People

: Richard B. "Dick" Williams; He was born to Orlo David Williams and Edna (Bonebreak) Williams in Grand Junction, Colorado. His father owned the Independent Abstract Company and the Mesa County Abstract Company. His mother was a homemaker. He grew up in the 1100 block on Ouray Avenue and the 800 block on White Avenue. He attended the Lowell School for the first five grades and was allowed to skip the second grade because of his abilities as a student. He attended the Hawthorne School for seventh grade. He attended Grand Junction Junior High School and Grand Junction High School. Beginning as a sophomore, he worked for the Fair Store. He later worked at the Red Trunk clothing store. He also worked for the Colescott Brothers delivering ice for three summers and delivering milk for Wilkinson's Dairy. He participated in athletics through school and through the Pioneer Club. He played some varsity sports in high school, but was thrown out of basketball because, according to Williams, he was too belligerent as a young man. He did play high school football and also played college football and basketball at Grand Junction Junior College. He transferred to the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1929, where he graduated with a B.A. He succeeded his father as the proprietor of the Independent Abstract Company in 1936 and was active as an actuarial until he sold his company in 1963. He was the president of the Grand Junction Lions Club. He also served on the board of the Daily Sentinel and the Citizens Finance Company. He began public address work calling football games at Lincoln Park in the early 1930’s. He called sporting events there for thirty years. He did public address work at rodeos and festivals all over the Western Slope and tried his hand as a sports announcer on the radio. He played in Hap Harris’s band as a drummer. He was a member of the Shriners, Grand Junction Lions Club, and the Elks.

: Richard Brad McIntyre; He was born in upstate New York to George McIntyre and Murdeen (Hoglin) McIntyre. The 1950 US Census shows him living with his parents in Jamestown at the age of one. His father was a bartender at the Rod and Gun, a private club. His parents died when he was ten years old, and he and his brothers, in many respects, raised themselves. He graduated from Falconer High School in Falconer, New York in 1968. He enlisted in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, attending basic training, tech school, and his first duty assignment in Texas. He became an airplane mechanic stationed primarily at Nah Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, but with some duties in Vietnam and Thailand. He was attached to the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, which was under the command of the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing. He worked primarily on F-4 fighter jets, but also on other planes, ensuring that they were ready for combat missions. He completed his tour at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in 1975. He finished with the rank of Sargent. He moved to Western Colorado in 1977. By that time, he had worked in automotive mechanics for several years and had also been involved in drag racing. He attended Mesa College in Grand Junction for two years, taking automotive and shop management coursework until 1984. During his oral history interview, he voiced his love for camping, hunting, fishing, and other outdoor endeavors. As of 2025, he continues to live in the Grand Junction area. *Photograph from the 1968 Falconer High School (New York State) yearbook.