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- Rick Barton
- Contributor to "In Our Own Write," (source: In Our Own Write: A Gunnison Valley Journal)
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- Rick Bashor
- Rick Bashor was born on December 21, 1957 in Longmont, Colorado. He started in the Lafayette Police Department as a reserve in 1983, was hired as a full-time officer in 1984, and then worked his way up to becoming Police Chief.
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- Rick Deane
- Rick was born in Aspen, Colo. and educated in the local school system. Outside of the classroom and while living on the T Lazy 7 ranch with his two brothers, there was always plenty to do. Rick had a passion for racing motorcycles at an early age. He raced for Triumph for nine years, riding mostly left hand ovals on race tracks at local fairs. At one point, he was 35th in the world. Deane broke the world record for racing motorcycles at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in 1973. He did it again in 1975 and followed that up with another victory in 1976. That record stood for 13 years and until the road was paved; technically he still has the record for a dirt road. But when Rick was faced with the choice of living in California and continuing to race, or moving back to the mountains, he returned to Aspen. Around this time, Rick played Rugby for the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby team for about 10 years, during which time, in 1977, he traveled to London with the Gentlemen. Living at the ranch, located on Maroon Creek Road on the way to Maroon Bells, his career of rescuing people began early. T Lazy 7 was the first phone coming down from the Bells and out of the Maroon Creek wilderness. It was common for people, such as distressed hunters and hikers, to stop and request assistance and/or aid. From there, the phone tree would begin with calls placed to locals including Ralph Melville and Fred Braun. The rescue equipment was heavier then and required that horses were used and loaded up with gear. Rick recalls the first helicopter rescue was in 1966 when three persons fell and two were killed on the deadly Bells. Rick has worked many rescues on many mountains. He remembers one rescue on Mount Sopris that involved a Vail Snow Ranger and an associate. Deane found their snow cave but because of blizzard conditions, they were not able to make the trek out of the cave for two days. Of the many lessons learned from that incident was the following: Many people see clear skies in Carbondale, but do not realize that a storm can move across towering Sopris, quickly and harshly. While Rick and his family were involved in many rescues, Mountain Rescue, which was incorporated in 1965, was also doing valuable work. He formally joined Mountain Rescue in 1978, served as its vice president at one point and remains its longest active member, serving the community for over 41 years. He has seen many advantages as technology has advanced. The helicopters and locator beacons make rescues much faster. With the use of cell phones, rescuers can walk people back to safety using their coordinates and a map. Rick Deane received the National Association for Search and Rescue Valor Award in 1990. He also received the 1996 Greg Mace Award, and the 2007 Aspen Elks Lodge Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award. He has been a member of the Elks Club for 53 years.---Aspen Hall of Fame bio.
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- Rick Dellenbach
- Contributor to "Singing the lines of place: A Gunnison Valley Journal," (source: Singing the lines of place: A Gunnison Valley Journal)
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- Rick Folchert
- Contributor to "Out of the Blue and Into the Sun," (source: Out of the Blue and Into the Sun: A Gunnison Valley Journal)