J. Price Obituary

John Stephen

Price

August 8, 1943

October 11, 2021





John Stephen Price 78, of Colorado Springs Colorado, passed away on October 11, 2021. He is survived by his son, Sean Price of Denver Colorado, He is also survived by his brother Richard Henry Price and wife Mary Beecher Price, of Ann Arbor, Michigan.



John Stephen Price was born on August 8, 1943, in Evanston Illinois, the son of Clarence Alfred Roemer Price and Grace Gallavan Price. He graduated from Notre Dame University in 1965 and from the University of Florida Law School in 1968, where he won the Crandall Memorial Scholarship and was a member of the University of Florida Law Review.



Price served as Captain in the United States Army as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps and graduated from the University of Virginia's Army Law School in 1969. After first serving in Texas, he served in Vietnam from 1972 to 1973.



After serving in the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office as well as the Public Defenders Office, in 1974 he entered private law practice in Colorado Springs where he was a passionate advocate for the underserved and less privileged in society and where he continued his law practice until 2016. A committed supporter of environmental justice, he was an active member of Save Cheyenne and President of the Cheyenne Creek Metropolitan Water District Tax Board.



Price was an avid tennis player and often competed statewide in local and municipal tournaments.



A memorial service will be held at Swan Law funeral home at noon on October 26th. 501 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903