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1) Jean Urruty
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A Basque immigrant who came to Mesa County in 1925. Along with other Basque immigrants, he was a sheepherder in the Pinon Mesa and Green River, Utah areas. After approximately five years of herding sheep, he and other Basques pooled their money and purchased a sheep ranching outfit, which they did in the middle of the Great Depression. In 1935, he purchased the LaSalle Hotel on Grand Junction’s Colorado Avenue, and helped decrease prostitution and...
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Here is an email from Craig Muhonen, dated 9/23/22:
"I was born October 28th, , 1946, in Gardner Mass. and spent a lot of time at my Grandfathers general store in Barnard Vt. . I came to this little town (Telluride, Colorado) on a whim, after Vietnam, in May of 1971 with my dog Munch, and the first person I met was Everett Morrow who looked this Marine Veteran and California surfer up and down, but took my money for a camp site in town park, and...
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She was born in Colfax, Louisiana to James W. O’Quinn and Mary Catherine (Killingsworth) O’Quinn. Her father was a watchman and a machinist. Her mother was a homemaker. The 1910 US Census lists Josephine by the nickname “Minkie” at the age of 13. Josephine attended Colfax High School, a boarding school in Natchitoches, and then the Louisiana Teacher College in the late 1910’s. The 1920 Census shows her living with her parents and teaching...
4) Al Merlino
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A mayor of Palisade during the 1950’s and perhaps earlier. According to William Lorenzen, editor of the Palisade Tribune and a town official himself, Merlino was one of the town’s best mayor’s, with good ideas and a good relationship with the town board.
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Along with William McGinley and O.D. Russell, he settled the area that is now Grand Junction, Colorado directly after the forced removal of the Utes in 1881. With McGinley and George Crawford, he platted the town’s streets. He later moved to the Philippines, where he married and raised five children.
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Radio and mining operator for whom the town of Collbran, Colorado is named.
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President of the Gunnison Company, leader of the group of pioneers who founded the town of Gunnison, Colorado on May 21, 1874. (Sources: Centennial Article "Early Photographer's Wagon" and Centennial Article "Sylvester Richardson - Father of the Gunnison Country")
8) Wally Holt
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According to William Rump, who played sports at Grand Junction High School, Holt was the only coach of any sort at the school in the 1920’s, and coached multiple sports, including football and basketball. He often carpooled with the Rump family to out-of-town sports engagements.
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Kimmerjae Johnson is an artist featured in 2015-2016 ArtaRound Town
10) Brian Colley
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Brian created the map of Carbondale, Colorado for the 2015-2016 ArtaRound Town
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Elizabeth Akamatsu is an artist featured in 2015-2016 ArtaRound Town
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Because his mother had tuberculosis, his family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado from Storm Lake, Iowa when he was eleven years old in 1903. They lived in tent houses on D Road, west of town, for a year after their arrival. They then moved to 12th Street, on the site of present day Colorado Mesa University. Before the family leveled the land for farming, the boys slept in a cave and the rest of the family in tents. The family also helped in the construction...
17) Esther White
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As of 2021, Esther White lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand where she teaches gentle yoga for seniors and practices meditation. Here is part of her story:
"It begins in (Warren) Ohio, where Esther grew up (in an Orthodox Jewish household) and segues to Michigan State, her alma mater. A detour to a hippy commune gets her to Colorado. She lands in town, her spiritual home, in 1972, just as Telluride opened for business as a ski resort, the protests of...
18) Amk Levek
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"Acting Director Amy Levek consults in planning for governments and private clients, as well as for non-profit organizations. She previously served on Telluride Town Council and as its Mayor, as well as San Miguel County Commissioner. Her work includes service as Planning Director for the Town of Telluride as well as several projects for San Miguel County and involvement in affordable housing projects for the Town of Telluride. As a planner representing...
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He was born to Frank E. Dean and Lucy Mary (Buckey) Dean in Gunnison, Colorado. They moved to Grand Junction before he was five years old. His father, Frank, was an early professional photographer in Grand Junction. His mother was a homemaker. He had four older sisters. He attended local schools, including Grand Junction High School. He served in the military during World War I. He married Mildred M. Monheim in 1921. She worked for the lumber company...
20) Joe Burleigh
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Joe Burleigh is an artist featured in 2015-2016 Art aRound Town and who had artwork displayed in the Art on the Corner (AOTC) exhibit in Downtown Grand Junction.
