James G. Burns, 87, died September 29, 2022, at his home in Pueblo. “JB” was born on August 13, 1935, in Denver, Colorado and then moved to Pueblo with his family where he attended parochial schools and graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School in 1955. He attended pharmacy school at Creighton University in Nebraska graduating in 1958 with his degree in Pharmacy.
JB worked for his uncle Andrew Prince and eventually bought his uncle’s pharmacy, Prince Professional Pharmacy. In 1975, he moved the pharmacy and renamed it JB Pharmacy and worked there until he retired. JB was a leader in the local community serving as president and participating on the boards of the Minnequa Redevelopment Corporation, the founding board of the original Pueblo Chili Cook-off, and president of the RxPlus Board of Independent Pharmacies. He was also active in the Catholic Church serving as president of Catholic Charities, teaching catechism at the local parishes, and organizing fund raisers for the catholic schools. He enjoyed participating in the Mass singing in the choir, reading, and serving as a eucharistic minister. He was instrumental in re-establishing the Catholic schools in Pueblo serving on the board of John Neumann Catholic school and later as the president of St. Therese Catholic school.
In his spare time, JB loved to spend time fishing on his boat at Lake Pueblo, hunting, raising horses, playing golf and participating in Pueblo pool leagues. He coached his daughters in softball, liked to garden and grow grapes and make wine. He was an avid Boston Red Sox fan and liked to watch the Denver Broncos.
Jim is survived by his five daughters Peggy (Pat) Libbey, Mary Jo (Dr. Charles) Kessler, Terry (Mike) Burns-Gill, Jeanette (Mark) Burns-Yengich, and Jamie (Paul) Condit; his 6 grandchildren, Dr. Megan Stinar of Palisade (Eli Faville), James Stinar of Denver, Madison Gill (Dru Silva) of Montrose, Kinzey Gill of Montrose, Jakob Burns of Pueblo and Brent Myers (Robyn) of Pueblo; and 2 great-grandchildren, Dale and Clayton Myers. He is also survived by his sisters Virginia Krasovec and Patricia Hamrick, both of Pueblo and Kathleen Burns of Florida. He is preceded in death by his mother Anna T. Burns, his father Carl C. Burns, his wife of 60 years, Roberta, his sister Frances, and his grandson John Ryan Stinar.
A rosary will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1708 Horseshoe Dr, on Wednesday, October 5th at 6 pm. The Funeral Mass will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church, on Thursday, October 6 at 10 am. There will be a reception immediately following at Pueblo Country Club, 3200 8th Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in memory of James G Burns to
Christ the King Catholic Church (https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Giving/chri1708243) or
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/donate.aspx) .
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