Kinfolk of a person who allegedly was shot useless by his spouse inside their Highlands Ranch dwelling gathered in Lone Tree on Saturday to have a good time his life and dedicate a memorial backyard and pond.
On July 18, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies discovered Colin Grice, 57, inside his Timber Hawk Circle dwelling. Victorine Galvan Grice, 55, his spouse, who was charged with second-degree homicide and home violence in his dying, was discovered useless Friday in a Douglas County jail cell.
Colin Grice was remembered Saturday as a sort, light and loving man, by members of the family who traveled throughout the nation to memorialize him.
Aden Beavers of Virginia Seaside, Va., Colin Grice’s youthful sister by 12 years, mentioned he took her to her first rock live performance, by the band Excessive, and her first school soccer recreation, Florida vs. Florida State. She mentioned he launched her tennis, a sport she nonetheless loves and performs.
“He all the time was only a nice huge brother,” Beavers recalled. “He all the time needed to be with me; I simply needed to be round him.”
When Colin’s pals would tease Beavers as a younger lady, her huge brother would put an instantaneous cease to it, she mentioned.
“He was simply so sort, not a imply bone in his physique,” Beavers mentioned.
Colin Grice had a protracted profession within the lodge business, most just lately as advertising and marketing director for Sonesta ES Suites Denver South-Park Meadows.
Colleagues on the lodge instructed Beavers that Grice was as soon as summoned to a room to deal with huge, undesirable spider on the premises. Grice scooped the spider right into a cup, took the insect exterior and launched it. Members of the family who gathered Saturday chuckled listening to the story.
The lodge, as a part of the celebration of life, devoted a pond and backyard simply exterior the primary entrance to the reminiscence of Grice.
The morning of the capturing, Victorine Grice referred to as 911 and instructed a dispatcher she had shot her husband.
“My husband attacked me. Please assist me. I feel he’s useless,” Victorine Grice mentioned through the 911 name, based on her arrest warrant.
Colin Grice was shot within the chest with a Ruger revolver. Victorine Grice was taken to a sheriff’s workplace substation to be interviewed. She instantly requested to talk with an lawyer, based on an affidavit.
Neither Colin nor Victorine had a legal file. The sheriff’s workplace had by no means responded to a name for service to their dwelling up to now.
An investigation into Victorine’s jail cell dying, to incorporate the trigger, is ongoing. Douglas County authorities had been investigating Colin’s dying as second-degree homicide and a home violence case towards Victorine.
“My brother was a sufferer,” Beavers mentioned. “Home violence is available in many shapes and varieties.”
Beavers described Colin as a long-time sufferer of home abuse who suffered in silence.
“That finally price him his life,” she mentioned. “I don’t need this to occur to anybody else.”
Members of the family of Colin mentioned they may use their voices to be his advocate. They collectively dismissed Victorine’s allegation towards him.
“We’ll give him his voice and the dignity and respect that he deserves,” mentioned Sandra Hughes his mom.
Woody Grice, Colin’s father, received a name from Douglas County to his Florida dwelling informing him of his son’s dying.
“It simply blew my thoughts,” he mentioned. “I simply couldn’t consider it. It’s simply surprising, the entire thing.”
Douglas County offered crime sufferer help and help to the Grice household. A sufferer’s advocate gave Beavers a hug of help in entrance of the lodge throughout an emotional second. The sheriff’s workplace investigation was specializing in Victorine because the suspect within the home violence case.
“All through my years as an investigator, I’ve discovered that home violence is aware of no gender boundaries. It’s a haunting actuality that males, too, bear the scars of abuse and sometimes endure the torment in silence,” mentioned Capt. Joel White, in a written assertion. “I hope all home violence victims, no matter gender, can discover the energy and braveness to return ahead and get assist earlier than it’s too late.”
