The Daily Camera, Boulder, CO, January 23, 2005

Joseph Gustave Boches
May 5, 1947 ­ Jan. 17, 2005

Joseph Gustave Boches of Niwot died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, in Niwot. He was 57.  The son of Joseph A. Boches and Eva M. Karpiak Boches, he was born May 5, 1947, in Philadelphia. He married Peggy Alter in 1977. They divorced in 1984. He married Linda Same on June 21, 1986, in Boulder. They divorced in 2004.

Mr. Boches moved to Boulder in 1976, and to Niwot in 1992.

He earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

He was a partner and proprietor at A La Carte, executive chef of Pelican Pete's and a culinary instructor at Johnson & Wales University from 2000 to 2005. He was a member of the Denver Petroleum Club.

Mr. Boches enjoyed fishing, watercolor painting and hunting.

"He was a wonderful, caring friend and father," his family said.

Survivors include two daughters, Veronica Boches and Katlyn Boches, both of Niwot; a son, Peter Boches of Philomath, Ore.; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial will be at noon Jan. 30 at Laudisio restaurant, 2785 Iris Ave.

Contributions in Mr. Boches' name may be made to the Boches Children Education Fund, care of Bank One Colorado, account No. 1633216872.

Crist Mortuary in Boulder handled arrangements.