This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FOOTE, BEHRMAN, CLARK, BEHRMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HY.2ADI/686 Message Board Post: January 08, 2003 Ralph F. Foote Loved Classical Music Nov. 21, 1924 - Jan. 4, 2003 DELTA - Longtime Delta resident, Ralph F. FOOTE, age 78, died Saturday evening, Jan. 4, 2003, at the Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta. Ralph F. FOOTE, the son of Ralph CLARK and Doris (BEHRMAN) FOOTE, was born on Nov. 21, 1924, at Boulder, Colo., where he spent his childhood years, graduated from high school and grew to adulthood. On June 1, 1968, Ralph was united in marriage with the love of his life, Ruth NELSON, in Denver, Colo. Ralph and Ruth were privileged to share 34 wonderful years of marriage prior to Ralph's death. A resident of Delta for 29 years, Ralph was engaged in the farming business. He was active in the Farm Bureau and the Boulder Grange in the 1950s. He was an organizing member of the Boulder Philharmonic and played with the Brice Symphony Orchestra. After moving to Delta, Ralph joined the Grand Junction Symphony. In later years, when travel to Grand Junction became burdensome, he joined the local Valley Symphony Orchestra. Ralph loved farming, playing the violin and classical music. He was an accomplished award-winning violinist. Memories of Ralph will be held close and cherished by all those whose lives he touched and influenced. He will be greatly missed. Surviving family members include his beloved wife, Ruth FOOTE, of the family home near Delta, Colo.; and one daughter, Sharon FOOTE, of Boulder, Colo. A funeral service in celebration of Ralph's life will be officiated Thursday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at the All Saints Lutheran Church in Cory, Colo. Interment will follow in the Delta City Cemetery at Delta. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Valley Symphony Orchestra, In Memory of Ralph Foote, P.O. Box 3144, Montrose, CO 81402. Arrangements are being handled under the direction of Montrose Valley Funeral Home, (970) 249-4400. Source: Montrose Daily Press Online – Jan 8 - 2002 Surnames: FOOTE, BEHRMAN, CLARK, BEHRMAN