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- George F. Newton
- George F. Newton was a rancher from De Beque, Colorado who partnered with Dr. W.A.E. de Beque to run the Shale Oil Syndicate, a company formed to locate and patent shale oil claims on Western Slope. He also served as the Garfield County Commissioner. According to the Daily Sentinel, he suffered with ill health near the end of his life and moved to the northwest United States around 1923 because of his condition. He passed away on October 20, 1927 in San Francisco at the age of 74.
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- George Fray
- Married to Teri Fray. Father of Lael Fray.
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- George Garrett
- The first city manager of Grand Junction, Colorado, following the adoption of a city manager system of government in 1922. He served until May 1925. He resigned the post to become city manager of Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
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- George Gibson Ferguson
- A rancher in the Garfield County area. He was born to George and Annie Ferguson in Stillwell, Oklahoma. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker. US Census records from 1900 and 1910 show the family living in Indian Territory, and list the race of family members as Indian. George’s father was white. The 1909 US Eastern Cherokee Indian Rolls include George with his family, and show that he was nine years old in 1906. He enlisted in the armed forces in April 1917, during World War I, and was discharged in May 1919. According to census records, George’s family had moved to Garfield County, Colorado by 1920, where they owned a farm. He met Josephine Samantha “Jo” O’Quinn at a rodeo in Rifle and they married in 1922. They operated cattle ranches in Eagle and in what is now Battlement Mesa, and later ran a dairy farm. After living briefly in Las Vegas, they came to Mesa County, Colorado in the mid-1940's. They ranched in the Fruitvale/Clifton area.
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- George Gillett
- 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 sports teams, ski areas and entertainment venues. In 1963, Gillett and family visited Vail for the first time. Gillett invested in Vail and became the primary owner of Vail Associates in 1983. Gillett’s many Vail Valley accomplishments include bringing the World Alpine Ski Championships to Vail in 1989, as well as spearheading the follow-up effort in 1999 alongside John Garnsey of the Vail Valley Foundation. In 1990, Gillett brought innovative orthopedic surgeons, Dr. John Richard Steadman and Dr. Richard J. Hawkins, to the community of Vail. He subsequently served on the board of the world-renowned “evidence-based medicine” Steadman Philippon Research Institute. In 1997, Apollo Ski Partners LP of New York gained control of Vail Associates; the company was rebranded Vail Resorts. Gillett stayed on four years as chairman of the new company. George Gillett is the focus of many special narratives in the Vail Valley. He is noted for his fine sense of humor, community caring, and creative, yet down-to-earth, management style.