Buz Koelbel, family development firm’s second generation, dies at 72

Denver developer Walter ‘Buz’ Koelbel, Jr. dies at 72

Local developer Walter “Buz” Koelbel, Jr. died from blood cancer on Sept. 19, Koelbel and Co. announced Tuesday. He was 72.

Buz Koelbel, family development firm’s second generation, dies at 72

Buz Koelbel, who led his father’s Denver-area real estate firm for nearly 40 years before stepping down from the top job earlier this year, has died. Koelbel, 72, died Thursday from blood cancer, according to his family. Buz Koelbel (Provided by Koelbel and Co.) Koelbel’s father, Walter A. Koelbel Sr., was a Michigan native who moved to Colorado for military training in World War II, then stayed to attend the University of Colorado Boulder. He f…

Buz Koelbel, family development firm’s second generation, dies at 72 - BusinessDen

Denver developer Buz Koelbel died on Thursday, Sept. 19, according to his family. (Courtesy Koelbel and Co.) Buz Koelbel, who led his father’s Denver-area real estate firm for nearly 40 years before stepping down from the top job earlier this year, has died. Koelbel, 72, died Thursday from blood cancer, according to his family. Koelbel’s father, Walter A. Koelbel Sr., was a Michigan native who moved to Colorado for military training in World War…