People

: John Trammell; John Trammell, a Grand Junction resident since 1977, has been fly fishing for 65 years and has tied his own flies for the past 35. John has a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, which has taken him into the fields of mining, exploration, research, and teaching. A Trout Unlimited member since 1978 and an activist during most of that time, John is also a Navy veteran, pilot, amateur trout biologist, and photographer (“But isn’t everybody?” he says).

: John U. Tomlinson; The president of Mesa College (now Colorado Mesa University) from 1975-1989. Born December 2, 1930.

: John V. Geiger; He was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Colorado as a railroad surveyor. He homesteaded in Whitewater with his family after marrying Minnie (Virden) Geiger. There, they raised apples, pear, plums, cherries, and grapes. With eggs provided by the state of Colorado, he raised pheasants and accidentally introduced them to the wild when they wandered off.

: John W. Cox; He was born in Iowa. According to his daughter, Ica Click, he came to Meeker, Colorado as a US Army scout as a young man, responding to the Meeker Massacre and Ute uprising. He stayed in Meeker and South Park, where he was a cowboy. He returned to Iowa, married Clementine C. Fox and went to Cañon City, where US Census records show him living by 1900. Sometime between 1900 and 1903, he and Clementine moved to the Kannah Creek area of Mesa County, Colorado. In 1908, the family moved onto its own homestead, where they raised cattle, had a small farm, and put in an orchard.

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