Vincent Kevin Nourse

Vincent Kevin Nourse, Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, Uncle, Cousin, Mentor, Friend, and Legend passed away peacefully on May 21, 2026, in his home surrounded by his ginormous family. After sustaining a stroke on Christmas Eve 2024 caused by undiagnosed Leukemia, which was discovered a few months later, he bravely battled his cancer for just over a year.

Kevin was born on June 17, 1953, in Grand Junction, Colorado to Vicent Devon Nourse and Lenore Carolyn Barker. He was the third of six children. He spent his youth mastering his natural tendency toward mischief with garage fires, broken windows, and stolen kegs from the priests at his Catholic parochial school. He graduated from Judge Memorial High School in 1971, where he excelled in academics and athletics. Kevin went on to play football and rugby at Colorado School of Mines. He fulfilled his obligations to his Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers by manufacturing fake ID’sand developing his love for Coors Banquet Beer. In the end the pretty girl in her fancy car and leotard, that had picked him up hitchhiking the year prior, was too difficult to forget and he returned to Utah to marry that girl, Julie Jensen, and start their family. He went on to graduate from Westminster College with a degree in Behavioral Science and Secondary Education. He then entered the world of construction and never looked back.

Kevin took immense pride in building impressive things. He traveled extensively in his early career, working on projects that include the high school on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Monument Valley, and the LDS Temples in Portland, OR, Sand Diego, CA and Manti, UT. After 8 years of traveling, and with the help of his Stepfather and Uncle (Teo and Joe Prinster) he took leadership of the construction company Alpine C.M. and moved his family back to his hometown of Grand Junction in 1991. The Grand Valley is scattered with buildings that he and the Alpine C.M. crew erected and remodeled. Some of his favorites include the tower at the Museum of Western Colorado, a few City Markets along the western slope, the Alpine Meadows subdivision, where he named a street after each of his children, and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. One of his last projects was the metal building portion of the Blackout Sports Complex where many of his grandchildren will go to develop their skills and love for all things sports, just like their grandpa. Always willing to lend a hand, Kevin donated time and materials to the courtyard at the old GJHS building, Monument Little League where he and his crew made the dugouts and bathrooms handicap accessible for the early Challenger Program, and most recently helped with the adaptive riding arena at Moon Farm. We could go on and on, but in his eyes “less is more.” The company he built, Alpine C.M., will be carried on by his children. Jaden will be taking on the role of President with the assistance of Jett in the field and Jasmine in the office. The project he was most proud of and the one closest to his heart was his family. The legacy he and Julie built together will be continued by all of them.

Kevin loved so many things: fishing, golfing, motorcycles, and boating. He bought an old ski boat and taught his children, nieces, nephews, and neighbor kids how to waterski. He enjoyed the old, the used, and something with a story. Everything he valued fell into one of those categories. Despite years of rheumatoid arthritis that deteriorated his body, he spent countless hours fixing and assembling sprinklers, fishing poles, boats, bicycles and three wheelers. His hands were never idle. He was honest, loyal, and devoted to the things he loved. He had a quiet way of carrying the hard things so that no one else had to. He had a determination to get the job done even if the odds were against him.

Kevin always imagined that he would live out his days on the banks of the Snake River in Idaho where he and Julie hoped to spend much of their retirement. Even though he did not get to see the new cabin finished, he left this world knowing that his children would complete his vision of a family spot on the water. This is where he will be felt and remembered the most. He is already missed. He is loved and he will be ever present in the memories we will continue to make there.

Kevin leaves his beautiful wife, Julie Ann Nourse, of 53 years, seven children, Jentry Nourse, Jaden (Andrea) Nourse, Jasmine (Justin) Carver, Jordanna (Zebulon) Smith, Josi (David) Gross, Jett (Alexys) Nourse, and Jonas Nourse. Along with nineteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two more on the way.

He is survived in Death by his mother Lenore Carolyn Prinster, Sisters Rebecca (Tom) Velasek, Deborah Nourse, Denise Nourse Clough, and Brother Tom Nourse. He is preceded in death by his Father, Vincent Devon Nourse, Brother, Steven Dana Nourse, Stepfather, Leo Thomas Prinster, Father-in-Law, Willard Snow Jensen, Mother-in-law, Marjorie Beth Jensen, Sister-in-Law, Janet Larson, Nephew Gordon Cody Haycock.

A celebration of life will be held on June 18th at 4:30pm at Absolute Prestige Ranch in Loma, CO. That same day, we will hold a small Catholic mass for anyone who would like to participate at 2:00pm at St Joeseph’s catholic church, downtown Grand Junction, CO.