People

: Fredric "Fritz" Benedict; Born in 1914 in Medford, Wisconsin, Fritz graduated with a Master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Wisconsin and then apprenticed with legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright for three years. He came to Colorado with WW II 10th Mountain Division ski troops. Fritz returned to Aspen in 1945 and like many other ski troopers became the nucleus for the Colorado Ski industry. He designed the master plan for three of the nation’s premier ski areas—Vail in 1962, Snowmass 1967 and Breckenridge 1971—and additions to Aspen and Steamboat Springs. Fritz was father of the 10th Mountain Hut and Trail System, founded in 1980. The group built ten structures linked by 30 miles of trail in the mountains between Vail and Aspen, which has been enjoyed by thousands of back country skiers annually. Fritz was chairman of Aspen’s first Planning and Zoning Commission and also served on the Pitkin County Planning Commission. He wrote and implemented Pitkin County’s first sign code, which banned billboard and neon signs in Aspen, and helped convince the city to create a pedestrian mall. He was honored with the Greg Mace award in 1987 "for epitomizing the spirit of Aspen Community.” —Joanne Ditmer, Denver Post, Photo: Aspen Historical Society (Aspen Hall of Fame bio)

: Fredrick Prescott; Life and art join to reveal a dynamic partnership in the work of Fredrick Prescott. The joy and animation seen in Prescott’s sculptures simultaneously evoke the natural world and it’s imaginary counterpart. As graphically bold and colorful as his pieces are, they always look perfectly at ease in a natural setting, though there is no denying their otherworldly quality. Source: Artist's website

: Frieda (Miller) Weaver; She was born in Grand Junction, Colorado to Eben McKean "Mac" Miller, a rancher, and Emelia Marie Barth Miller, a German immigrant and homemaker. She attended the Palisade School 1916-18, the Lowell School 1918-22, the Hawthorne School 1922-23, and Grand Junction High School from 1923-27. She also attended the Ross Business College 1927-28, where she took a complete secretarial course in place of her last year of high school. She went back to Grand Junction High School from 1928-29 and took her last year of high school as post-graduate work. She married Claude Henning Suth in 1935. They had two children together, but divorced on March 27, 1941. She married George David Weaver, a farmer and carpenter, in Grand Junction on March 27, 1941. They had five children. She worked in dramatic studios in both Grand Junction and Denver from 1932 to 1934. She worked as the Assistant Postmaster in Elk Springs, Colorado during Octobers from 1958-1963. She wrote poetry for much of her life, a hobby she acquired in high school. She also dabbled in painting. In the 1950's, she became a vegetarian and also taught courses on vegetarianism. *Photograph from the 1928 Grand Junction High School yearbook.

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