article_snippet: Theodore M. Welp, far left, Delores E. Welp in the black dress and Thomas P. Welp, second from the right, in a family snapshot.
article_snippet: The others are unidentified.
article_snippet: the killings took place in what records say is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom home on about 20 acres with a total value of about $800,000, owned by Theodore and Elaine Welp.
article_snippet: No words can adequately express the grief and despair we are feeling,' the Welp family said in a statement issued through Ada County Sheriff's Office's office. '
article_snippet: These were kind, caring and generous people who meant so much to we and have been senselessly taken from we.'
article_snippet: The Welps formerly lived in Arizona, where Theodore Welp was the chief of Tucson Electric Power Co. in the 1980s.
article_snippet: Theodore Welp was blamed by some for the financial downfall of Tucson Electric Power Co.. the sheriff's office Arizona conducted an investigation into the financial dealings, but the probe did not result in criminal charges.
article_snippet: Theodore and Elaine Welp were also involved with charitable organizations, including one that funds research on vision impairment and blindness.