Wesley Eugene Signs was born Feb. 26, 1925, in Pagoda, Colorado, the son of Ernest Clyde and Rosella (Johnson) Signs. He was raised on Williams Fork and later near what is now Hayden Airport.
Following high school, Wes attended Colorado State University for a year, then entered the United States Army. After his discharge from the Army, he went back to college and received his civil engineering degree.
Wes married Pat Holderness in 1948 and…