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OBITUARIES
BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Brighton police and 27J School District offi cials said a Dec. 1 lockdown at Prairie View High School may have started with an altercation off campus.
Police eventually arrested three juveniles and were able to recover one handgun from a student’s car.
No names were released because of the students’ ages. No students or staff were injured.
It happened around 2:30 p.m., just before the start of a girls basketball tournament. A combined statement from police and the school district said offi cers and campus security met the students when they returned to school. During the search of the car, police put the school in a precautionary lockdown. It lasted about an hour.
Police also searched the school and found no fi rearms.
Basketball teams and support personnel were inside the school preparing for the tournament when the lockdown began. Assistant principal Jason Humphrey said he ushered several people into safe areas, then went back through the school making sure the doors were locked and secure.
PVHS beat Adams City 41-21 in the opening round of the tournament.
After the three arrests, students remained in their classrooms during an investigation. At 3:15 p.m., authorities gave the all-clear to resume routine schedules. The joint statement said offi cers worked with school staff to release students to parents. Other students were released once police fi nished their work in the school parking lot.
A similar incident occurred at Boulder High School Dec. 1. According to a tweet from Boulder Daily Camera reporter Mitchell Byers, district offi cials received a Safe2Tell tip about a student with a gun off campus. The student had a BB gun but no other fi rearms.
Commerce City police and Adams County sheriff’s deputies were on the scene.
Brighton police, together with o cers from Commerce City and deputies from the Adams County Sheri ’s O ce, sit in the parking lot of Prairie View High School during
a lockdown Dec. 1. PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH
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James “Jim” Lucero
May 25, 1952 - November 17, 2022 James (Jim) Lucero was born on May 25, 1952 in Brighton, Colorado and passed suddenly on November 17, 2022 in ornton, Colorado. He was predeceased by his parents, Rafael and Tomasita Lucero of Brighton and brothers, David Lucero, Guadalupe (Lupe) Lucero, Billy Lucero and sisters, Mary Montoya, Irene Torres and Sally Garrett. He is survived by siblings, Henry Lucero, Ralph Lucero, Manuel Lucero and Senida Sena. He is also survived by a daughter, Shauna Bokn, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Jim grew up in Brighton and attended Brighton schools. He was well known in Brighton and the surrounding area. He played guitar and loved music. Jim loved to watch his Pittsburgh Steeleers and NASCAR. He is loved by his extended family and his friends. He will be missed by all. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Brighton Knights of Columbus Hall on December 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM
KNODEL Geraldine Marie “Gerry” (Kreitzer) Knodel
August 14, 1939 - November 12, 2022 Geraldine Marie Knodel, 83, of Brighton, CO passed away on November 12, 2022. She was born in Brighton to John and Clara Kreitzer, the youngest of 4 children. She attended schools in Brighton, and after graduating from Brighton High School in 1957 took a job as an administrative assistant in Denver, CO. She married Larry Knodel in 1960. e couple had 3 children, Nadine, Kenneth and Timothy. Geraldine was a stay at home Mom for several years. Eventually the couple divorced. She worked as a cook with her cousin eresa at a local restaurant. After the restaurant closed, she worked at a nursing facility. en she worked at an egg plant in Brighton. Lastly, she worked at Samsonite Luggage Corporation in Denver, CO where she retired after 22 years of service. She was a lifelong member of St Augustine Catholic Church. She loved her family, Christmas, polka dancing, reading, ower gardening, crossword puzzles, watching movies, cooking wonderful recipes handed down from her Mother, animals, shopping for clothes, going to mass on Sunday’s, then out to breakfast, and going for long daily walks with her constant canine companion, beloved Schnauzer, “Hannah”. Geraldine was quite ornery, yet she truly had a heart of gold. She will be sorely missed. Survivors include her children, sister Marie Scepurek, aunt Peggy Dinkel and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Preceding her in death are her parents, (infant) sister Vonita Mae Kreitzer, and brother Joseph John Kreitzer. A Celebration of Life service was held on November 29, 2022 at St Augustine Catholic Church. Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery. Tabor-Rice Funeral Home, Inc took care of the arrangements. DEVER Nadine Marie (Brown) Dever
August 18, 1935 - November 25, 2022 Nadine Marie Dever (Brown), 87, of Platteville passed away on November 25, 2022, at Avamere Nursing Home in Brighton, CO, while surrounded by family. She was born August 18, 1935, in Rural Weld County, Ft Lupton CO., to Clinton and Marie (King) Brown. She graduated from Ft. Lupton High School. Nadine married Delmer Dever in Greeley on February 19, 1954. She and Delmer lived in Platteville since 1954. Nadine was a homemaker, worked as a bookkeeper for her husband’s hay stacking business for over 30 years. She also worked at the Ft. Lupton Canning Company and as a crew leader at Kitayama Greenhouse in Brighton, CO. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the UMW. Nadine liked to crochet afghans and doilies. She enjoyed a HOT cup of co ee, HOT hashbrowns from McDonalds and Butter nger Blizzards from Dairy Queen. She would help Delmer stack hay in the summer, go camping and to farm sales. Nadine enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, the holidays, and annual Dever family reunions where family could reconnect. She was proceeded in death by her parents, husband Delmer of 66 years, two brothers Bill and Steve Brown and one sister Helen Nelson. ankful to have shared her life are her children: Darrel and Jill Dever of Fort Lupton, Ron and Merlynn Dever of Greeley. Five grandchildren: Darren and Lauren Dever of Keenesburg, Benjamin and Melissa Dever of Sterling, Ryan and Lori Dever of Wellington, Jennifer and John Jones of Greeley, Elizabeth and Shay Holmes of Windsor. Ten great grandchildren: Dawson, Olivia, Linley; Otis, Zoey; Ashlyn, AJ; Jordyn, Jazmyn; Zeke. Visitation will be 2:00pm – 4:00pm Monday December 5, 2022 at Adamson Life Celebration Home. Life Celebration will be 11:00 am Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at First United Methodist Church, 316 Elizabeth Ave., Platteville. Interment to follow at Mizpah Cemetery, Platteville, with a reception to follow at the Platteville Community Center, 508 Reynolds Ave. In lieu of owers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or your favorite charity in care of Adamson Life Celebration Home, 2000 47 Ave., Greeley, CO 80634.
