James Irvin "Jim" Snook
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Carolyn Snook
Married 33 years
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - February 3, 2023
James “Jim” Irvin Snook,
83, passed away on January
31, 2023 in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. He was
born on November 14, 1939
in Fruita, Colorado to John
Park Snook and Elizabeth (Wood) Snook.
Jim was a resident of Alamosa, Colorado for 36
years and was a State Farm Insurance agent, as well
as a Rehabilitation Counselor for the State of Colorado.
While in the San Luis Valley, Jim was active in the 4-H
horse show program. After retirement Jim served in the
Colorado State Legislature.
Jim graduated from Fruita High School in 1957 and
had a degree in vocational agriculture from Colorado
State University. He taught classes in Fairplay, Colorado
and De Beque, Colorado.
After moving to the Denver area Jim was the Private
Treaty Bull Sales Manager for the National Western
Stock Show for 13 years. He loved meeting the stock
breeders who came from all over the nation.
Jim had a servant’s heart and dearly loved people
of all walks of life. He never met a stranger and could
strike up a conversation with anyone. He told stories of
his days as a sheepherder, an oil field worker and horse
trainer.
He is preceded in death by his father and mother;
sister, Jayne Weldon; brother, Jack Snook; daughter, Juli
Rae Guinn; and granddaughter, Madison Paige Scalzo.
Jim is survived by Carolyn, his wife of 33 years; JJ (Liz)
Snook of Aurora, CO; Joel (Kelsey) Snook of Wiggins,
CO; Eric (Becky) Kaiser and David (Kim) King of
Colorado Springs, CO; Deanna Scalzo of Gillette, WY;
24 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Celebration of life service will be held Saturday,
February 4, 2023 at 10:00 am in Grand Junction,
Colorado at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, with burial in
Elmwood Cemetery in Fruita, Colorado.
