People

: Linda Keleher; Born in San Diego on Jan. 20, 1939, Linda enjoyed the California beaches and never lost her love of the ocean. Her family moved to Albuquerque, NM in the 1950s, where she captured the heart of John Keleher. They were married in 1965. In 1973, Linda, John and their three boys, John, Christopher and Brian, moved to Aspen and were welcomed with open arms by the warm citizens of the community. The whole family became involved in the many actives and events Aspen offered, making many friends and creating many treasured memories. Linda was an active community volunteer, contributing hundreds of hours to such organizations as The Thrift Shop, St. Mary Church, Aspen Ski Club, Aspen Hall of Fame committee and PEO. Linda owned and operated the stationery store Just Paper of Aspen for many years, and enjoyed helping couples with invitations and marriage and birth announcements. She loved being with family and friends, writing poems and ditties for special occasions, working with her flowers in the summertime and being involved with the activities of her children, her grandchildren and their friends.--Excerpt from Aspen Daily News article, 1-7-2014

: Linda Nienhueser; Contributor to "Community/Common Unity," long time valley resident; county finance officer, mother, grandmother, photographer and poet when there is time. (source: Community/Common Unity: A Gunnison Valley Journal)

: Linda Wartes; Contributor to "Our River Our Valley", (source: Our River Our Valley: A Gunnison Valley Journal.)

: Lindsey Johnson; Contributor to "Out of the Blue and Into the Sun," (source: Out of the Blue and Into the Sun: A Gunnison Valley Journal)

: Lindth Pinnell Jr.; He was born in Ukiah, California to Lindth Pinnell and Mary E. (Dalton) Pinnell. His father was a World War II veteran. Both parents were from Oklahoma. Lindth Jr. had three younger siblings: one sister, and two brothers. He was raised on his family’s cattle ranch. He attended Ukiah High School. The family moved to Oregon in 1967 and he graduated from Crater High School. He enlisted in the Army Engineers in 1969. He served in the Army Engineers from 1969-1972, maintaining heavy equipment. He attended basic training in Fort Lewis, Washington, and AIT training in Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. He served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, entering the country at Bien Hoa in 1969 and leaving from the same place in 1970. He returned to the United States via San Francisco. He attended Rogers Community College for 4 years but left without a degree. He moved to Western Colorado in June of 1983. He married twice, once to Ruth Aho, once to Donna Fosberg. Both marriages ended in divorce. He died in Medford, Oregon at the age of sixty-eight. *Photograph from 1969 Crater High School (Oregon) yearbook

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