LittleSis: Joseph Coors Jr

Joseph Coors Jr. was born in 1942, the eldest of five sons of Joe and Holly Coors, and the great-grandson of brewery founder Adolph Coors. His mother, Holland Hanson Coors, was born in Bangor, Maine, and had moved to New York City to model when she met the elder Joe Coors in Nantucket, Mass. Like his father and his uncles, Bill and Adolph III, Joe and his brothers attended the high school Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Joe graduated from Exeter in 1960 and picked the University of North Carolina, rather than the Ivy League colleges favored by his family. He then transferred to North Carolina State University where he received his B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics in 1964. She taught second grade, and he worked as a stockbroker. It wasn't until after Joe and Gail had their first child, in October 1965, that his grandparents invited them to attend Sunday luncheons at the "big house," Adolph Coors II's home on the brewery property. He and his wife have been married 50 years and have raised four children and have eight grandchildren. He has had many jobs over the years. He's worked as a stockbroker, systems analyst, computer programmer, general supervisor and CEO. He lead Coors Porcelain Company, now called CoorsTek, which manufactures ceramics for high technology purposes. He retired in 2000 at the age of 58, but remained active in other aspects of the Coors family businesses, including as a Manager of Keystone Holdings, LLC and 9th Street Capital, LLC. Over the years, Mr. Coors served on the Board of Directors for several companies and non-profits, including Hecla Mining Co., Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the State of Colorado, Air Force Memorial Foundation, Colorado School of Mines, St. Anthony Hospital, Flight for Life Colorado, and Game Day Memories. He also ran for Congress in the 7th District of Colorado in 2012. Mr. Coors is survived by his wife Gail, their children J. Bradford "Brad" Coors and his wife Kathy of Parker, CO, Holland "Holly" M. Coors of Highlands Ranch, CO, Douglas "Doug" M. Coors and his wife Holly of Fort Collins, CO, and Darden Coors, of Golden, CO, and nine grandchildren; his brothers Jeffery H. Coors and his wife Lis of Golden, CO, Peter H. Coors and his wife Marilyn of Denver, CO, W. Grover Coors and his wife Sylvia of Golden, CO and John K. Coors and his wife Sharna of Evergreen, CO; his great uncle William K. Coors, of Golden, CO, and a great number of cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Joseph Coors, Sr. and Holland Hanson Coors.

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Earl Wright	Peter H Coors, Wayne Allard, John McCain, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mike Coffman, Gregory Edward Walcher, Rick Odonnell, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner
Craig J Duchossois	John Boehner, John McCain, Bob Beauprez, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Gregory Edward Walcher, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner
Robert Pence	John Boehner, John McCain, Bob Beauprez, Conrad Burns, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Gregory Edward Walcher, Rick Odonnell, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Jane Norton, Romney Victory
Harlan Crow	Wayne Allard, Virginia Ann Foxx, John McCain, Marilyn N Musgrave, Conrad Burns, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner
Mary Stewart Kohler	Wayne Allard, Marilyn N Musgrave, Conrad Burns, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Gregory Edward Walcher, Rick Odonnell, George H W Bush, Terrence M Considine, Woody Jenkins
Edward C Levy Jr	Peter H Coors, Wayne Allard, John Boehner, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Don Nickles, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Frank Baxter	Peter H Coors, John Boehner, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Gregory Edward Walcher, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Ken Buck, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Bob Beauprez	John McCain, Marilyn N Musgrave, Tom Tancredo, Bob Schaffer, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mike Coffman, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Jane Norton, Ryan L Frazier, Ken Buck, Joseph Coors Jr, Romney Victory
Miriam Adelson	Wayne Allard, John Boehner, Virginia Ann Foxx, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Ending Spending Action Fund, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Freedom Project
Lorenzo Fertitta	John Boehner, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Bob Schaffer, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Freedom Project
James A Patterson	Wayne Allard, John McCain, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Rick Odonnell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Woody Jenkins
Meredith J Long	John Boehner, John McCain, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Freedom Project
Richard W Weekley	John Boehner, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Cory Gardner, Ken Buck, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
John Catsimatidis	John Boehner, Virginia Ann Foxx, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Freedom Project
Kenneth S Abramowitz	John Boehner, John McCain, Marilyn N Musgrave, Conrad Burns, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Ken Buck, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
S Craig Lindner	Peter H Coors, John Boehner, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Woody Jenkins, Ken Buck, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Freedom Project
Kathy Crow	Peter H Coors, Wayne Allard, Virginia Ann Foxx, John McCain, Marilyn N Musgrave, Phil Gramm, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Ryan L Frazier, Romney Victory
Shawn Smeallie	John Boehner, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Scott McInnis, Don Nickles, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Woody Jenkins, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Brent Bickel	Peter H Coors, John McCain, Tom Tancredo, Bob Beauprez, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mike Coffman, Rick Odonnell, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Ken Buck, Joseph Coors Jr
Cannon Y Harvey	Peter H Coors, Wayne Allard, Tom Tancredo, Conrad Burns, Scott McInnis, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Gregory Edward Walcher, Mitt Romney, Daniel L Schaefer, Cory Gardner, Jane Norton, Ken Buck

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