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Brent Gary Welch

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Birth Date: March 3, 1961
Death Date: May 12, 2017
Age at Death: 56
Sex: male

Burial Details

Mortuary Name: Bailey-Kent Funeral Home, Leadville, Colorado

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Obituary - May 17, 2017

Brent Gary Welch
March 3, 1961 - May 12, 2017
Brent Gary Welch, 56 of
Grand Junction, Colorado
passed away on Friday, May
12, 2017, in Leadville,
Colorado.
He was born on March 3,
1961, in Lincoln, Nebraska to
Gary and Irene (Krueger)
Welch. He was a graduate of
Lake County High School and
the University of Northern
Colorado in Greeley. He also attended the University of
Nebraska and was a member of the Husker Marching Band.
Brent was a former math teacher and golf coach at Lake
County High School and was a math, business, information
technology teacher and golf coach at Grand Junction High
School. In 2014, he received the Outstanding Visionary
Educator Award from the University of Colorado.
He loved golf, the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and
Nebraska Football.
Brent is survived by his parents, Gary and Irene Welch; sister,
Reba (John) Neufeld; brothers, Kyle (Susan) Welch all of
Leadville, CO, and Sean (Kate) Welch of Lecompton, Kansas;
six nieces, two nephews, and three great-nieces.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017,
at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Leadville. There will be a
reception immediately following at Leadville Elk’s Lodge,
#236.
Donations may be made to the Brent Welch Memorial Fund at
Peoples Bank in Leadville for computers to deserving students
at Grand Junction High School.
Bailey-Kent Funeral Home of Leadville is assisting the family
with arrangements. Please visit Brent’s online memorial at
www.kentfuneralhomes.com to leave a condolence or
remembrance.

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