Jeffrey Conrad Frasier

Jeff Frasier, the original Dude, leaves a huge hole in the lives and hearts of all who loved him. His offbeat humor, unique perspective and eye for beauty will be missed. Jeff’s colorful way of speaking was a constant source of comedy to those around him, so much so that a friend coined the term “Frasiology” to describe Jeff’s descriptions, which were at once completely unexpected and exactly on-point. His best-known trademark was calling everyone Dude. Literally everyone, old women, priests, strangers and friends alike. He also loved to drink Mountain Dew, and so he eventually became known as Mountain Dude.

He was born in Denver Colorado on December 22, 1965. The oldest child of Ken Frasier and Barb Frasier (Sundem), Jeff began displaying a natural knowledge of how things worked at an early age. His mechanical abilities and artistic eye were obvious to his family from the very start. He was obsessed with going fast from childhood, working with his dad to build hot rods in the family garage, tricking-out his bikes and racing his brother and the other kids on the block, and usually winning.

Jeff attended St. Mary’s of Littleton elementary school, where he made many friends who remained by his side until his death. He also met his future wife, Lori Frasier (Gillen), the two becoming best friends in addition to childhood sweethearts.

Jeff was the quintessential GenXer, the mantra “Work Hard, Play Hard” perfectly describes his lifestyle. He started work at age 11, earning money to buy his first car and then turning that Ford Pinto into a hot-rod. He couldn’t wait to turn 16, and spent many evenings drag-racing on West Colfax back in the day. He blew up the motor more than once, but had no regrets. Another saying of his was “If I’m not burning fuel, I’m not having fun.” He would continue to buy, rebuild, paint and race countless vehicles throughout his life.

He graduated from Littleton High School in 1984 and moved to Durango, CO for college. It was not long before the lure of the nearby ski resort pulled him into the fledgling new sport of snowboarding. Jeff lived the life of a ski bum for several years, living in both Winter Park and Steamboat Springs, he loved this time and gathered more friends who would be with him for life. During the summers he could be found on a lake waterskiing and working hard to earn “fun coupons,” his term for money. He would use the term “like buttah” to describe a deep powder day on the slopes or a still body of water for wakeboarding.

Eventually he returned to Littleton and his first love, Lori and they married in 1994. Jeff started his own lawn sprinkler company, Mountain Dew Irrigation, and built it into a very successful and well respected business with hundreds of loyal customers. Jeff & Lori went on to have 3 children Finnan Michael, (24), Kenna Kathleen (22) and Colleen Patrick (18). Jeff was a fun dad, building go-carts, doll houses and fixing toys for the kids. Jeff taught the kids to snow ski, snowboard, waterski and wakeboard very young. The Frasier’s bought a boat ,a camper , every water toy you can imagine and spent summers at the lake for many years.

At the age of 52 Jeff was diagnosed with Young-onset Dementia. This devastating disease robbed him of so much, but he maintained his good nature, his humor, his faith and his love for family and friends.

Jeff is survived by his beloved wife Lori, his 3 children Finnan, Kenna and Colleen, his father Ken, his sister Alacoque Hopkins (Steve), sister-in-law Mary Gillen Penny (Roy), brothers-in-law Bill Gillen (Cindy), Mike Gillen and Andy Gillen (Suzi), 13 nieces & nephews and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Mark and his mother Barbara.

Donations can be made to

The Alzheimer’s Association, Team Mountain Dude http://act.alz.org/goto/mountaindude

Or to

FREE Recovery Community https://www.freerecoverycommunity.com/give

A visitation and rosary are scheduled for Friday, March 1, 2024 starting 5:00 PM. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM at All Souls Catholic Parish with burial to follow at Littleton Cemetery.