Photo by AMA Divine Photography
Grand-Son Andy, Son Mike, Patriarch of the family Don, Grand-Son Josh & Great-Grand Son Lucas (front)
Building a Family Legacy
By: Ph yllis K. Ken n em er
Don Keirns left his family farm in Kansas in 1956 and came to Loveland looking for work. He had some experience in carpentry and soon found a job in the construction business. One day, they asked him to lay some brick and Don discovered his lifetime passion. He founded his own company, Don's Masonry, with a wheelbarrow and a hoe in 1962.
Don's son Mike and his wife Carrie took over Don's Masonry in 1984 when Mike graduated from CSU. Mike and Carrie have two sons, Josh and Andy. Their oldest son Andy joined them in the business in 2013 after graduating from college in Nebraska. The family is hoping that Andy's son Lucas (age 5) will become a fourth generation mason.
In the meantime, he and Wanda had married in 1959 and started their family -and what a start it was! They now have 6 children, 24 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandkids.
Don started Keirns Construction in 1974. His other three sons, Dave, Bob, and Randy began their careers there. Dave continues to work with his dad, who has never officially retired from the business. Bob
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