Phillip Paul Bourassa Jr.
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Janis Krohn
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - March 5, 2017
Phillip P. Bourassa
December 7, 1946 - February 26, 2017
Philip P. Bourassa Jr., age 70, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, February 26, at his home in Mesa, Colorado.
He was born December 7, 1946, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Philip Sr. and Jeannette (Jette) Bourassa. Phil graduated Holy Name High School in 1964.
While attending college at Colorado State University, he met
and married the woman of his dreams, Janis Krohn. Phil
enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1968 (assigned to the Army
Security Agency) and served in Vietnam from 1969-1970. He
and Janis returned home to Colorado following his honorable
discharge.
Phil had a resounding passion for life. He could always be seen
with a bounce in his step and a sparkle in his loving blue eyes.
He enjoyed his family and friends, business endeavors and
colleagues, stamp collecting, sports, including his favorites, the
Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots, and traveling
with family and friends. Most of all, he loved his family and all
of the wonderful memories he shared with each of them.
He is survived by his wife, Janis; brother, John; sisters, Rose
(Spilman) and Diane (Charest); son, George; daughter, Tami
(Rund); four grandchildren, Antonio, Shayna (Currington),
Trevor, and Chloe (Rund), and great-grandchild, Avyanna
(Currington).
Family, friends, and others whose lives Phil touched are invited
to attend the Memorial Service on Monday, March 6, 2017, at
1:00 p.m. at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, 2515 Patterson Rd.
Military Honors and Internment will follow at Veterans
Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado at 3:00 p.m. sharp,
followed by a Celebration of Life Memorial Party in Palisade at
5:30 p.m. Food and drinks will be served as we reminisce, share fond memories, and celebrate the life of a truly wonderful
husband, father, friend, and most of all, a delightful, loving, and
generous man.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks you make a donation
to DAV (Disabled American Veterans) in his memory.
