Charles “Rocky” Turner, one of the founders of LPR Construction in Loveland, Colo., died April 16 at age 74.
After graduating from Ball State University with a master's degree in industrial engineering, he spent some time teaching shop before moving west, where he and two close friends, Larry Boyd and Pete Carner, founded LRP Construction in 1979. Within a decade, LPR had grown to be one of the nation’s leading steel erection firms with notable projects including the America West Arena (now PHX Arena), Coors Field, Denver Art Museum, Dicks Stadium, and Marlins Park (now LoanDepot Park).
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