Joseph Emmons Obituary

Emmons
JOSEPH NEWTON EMMONS
November 2, 1930 - June 12, 2018
Joseph Newton Emmons succumbed peacefully to complications of Alzheimer's Disease June 12, 2018. He was born November 2, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to parents Edward and Elizabeth Emmons.
He earned a BS in Geology in 1951 from the University of Idaho, and was LTJG in the U.S. Coast Guard as skipper of a Coast Guard Cutter. He worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and later owned and operated National Tours in Colorado Springs; was founder and president of the Graham Foundation from 1989 to 2005.
His late wife was Daryleen Hinkle Emmons, Married 1958, deceased 1990. He is survived by their children, Nancy Jo Ambrose and her husband Michael of Vermont, and her two children, Madeline Ambrose and Fletcher Ambrose; and Rebecca D. Emmons of Washington State. He is also survived by his current wife, Maeta Irene Emmons, married, 2002; his step-children are Dolores Irene Robbins of Cloverdale, CA, her two children, Kyle Jackson of Santa Rosa, CA, Amanda Abell and her two children, Maxwell Abell and Delilah Abell of Powell Butte, OR; and Angela Mae Jones of Sacramento, CA. He also leaves behind his beloved cousin, Sue Feehan. He loved his Doolie the dog, and his new dog, Charlie.
Joe was an avid volunteer for many years for National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Operation Life Saver, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Alaska State Parks, John Jay Institute for Faith, Society and Law, Pikes Peak Hospice and for a time took communion to folks who could not make it to church.
He was a long-time member of The Chapel of Our Savior Episcopal Church and of St. George's Angelican Church both of Colorado Springs, CO; and a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Cloverdale, since 2014.