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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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Twentieth century resident of Mesa County. Wife of Jean Urruty.
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Father of Jean Urruty. He was a Basque smuggler aiding the Allies during WWII.