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- Dr. Guy Cary
- Past-president of the Mesa County Medical Society.
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- Dr. H. Peterson
- Early Mesa County doctor. Member of the Mesa County Medical Society.
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- Dr. Ines W. Distelhorst
- Dr. Ines W. (Fortmann) Distelhorst was born in Glauchau, Germany and attended dental school in Hamburg, Germany. While working as a dentist at Bad Aibling, a military post near Munich, Ines met and married orthodontist Fred Distelhorst. After Dr. Ines arrived in the US in 1960, the love of skiing drew the Distelhorsts to Vail in 1967. The Distelhorsts have a daughter, Dr. Dorothy Distelhorst, who practices at Streamside Dental, the clinic her parents founded and worked throughout their lives. Dr. Ines's interests included theater, skiing, traveling, gourmet cooking, crafts, gardening, reading, interior decorating and quilting. As a Vail founding mother, Dr. Ines was active in Bravo! Vail Music Festival. She also contributed a commemorative square to the Vintage Vail Quilt, which is now exhibited in the Vail Public Library Community Room. Dr. Ines Distelhorst passed away peacefully at home in East Vail in May 2013.
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- Dr. Jody Coleman
- Contributor to "In Our Own Write," (source: In Our Own Write: A Gunnison Valley Journal)
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- Dr. Joseph "Joe" James Parker
- He was born just outside of Delta, Colorado and raised in Grand Junction. He received his medical training at Colorado General Hospital in Denver, where he met his wife Lydia Parker, who was a nurse-in-training. They married, and after finishing their training came to Grand Junction, where Dr. Parker had a job as a time keeper for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. After finishing his medical internship, he began practicing medicine in Montrose in 1932. Then he went to Telluride, Colorado, where he helped construct Hall's Hospital and was the only doctor and surgeon for fifteen years. Subsequently, he and his family moved to Grand Junction, where he opened a private practice. According to oral history interviewee Glenn McFall, he often gave his patients treatment without payment. He was a practical joker, and used to try to get people in bars to argue so that they would start a fight.
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- Dr. Larry Hahn
- Taken from Larry Hahn's obituary accessed online 9/22/22: "LARRY HAHN OBITUARY Dr. Larry Lynn "Doc" Hahn March 21, 1936 - August 16, 2006 Well-known former Palisade resident Dr. Larry Hahn, 70, died August 16, 2006 at his residence in Molina, Colorado. Larry Lynn Hahn was born on March 21, 1936, on a farm in Phillips County, Kansas. He was the eldest child and only son of Willard Carl and Estella Irene (Jennings) Hahn. Larry grew up in the farm country of Harlan County, Nebraska. Upon graduation from Alma High School, in Alma, Nebraska, in 1954, he attended Kansas State University. After graduating with a degree in Biological Science from KSU in 1958, Larry was drafted into the US Army; completing basic training at Ft. Carson, Colorado, and serving two years at the US Veterinary Hospital in Ft. Ord, California, before being honorably discharged from the Army in 1960. Larry then entered the School of Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, in Weatherford, Oklahoma. He graduated with a degree in Pharmacy in 1963, and moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado, where he worked as a pharmacist and entered the School of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University. After receiving his degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1968, he worked for various veterinary clinics in central California and Grand Junction, Colorado, until moving to Norwood, Colorado, where he established a new veterinary clinic serving San Miguel County and surrounding areas. In 1978, Larry sold this successful veterinary practice, and moved to Palisade, Colorado, where he began a new clinic. Larry concluded his career as a veterinarian in 1999, when he sold his practice in Palisade and retired. Larry was involved in numerous professional and civic organizations, especially the Lions Club, in which he served as a Director of The International Association of Lions Clubs, the organization's highest governing board. He was also actively involved in Toastmasters International and the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honorary, and a past member of the Western Slope Boy Scout Executive Council. Besides enjoying his involvement in Lions Club, Larry loved to fly and enjoyed hunting, camping, and spending time in the mountains of Colorado and Montana. He especially enjoyed his time at his property in central Montana. He was extremely proud of his sons and grandchildren, attending all their sporting events and other activities. Larry was a proud father, fast friend, and a strong member of his community; touching people's lives in ways that he may not have noticed and for which he certainly would not take credit. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Larry is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of Molina, sons Jeffrey Hahn of Norman, OK, Bradley Hahn, of Los Angeles, CA, Eric Hahn of Grand Junction, CO, Michael Hahn of Belgrade, MT, Travis Hamrick of Larned KS; daughter Crystal Hayden of Spring, TX. Also surviving is his sister, Linda Wood of Bailey, CO. Memorial services will be held 3:00 pm, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at Palisade United Methodist Church, 4th & Main St, Palisade, CO. A reception in Larry's honor will be held at Palisade Town Park, following the service. Memorial contributions can be made to the Palisade Lions Club, P.O. Box 37, Palisade, CO, 81526. Published by The Daily Sentinel from Aug. 19 to Aug. 21, 2006.
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- Dr. Larry Leach
- A professor from San Diego State University who helped to excavate the Paradox dig in the Paradox Valley of Montrose County. There he, Al Look, and others discovered evidence of settlements belonging to the Fremont Culture and Basket-Maker culture.
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- Dr. Leo Julio Leonardi
- Doctor and a member of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center.