Obituary of Perry Chase Tyree

Perry C. Tyree (Pete) of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed away on September 12, 2022. He was born on October 3, 1926, to Woodson and Ruth Tyree in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Neel Tyree, and grandson, Brian Keller. Pete is survived by his son, David Perry (Diana) Tyree; and daughters, Diane (Godfrey) Lanell Brooke, Donna Jane Tyree, and his brother Bill Tyree; grandsons, Jeffrey Keller, Chase Tyree, and Ian Orr; his sister in-law, Grace LaNell Rockwell; nephew, Richard Steven (Michelle) Rockwell; his nieces and nephews, and many friends. After graduating from Colorado College with a degree in Civil Engineering, Pete worked for several structural engineering firms before he finally settled down in Colorado Springs where he established the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. In this position he was a leader in building code development. He was on the International Conference of Building Officials, first as a Board member then through the executive committee and then ending his term as the Chairman in the 1960's. He is known as the Patriarch of the Colorado Chapter International Code Council where he mentored hundreds of young professionals in this industry. In 1981, he and his son David Tyree started their own building code consulting business where he continued his numerous hours of consulting and helping others become leaders in this industry as well. Pete served as the building official in Parker, Colorado and Lone Tree, Colorado during his tenure. Creating exemplary building departments in both cities that still exist today. Pete was very active during his lifetime. It can be said he lived life to the fullest, he was a two-time barbershop international quartet champion and on the Ed Sullivan show in 1954 with his award winning quartet-The Orphans, he ran marathons at age 60, was a private pilot, played handball, 2-man volleyball, was a scuba diver, mountain biker, backpacker, staunch broncos fan, and sang with the barbershoppers for over sixty years. He was a loving and caring husband to Pat, and a great father and grandfather, and showed great interest in their own activities. He has thousands of friends scattered across this world. With his death we all lost a most loving and caring man that always would put a positive spin on any difficult situation. He was the first to welcome you to any event and will always be remembered as a great leader. This leadership was exemplified with his service to the Colorado Springs community with his leadership in the Boys and Girls Club and the Kiwanis Club. There will be a very special service for Pete at Shove Chapel on the Colorado College Campus on October 21, 2022. Information will be sent out as soon as arrangements are finalized. If you wish to contribute, we are sure you know of his countless decades of service for the Boys and Girls Club. Donations can be sent to the Boys and Girls Club at the following address: Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region 1307 Aero Plaza Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916