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- Kathi Prudhomme
- An interviewer for the Mesa County Oral History Project.
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- Kathie (Woods) Walker
- She was from Kentucky. She was the wife of Daily Sentinel owner and publisher Walter Walker, whom she married in 1903. While Walter Walker was reputed to be reserved in his personal and family life, Kathie was more outgoing and, at least outwardly, in control. She was a doting mother who gave her attention to her only son, Preston Walker. She often drove Walter Walker home in the evening because he did not drive. According to Daily Sentinel employee Mary Giblin, she played a more active role in the running of the newspaper than some people realized, expressing her opinions to Walter Walker and Sentinel staff about certain articles. Sentinel employee Robert Grant disputes this claim. Mary (Buthorn) Price describes her as a kind homebody who enjoyed tending to her family and did not go in much for parties or community involvement. She did, however, teach Sunday school. According to oral history interviewee Ella Kinternecht, she did all her own cooking, but tended toward nervousness as she aged.
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- Kathleen (Kathy) Marie McGlynn
- "The Unsinkable Kate Lundahl Dec. 30, 1948 – December 9, 2009 Dec 17, 2009 NORWOOD – Our lives are made up of a patchwork of characters who fabricate the core of who we are. With the recent loss of our dear friend Kate Lundahl, the sum of our parts is far from composing a whole. Her departure reminds us that a warm and generous component presence in our daily lives, and a large chunk of our town’s heart, have been cut away. Kathleen (Kathy) Marie McGlynn was born in Peekskill, N.Y., on the last day of the year of 1948. Her parents John and Edie McGlynn were ski instructors, so Kathy’s early passions entailed ski racing, water skiing and snow. This very athletic girl graduated with honors from the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent, a private, Catholic, all-girls high school to which she was granted full scholarship. In 1968, Kathy married Glenn Newman; that same year she gave birth to her first son, Shayne. Second son Tyler arrived in 1971, and in 1973, Kathy and the boys headed west, living first in Aspen, and then in Triumph, Ida. In Triumph, she exhibited her disregard for conformity and love for the great outdoors, choosing to house her young family in a tipi. The boys gathered wood, keeping the close-knit family warm, dry and comfortable. Not long after, Kathy and the boys moved to Malta, Ida., where she worked on a dairy farm. She got closer to what she would call her permanent home in 1978 when she and the boys moved to the Telluride area. After living for a time in the Town of Telluride – not to be outdone by any mountain yurts or tipi dwellers – Kathy moved herself and the boys into a treehouse in Fall Creek, working in the Flour Garden restaurant as a breakfast cook and becoming well-known in Telluride for her good eats and sparkling personality. Because she had a flair for creating things with her hands, she became a partner in Little Cone Cabinetry, designing/fashioning exquisite cabinets and woodwork for local homes. In 1984, Kathy was stagestruck as well as lovestruck: during her performance as Peppermint Patty in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, in Telluride, she met her soul-mate Lars Lundahl; they were married in 1985, and Kathy changed her name from Kathy Newman to Kate Lundahl. Kate and Lars lived on Wilson Mesa for several years and subsequently in Placerville, until they purchased their cozy home at the west end of Grand Avenue in Norwood in 1990. Kate opened the Telluride branch of Aspen’s Thurston Kitchen and Bath in the late 1980s, successfully utilizing her creativity and ambition, but it was in Norwood that she carpentered a happy existence with husband and life partner Lars. Birding, gardening, stargazing, reading, writing, painting, creating, loving – these were the activities that kept Kate warm and fulfilled. Now very much settled and appreciating her new home –four walls and a chicken coop to boot – Kate began writing “Backyard Botany,” a weekly feature in the Norwood Post, in 1993, telling readers how to reap nature’s bounty at home. She handwrote her article every Sunday evening, soon becoming dubbed “Earth Mother” by readers grateful for her spot-on advice about everything from birds, bees and flowers to growing tangy arugula and pulling weeds at just the right time. Kate and Lars enjoyed traveling and their families, each other and the great outdoors. Avid campers and nature lovers, they were volunteer EMTs. Lars died in 2000, but Kate carried on – brilliant, caring, earthy and robust, with two appearances in Norwood community theatre and enlightening readers with her botanical knowledge until 2009. She treasured her sons and granddaughters, always showing off photos and articles about her family, and never forgot a birthday. Her handmade Christmas cards, water paintings and stained-glass ornaments were special gifts. Kate died in the early morning hours of December 9, 2009 in Grand Junction, with her two sons and her mother beside her. Family survivors include her siblings Michael McGlynn of Lake Placid, NY; Cindy Bischak of Montrose; Eileen McGlynn of Ruby, Alaska; John McGlynn of Waterbury, Vt.; Kevin McGlynn of New York City; Sheilagh Roufa of Telluride; her mother, Edith McGlynn of Montrose; her sons Shayne Newman of New Milford, Conn. and Tyler Newman of Crested Butte, and their wives; and her five cherished granddaughters Liliana, Marlee, Stella, Sylvia and Ava. Kate’s interesting and colorful life, countless gifts and talents, warm heart and broad smile impacted innumerable lives. She was so many things to so many different people, and is loved by all in uniquely different ways. Though one of our most captivating wildflowers has been taken from the bunch, her everlasting beauty will remind us of what living really means. A private funeral ceremony will be held by Kate’s family on winter solstice, December 21. That evening, a potluck dinner celebrating Kate’s life will take place at the Hitchin’ Post in Norwood at 6 p.m.. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Norwood-Redvale Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, in care of US Bank in Norwood or Telluride." Taken 7/2/21 from: https://www.telluridenews.com/the_watch/news/article_29b7aac7-35af-5748-b86c-143bd5de274e.html
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- Kathleen Sheehan Eck
- Kathleen Sheehan Eck was born on 16 February 1953 in Pueblo, Colorado to Thomas and Joanne McCarthy Sheehan. The descendant daughter of a pioneering family who boasts Colorado Territorial and Federal Judgeships, Eck is a five-generation Colorado native. Sheehan and McCarthy families lived among the Irish of Colorado Territory, and later State of Colorado, mining communities. In the early 1950s, Eck’s father, attorney and businessman Thomas Sheehan, helped Arapaho Basin ski area founders, Marnie and Larry Jump, cut trees for A-Basin trails when both young couples where living in Georgetown. In the 1960s, the Sheehan family established themselves in Vail. Among Eck’s five siblings is MaryClare Sheehan Van Dyke, who oversees collection development at Vail Public Library. As a teen, Van Dyke taught skiing on Vail Mountain. Subsequently, Van Dyke helped Horst Abraham create Skiing Right, the first Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) official instructional guide. After earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Kathleen Sheehan Eck earned her law degree from the University of Denver College of Law. Through the Harvard Law School, Eck trained as a mediator and participated in the Harvard Negotiation Project. Kathleen Eck had a 25+ year career as an attorney specializing in corporate and transactional law. Among her positions, Eck served as Corporate Secretary and Associated General Counsel of Corporate Safety and Health for Lockheed Martin Corporation. Currently, Eck serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Trustees for Bravo! Vail and is a board member of the Lake Creek Metro District. She is also a real estate broker. Formerly, Kathleen Eck served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Foundation of Colorado and on the Board of Trustees for the State Colleges of Colorado. She also chaired the Board of Trustees for Adams State College and served on the board of Colorado Mesa University. Kathleen Sheehan Eck and her husband, Dr. Jack Eck, were married on 20 July 1996 at the Vail Interfaith Chapel. Both Kathleen and Jack Eck love to ski, hike, bike and travel. They reside in the Lake Creek Valley west of Edwards, Colorado.