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George Gillett was born and raised on a farm near Racine, Wisconsin. Gillett attended Amherst College in Massachusetts and finished his undergraduate study at Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin. He was an honors student in his favorite course of study at Amherst: Henry Steele Commager’s American History. Gillett has had a diverse career as a management consultant, entrepreneur, and owner of radio stations, meat-packing plants, professional...
2) Marka Moser
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Marka Webb Moser was born 24 May 1940 to Barbara Shove Palmer and Joel A.H. Webb in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Marka Webb graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School and earned her teaching credentials from the University of Colorado in Boulder. As a child and youth, she skied Aspen, Winter Park, Arapahoe Basin, Vail and Ski Cooper, plus several areas that are no longer in operation including Climax Ski Area, Pikes Peak Ski Area and Ski Broadmoor....
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Peter (Pete) Werner Seibert, Sr. was born 7 August 1924 in Sharon, Massachusetts. He was the eldest child of Albert Daniel Seibert and Edythe Loring Seibert. Morrie Shepard, a lifelong friend of Seibert’s, reported that several local youths began skiing together, but they all watched and emulated Seibert. In 1940, Siebert and Shepard, who were both founding fathers of Vail, built a ski run outside of Sharon on “our country doctor’s farm.”...
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Kathleen Sheehan Eck was born on 16 February 1953 in Pueblo, Colorado to Thomas and Joanne McCarthy Sheehan. The descendant daughter of a pioneering family who boasts Colorado Territorial and Federal Judgeships, Eck is a five-generation Colorado native. Sheehan and McCarthy families lived among the Irish of Colorado Territory, and later State of Colorado, mining communities.
In the early 1950s, Eck’s father, attorney and businessman Thomas...
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Debbie Bolon-Feeney was born 17 December 1950 to David Lowell Bolon and Dorothy Agnus Slaughter Bolon in Columbus, Ohio. She attended Ohio University in Athens and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Emphasis in Painting) and an Education minor. In June 1991, Debbie Bolon and Dr. Jon Feeney were married at Cordillera near Edwards, Colorado. They have two children: Alexandra Marie, who has a Masters in Fine Art and lives in NYC, and Andrew Ian who...
6) Peter Runyon
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Peter Runyon was born 14 May 1945 in New York City to Anne Carroll Van Alstyne and Carman R. Runyon III. He grew up in the greater New York metropolitan area and graduated from St. Paul’s Academy in Concord, New Hampshire. Between high school and college, Runyon worked in a small hospital in Uganda and taught children with polio to walk. In 1970, Runyon earned a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania.
In November of 1970, Peter...
7) Ed Grange
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Ed Grange’s parents and their families migrated to the U.S. from the Aostan Valley in northern Italy. Grange’s father migrated in 1912, while his maternal grandfather immigrated in 1898. In 1915, Grange’s parents met in Leadville; they were married a few months after. Upon arrival in Leadville, Grange’s father worked in a smelter, while Grange’s older brother, Joseph, worked in a mine.
In 1916, the family relocated to the Roaring...
8) Pat Day
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Patrick Alan “Pat” Day was born 13 October 1953 in Brush, Colorado to Mickey and Carol Vietneier Day. Day grew up on Lake Creek west of Edwards in Eagle County, Colorado. In 1971, Day graduated from Eagle Valley High School (EVHS). He had a stellar high school wrestling career as evidenced by his 77 wins to 7 losses. In 1970, Day was the Colorado Class A State Champion (98# weight class). In 1969 and 1971, Day was the Class A State Runner-up....
