The family moved to a ranch outside Tucson, AZ known as Agua Caliente Ranch, which is now Pima County Park and is on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Gib served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1953-1955. At discharge, he held the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He married the love of his life, Joan Barrett, of Colorado Springs in 1957 while attending Colorado College and graduated in 1958 with a degree in Economics.
Gib worked for an independent oilman in Corpus Christi, TX for six years, and then moved back to Colorado to manage operation in The Arkansas Valley. During this period, he was also in a partnership called Agricultural Enterprises, Inc., serving as its President.
After assisting in the sale of the ranch, Gib invested in a national park concession in Glacier Bay, AK with a group of investors, serving as President for six years, and then selling the concession to a Native Alaskan Indian tribe.
Next, Gib joined a local real estate company specializing in vacant land, farms and ranches, and later commercial real estate sales. Gib held memberships in The Colorado Springs Board of Realtors, serving on its board, Colorado Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, and National Realtors Land Institute, earning its accredited land consultant designation and later the Realtors Commercial and Industrial Society, serving as its Chairman. Gib was involved in all of the above for over a 20-year period.
Gib’s last employment before retiring was six years with a local title insurance company serving the real estate community.
Gib’s hobbies included playing tennis, competitive duplicate bridge, earning his Bronze Life Masters designation, and traveling to many foreign and domestic destinations.
Gib’s other activities included serving on The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservatory District for over 30 years and serving on The Board of Directors of the Colorado Springs Bridge Center. He was also a member of The Garden of the Gods Club since 1968.
Gib is preceded in death by his wife, Joan, who passed away on December 1, 2020, after sharing 63 years of marriage.
He is survived by his sister, Sally Boynton of Scottsdale and Sedona, AZ; his five children, Gibson III, Gregory, Stephanie, Alicia, and Stacey; twelve grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Swan-Law Funeral Directors, 501 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and is welcome for all to attend.
A Committal Service with military honors will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80925.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to First Presbyterian Church.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Swan-Law.com for the Hazard family.
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