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: Peter Runyon; 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 Runyon was hired by Bob Parker as a staff photographer for Vail Associates. Many of the early iconic Vail ski mountain and the community of Vail photographs were created by Runyon. He remained in that position until 1980. Runyon also free-lanced as a photographer for The Vail Trail during the 1970s. The open water and sailing always held a fascination for Runyon. Between 1987 and 1989, he designed and built a 52’cutter in New Zealand. During the 1980s, Runyon sailed over 60,000 miles. After Runyon returned to Eagle County, he was elected to the position of Eagle County Commissioner and served between 2004 and 2013. Peter Runyon and wife, Mary Beth Green Runyon, live in Eagle and are the owners of Mountain Sights, a Colorado souvenir business.