James Alfred Weber

James Alfred Weber passed away suddenly at home on August 16, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on August 27, 2021, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints, 5485 Hopalong Trail, Colorado Springs, CO.

Jim was born in Shepard, Montana, to Alfred and Helen Weber on September 3, 1935. He graduated from Billings Senior High School in Billings, Montana, in 1953. He attended Montana State College in Bozeman, Montana, earning degrees in General Science in 1958 and in architecture in 1961. He worked for Drake, Gustafson, and Associates in Billings, Montana, before moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he worked for Lemar Kelsey and Associates. From there, he went on to work for almost 40 years as an associate, partner, and principal owner of Concepts West Architecture. He was licensed to practice in Montana and Colorado as well as 16 other states. He retired in 2010.

Jim was born to hard-working parents and had a hammer in his hand by the age of 10, helping his parents renovate houses. This served him well as he worked his way through college as a carpenter. He was married to Dixie McMullin on September 12, 1958, in San Jose, California, and began raising his family with the birth of his sons, Steven and Kenneth, in Billings, Montana. He moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1968, where he welcomed daughter Sandra. Even working as an architect, he wanted to have a hammer in his hand and eventually designed and built his own home, doing almost all of the work himself. He always had a huge garden and often was found working on that. He loved photography and had many of photographs of his travels hung in his home. He also loved to read in his spare time. He spent his retirement traveling, spending time with family, and tending to his extensive garden. All of his children could always expect large bags of vegetables every summer. In the last few years, he was the primary caregiver for his wife Dixie as she developed Alzheimer’s.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Helen Weber, and sisters, Jane Weber and Dory Weber. He leaves behind his wife of almost 63 years, Dixie Weber; his children, Steven Weber, Kenneth Weber with wife Monique Weber, and Sandra Sherwood with husband Kurt Sherwood; and his grandchildren, Chris Sherwood, Justin Sherwood with wife Alyssa Sherwood, Nathan Sherwood, Austin Weber, and Logan Weber.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.