Abel Weston Roper
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - March 4, 2012
Abel Weston Roper, 31,
Fruita, died March 1, 2012.
Services will be at 1 p.m.
Friday at Elm Avenue Baptist
Church in Grand Junction, followed
by interment at Glade
Park Cemetery.
Survivors include his fiancee,
Dawn Christina Cole of Fruita;
one. son, Nathan Tyler Cole of
Fruita; two daughters, Mariah
Ann and Hannah Delaney, both
of Fruita; his parents, Randal R.
and Pamela E. of Glade Park;
and two brothers, Jeremiah of
Belleview, Neb., and Daniel of
Grand Junction.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A - March 6, 2012
A b e l We s t o n R o p e r , 3 1 , o f
Fruita was tragically taken from
his family on March 1, 2012. He
was a complex man--a father, a
fiancé, a brother, a son and the
best friend anyone could hope to
have.
Born March 10, 1980, in Grand
Junction, he grew up on Glade
Park where he enjoyed hiking,
fishing, and building forts in the woods with his brothers. Later, he
longed for a family of his own. Perhaps because he had a certain innate
magnetism that drew children to him, he reveled in being a
loving father to his two daughters--being a daddy was everything to
him. People close to Abel would say that they were part of his extended
family, given that his door was always open. If someone was
in trouble or needed help, he responded without concern for himself.
He worked at many jobs and always took pride in working hard and
doing the job well. His life will be fondly remembered by his parents
and brothers, with whom he fostered a deep love and respect.
Abel is survived by his two daughters, Mariah and Hannah; his fiancé,
Dawn Cole of Fruita, and her son, Nathan; his parents, Pamela
and Randal Roper of Glade Park; his brothers, Jeremiah (Flame)
of Bellevue, Nebraska, and Daniel of Grand Junction; his grandparents,
Velma Houchin of Sun City, CA; Otis Andrews of Grapevine,
TX, and Mary Roper of Fort Collins, CO; his extended family, Debra
(Keld) Jensen of Rossmoor, CA; Cheryl (Javi) Roper of Valladolid,
Spain; Michael Andrews of Anaheim, CA; Kerri (Jai) Ashford
of Long Beach, CA; Joel (Rosie) Williams of British Columbia,
Canada; Zeph (Sarah) Williams of Glenwood Springs, CO; Lynsey
Salsbury of Las Vegas, NV; Luke Williams of Grand Junction;
Ashlee (Sean) Howard of Oceanside, CA; Kate (Parker) Richards of
Louisville, KY, and Dylan Jensen of Rossmoor, CA; as well as his
beloved black lab, Swirl.
Abel is preceded in death by his grandparents, Donald Houchin,
Robert Roper, and JoAnn Andrews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 9th at 1:00 p.m. at
the Elm Avenue Baptist Church, 1510 North 17th Street, Grand
Junction. There will be a private viewing for the family beginning
one hour before the service. Immediately following the funeral,
there will be a graveside service at Glade Park Cemetery. Arrangements
are under the care of Mesa Funeral Service, Grand Junction.
In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted at any Wells Fargo
Bank branch for the Abel Roper Benefit Memorial Fund to benefit
his two daughters.
Condolences may be sent to ropermemorial@gmail.com.
