People

: Austin Corcoran; He was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Grand Junction in 1883. He was a cattle rancher who operated a ranch above De Beque on the Grand Mesa. His wife and children stayed with him on the ranch during the summers, and in Grand Junction during the rest of the year. In 1920, he sold out of cattle ranching and became a writer. He wrote articles for a Los Angeles newspaper as well as poems and books.

: Austin Stevenson; Student at Colorado Christian University, graduated May, 2012.

: Austin Tindall; Born in Denver, Colorado. He worked as a licensed minister in the Assembly of God Church in Grand Junction, Colorado, did construction work, and was the owner and operator of the Gateway-Uravan Stage. He took over the Star postal route from Edward Martin in 1951 and operated it for just under 5 years. He married Dorothy Martin on June 13, 1943.

: Austin Wilbur Laycock; He was born in Georgetown, Ohio to Peter Laycock and Mary Belle (Evans) Laycock. His father was a tobacco farmer and his mother was a homemaker. Austin had moved with his wife Minnie May (Daizey) Laycock to Delta, Colorado by at least 1909, when he started an automotive garage there. According to his son, Lowell Laycock, Austin worked as a mechanic until 1917, when he partnered with a man named Keppler to open a Star and Durant Agency to sell Star and Durant Automobiles. However, Durant motors was not established until 1921, indicating that Laycock sold a different kind of automobile. Austin Laycock moved the agency, the Laycock Motor Company, to Grand Junction in 1924. After Star and Durant went out of business, he sold Hudson automobiles and Diamond T trucks, and eventually began selling Chrysler and Plymouth automobiles under the same company name. City directories list Wilbur Laycock as the owner and operator until 1957, with Lowell listed as a salesman at the dealership. According to his brother Earl Laycock, Austin became one of the first people in the country to haul cars from the dealer by tractor trailer in 1949.

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