Jacqueline (Jackie) Reeves passed August 20, 2018 in
her home in Oak Meadows on Four Mile Creek. Jackie
was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 23, 1928 to Jessie
(nee Seamans) and Francis Taylor.
Jackie lived in Glenwood Springs for 61 years. She is
survived by her three children John Jr., James, and
Richard, and her husband of 69 years John A. Reeves.
Jackie and John were married in June 1, 1949. Her
children attended school in Glenwood Springs, Colorado,
and graduated from the Colorado School of Mines. Jackie
and her husband both attended the University of Utah.
She graduated with degrees in Education and Business
Administration. John graduated with a degree in Mining
Engineering.
The family lived in Kenilworth, Utah and Soda
Springs, Idaho. They moved to Glenwood Springs,
Colorado in 1957 where John re‐developed the Coal
Basin mines near Redstone.
Jackie was a devoted Mother and fully engaged in
raising her three boys, motivating their successes in the
mining, oil and gas, and banking Industries. She
counseled them in the path of life. She was the anchor
for her husband’s success. Her family deeply loved her
and will miss her. She will always be a part of their lives