Alfred Vincent Luke

Alfred Luke Obituary
Alfred V. Luke
1940-2024
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LFRED v. LUKE, 83, of Brighton, co passed away on June 5, 2024. He was born on the family farm in Nodaway County, Clyde, Missouri on July 2,1940, the son of Alphonse & Regina (Untiedt) Luke.
After graduating from Jefferson High School in Conception Junction, MO he was inducted into the U.S. Army stationed in Heilbronn, Germany from May 1960 to May 1962
Upon his return to the U.S., he moved to Colorado & worked for various construction companies operating heavy equipment. Later he developed Luke Pipeline employing family as well as others doing excavating work for major pipeline projects throughout Colorado as well as water & sewer lines to residences. ln 1965, he and his first wife Joyce Radcliffe, were married and from this reunion, two daughters and one son were born. After 16 years of marriage, they ended the marriage with the three young children remaining with their mother.
ln 1980 he retired Luke Pipeline and in 1982, he developed Triple B Concrete supplying concrete to both residential and commercial projects. ln addition to TBC, he was actively involved in building residential homes on five acres. lt was during this time that he met his future wife, Kathy McDaniel, who was a real estate broker, selling 5-acre sites in the Douglas-Elbert County areas.
With his extensive knowledge in so many aspects of business, along with his fair and honest approach it, it earned him a high level of competency and with this knowledge, Kathy coordinated him with the company she worked for. It was approved that Alfred would be the General Contractor in building the Parker West I & ll shopping centers in Parker.
Alfred, affectionately known as "Fritz" to his siblings and "Luke" to all that knew him, was a man of his word and passed on the value and importance of a handshake, good work ethics & honesty.
ln 1984, he married the love of his life, Kathy McDaniel, hereinafter calling her "Kate" and they worked together as a team from this day forward.
He assumed the role of stepfather to her 3 teenage sons living with them & they admired & loved him. Forever after they considered their children blended as one giving them 4 sons & 2 daughters. Living in Kiowa during their early years he expanded TBC with additional plants set up in Denver & Franktown. After Randy & Dale graduated from EHS they moved to the Wolhurst Trailer Park in Littleton. One evening at dinner he surprised Kate that he bought a ranch located between Kiowa & Elizabeth. They were both very excited & couldn't wait to get moved. He continued running TBC & Kate did the bookkeeping at home. ln 1995 they sold TBC as well as the ranch property subdividing a portion of it into 60 acre parcels. The Catholic Church purchased 60 acres & built Our Lady of the Visitation & the Queen of Peace Cemetery. ln 1996 they moved to a ranch NE of Yuma, CO. They both worked hard making improvements, working the cattle & enjoying the paint horse hobby.
ln 2001 they sold this ranch & moved to their dream home along the South Platte River near Julesburg raising beef cattle & continued raising paint foals. lt was a life they both loved. However, age & health issues were creeping up & they realized it was time to retire. ln 2012 the ranch was sold & they retired moving to Brighton, CO located north of Lochbuie. He was a member of the American Legion in Keenesburg.
Alfred was an honest, hardworking man that wasn't afraid to come down hard on anybody that crossed him, but he was also a fun-loving gentleman that everyone he met instantly loved him. He was best known for his quick-witted humor, his fierce determination, his strong work ethics & his generous spirit & although he worked hard he played hard & enjoyed every minute. He was a devout believer in our Lord, Jesus Christ, his entire life.
He was preceded in death by his parents & 3 brothers Roger Luke, Arthur Luke & Hubert Luke and brother in law, Bill Abersold & sisters-in-law Eugena Luke, Clare Luke, all from Missouri.
Survivors include his devoted & loving wife, Kathy, Brighton, CO; children Bridgett (Rob) Ten Eyck, Grand Junction, GO; Brian (Mora) Luke & Rebecca (Marcus) Groen Centennial, CO; Scott (Cyndi) McDaniel, Lynnwood, WA; Randy (Caro) McDaniel & Dale (Shawna) McDaniel, Parker, CO; Grandchildren Aaron Luke & Emily Luke, Denver, CO; Lilly Luke, Aurora, CO; Jake Ten Eyck, Grand Junction, CO; Seth (Shaylee) Ten Eyck, Fruita, CO; Austin (Kaitlyn) McDaniel, Lakewood, CO; Dustin McDaniel, Austin, TX, Austin McCurdy, Parker, CO; Sean McDaniel & Kaitlyn McDaniel, Broomfield, CO; & Great Grandsons Leo Luke & Liam McDaniel. Numerous Step-Grandchildren & Step Great Grandchildren and many Nieces & Nephews. 2 brothers Nick (viola) Luke, Stanberry Mo; Louis Luke, St. Joseph, Mo; 3 sisters, Mary (Harry) Scheiber, Maryville, Mo; Christine (Jerry) Jones, Albuquerque, NM & Joan Aebersold; Savanna, MO; Sisters-in-law Joan Luke, Stanberry MO, Patty Luke, Platte City, MO and Bea Luke, Stanberry MO.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Alfred's name to a charity of your choice.
Funeral services will be held 7/18/24 at Our Lady of The Visitation. To leave on-line condolences visit http://www.taborfuneralhome.com/
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