Alfred Paul "Al" LeFebre
Marriages
Emeline B Lopez - December 22, 1951
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - July 3, 2016
Alfred Paul LeFebre
December 13, 1926 - June 29, 2016
Alfred P. “Range” LeFebre
passed away at home,
surrounded by family, on June
29th, 2016. He was 89 years
old.
Al was born on December
13, 1926, to Alfredo and Ana
LeFebre in Manassa, CO. He
spent his childhood on the
family farm working with his
father.
Al graduated from Manassa High School in 1945, and joined
the military three years later. He proudly served in the U. S.
Army from 1948-1953 as a part of the 2nd Infantry Division
Indian Head Battalion.
Al married Emeline B. Lopez on December 22nd, 1951 in Los
Cerritos, CO. They moved to Grand Junction in 1952 and he
went to work for the Colorado Department of Revenue Port of
Entry. He worked there for 30 years, retiring in 1987. He often
worked two and three jobs to support his growing family. After
retiring he stayed busy building the Walking Plow Ranch. He
built a barn, stalls and a fence by himself on a small piece of
property north of Grand Junction.
Al was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a
member of the Knights of Columbus. He led the effort in 1976
to name K of C Council 1062 after the Franciscan priests
Dominguez and Escalante who explored Western Colorado. Al
spent many hours volunteering for the Latin Anglo Alliance, for
which he was a founding member. He also volunteered for the
Grey Gourmet delivering meals to the elderly. Al was always
willing to help anyone in need.
Al’s passion for politics and support of Democrats was well
known in the Grand Valley. His Letters to the Editor often led to
supportive comments from like-minded politicos and at the
same time often drew the ire from across the political aisle.
Although many disagreed with Al’s politics the conversations
were always courteous and respectful. Al was a lifelong learner
and spent his free time studying history and languages. He was
self–taught and fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian and
German. He would gladly speak to any stranger in their native
tongue.
Al is survived by his wife, Emeline; six sons, Rick, Bob, Larry
(Audrey), Mike (Tracy), Joe, and Tom (Teri); 11 grandchildren,
Brie, Matt, Ashton, Luke, Nick, Emma, Sam, Maria, Drew,
Trey, Tycen, and seven great-grandchildren. Al is also survived
by brothers, Amos (Sophie) and John (Marie) LeFebre of
Pueblo, CO; sisters, Mary (Charlie) Gallegos of Monte Vista,
CO and Marina Gallery of Pueblo, CO.
The LeFebre family would like to thank all the good people at
the Veteran’s Administration and at HopeWest for their
outstanding care and compassion.
A visitation is scheduled from 5 - 7:00 p.m. with a rosary to
immediately follow on Wednesday, July 6th at Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary. A service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church on Thursday, July 7th at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
HopeWest or the Latin Anglo Alliance scholarship fund.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Death Notice - July 2, 2016
Alfred Paul LeFebre, 89, Grand Junction, died June 29, 2016, at his home.Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, with a rosary to follow at 7 p.m. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church.He was a port of entry officer with the Department of Revenue.Survivors include his wife, Emeline B.; six sons, Richard A., Rob-ert A., Larry J., Michael P., Joseph P. and Thomas J., all of Grand Junction; two brothers, Amos and John, both of Pueblo; two sisters, Mary Gallegos of Monte Vista and Maureen Gallery of Pueblo; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
