John Edward Becker

1950 - 2023

John Edward Becker

May 21, 1950 - October 5, 2023

Longmont, Colorado - John Edward Becker passed the morning of October 5, 2023, at age 73, surrounded by his loving family. Given John's sunshiny demeanor, the beautiful Colorado day was fitting for the way he moved through this world.

John is survived by his wife Joanne and daughters Elizabeth, Kristin, and Allison, and his brother and sister-in-law Larry and Sheryl Becker in Kansas City, KS. He was preceded in death by his brother Albert "Chips" Becker, parents Albert C. and Elizabeth (Peairs) Becker, and great-aunt and uncle Dr John and Arlene Richmond

John was born in Kansas City, KS May 21, 1950 to Elizabeth and Albert C. Becker, the youngest of three boys. The family moved to Highview Farm in 1957, and the property remains in the family's care to this day. John attended Pembroke-Country Day School and Bonner Springs High School (class of '68) where he was active in theater and began playing guitar. He was a prominent member of SAE fraternity at Kansas State University where he made lifelong friendships. He graduated in 1972 with degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication and ventured to the mountains of Colorado shortly after.

John met Joanne Rexford in Winter Park, CO in 1972 where they lived in a small, primitive cabin for two years before moving to Kansas where Joanne finished her degree. They married in Winter Park in 1978 and returned permanently to Colorado in 1984, settling in Longmont where they resided for nearly 40 years in a beautiful home near downtown with their three daughters. He was a devoted father and husband, and expressed his love and support for his daughters and wife without restraint. He was fiercely loyal to his family, and his happiest moments were spent surrounded by their love and laughter. He loved his dogs and cats and always missed his childhood horse Paint.

John owned and operated Spray Tech Systems for nearly 40 years, spraying urethane foam throughout Northern Colorado. He is well known by his peers as an expert in the business. He also collaborated with several local artists and used foam to create huge sculptures that dot the Colorado landscape and beyond to this day. He was a man filled with curiosity, especially for science, astronomy, engineering, photography and spirituality.

John was fondly known as a generous, open hearted and entertaining man. He was a musician who played classical guitar solo and with friends. He captivated hearts in 1970's Winter Park as a "strolling minstrel" where he won Joanne's heart with a glass of wine. His guitar playing became a staple wherever people gathered, be it by campfire or at a wedding, and inspired at least one tribute melody. All who knew him were treated to a litany of jokes, Nick Danger Third Eye, a reminder to "Keep your hands off it", and perhaps a "down from the mountaintops" rant. He never spared a kind word, whether toward his daughters, his wife or a stranger.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023 at 1 PM at St Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, 4776 Cambridge St, Boulder, CO 80301