to support Plateau Valley
students, memorial donations may be contributed to the Drew
Grubbs Memorial Scholarship through Grand Valley Bank at
106 Main St. in Collbran in care of Paige or David Grubbs.
A memorial service will be held at Molina Baptist Church on
Monday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m.
