Duane Lee Carter

Duane Lee Carter, a long-term resident of Woodland Park, passed away in his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 16, 2022, at the age of 86. Duane was born July 30, 1936, to Herman Albert and Hazel May Carter of McPherson, Kansas. He married his high school sweetheart, Myrna Sue Anderson (McPherson, Kansas) in 1957 and honeymooned in Colorado Springs. He was a loving and devoted husband for 58 years until her passing in 2015.

Duane was an Eagle Scout and earned an engineering degree from Kansas State University. Duane worked as an engineer throughout the midwest for companies such as Collins Radio, Goodyear Tire and Rubber and the McKesson Corporation. Duane and Myrna loved Colorado and following Duane’s entrepreneurial and adventurous spirit, Duane moved his family to Colorado in 1970 to work as a sales manager for the Golden Cycle Land Corporation and managed land sales in Colorado Springs, Walsenburg, Pueblo, and Fairplay, and Cripple Creek.

In 1972, Duane and his family settled in Woodland Park where he and wife Myrna formed Carter Realty in 1974. Duane sold and developed land, homes, and other properties throughout Teller and El Paso Counties and had additional offices in Old Colorado City and Rockrimmon. Duane and Myrna sold Carter Realty in 2002 but continued to work in real estate until 2021.

Duane was a lifelong adventurer and thrill seeker traveling throughout the world with Myrna and most recently, his daughter Susan. He was an avid skier and scuba diver. He had run the Pikes Peak Ascent, skied in the Alps, tandem sky dived and hang glided, dived with sharks and jellyfish, and snorkeled with sea lions and sea turtles.

Duane is survived by his three children, Douglas Carter of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Steven Carter of Louisville, Colorado, and Susan (Carter) Ball and husband Daniel of Blackhawk, Colorado. Duane has six grandchildren, Douglas Ball and wife Jerra Matthews, Megan (Ball) Davidson and husband Tyler Davidson, Dante Carter, Rene Carter, Peyton Carter, Greysen Carter and one very special great-granddaughter, Clarke Davidson, along with other relatives, members of the community, and dear friends.

Duane's celebration of life will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2022, at 11:00AM at The Swan Law Funeral Directors, 501 N Cascade, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903. A Reception is to follow from 12:00PM to 1:00PM. He will be laid to rest next to his loving wife at 2:00PM at the Fairview Cemetery, 1000 S. 26th St., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Alzheimer's Society at www.alz.org or The American Diabetes Foundation at www.diabetes.org.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Swan-Law.com for the Carter family.