John Douglas Lane, 74, was found deceased in his Centennial, CO home on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Son of Helen (Douglas) and Aaron Joseph "Joe" Lane, John was born in January 1948 in Belleville, Kansas where he completed elementary and high school (BHS, class of 1966) before attending Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. He graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, a minor in Mathematics, and a master’s degree in Structural Engineering. He was a member of the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). In high school, he was proudest of two gold medals won at state contests for a woodwind quintet and a French horn quartet. Other fond memories were of the Methodist church youth group, 4-H, correspondent art lessons, and Boy Scouts of America, including camping, earning the rank of “Life” and the Order of the Arrow award, and attending summer camp at Philmont Scout Ranch, NM. During his college summers, he worked at the North Central Kansas KSU Experiment. . .