People

: Bill Diamond; According to oral history interviewee William Cunningham, he was the one time owner of the Turner Ranch (his name was given to Diamond Canyon and Diamond Creek in that area). He may have built what looked like a watchtower on his land from stone. Al Look eventually excavated the site, thinking it was built by Native Americans, but uncovered no relics.

: Bill Doaks; Early settler of the Sinbad Valley area in Mesa County, Colorado. Owner of the Pace Ranch.

: Bill Eagleton; He was a diamond drill operator and contractor for the Radium Company of Colorado, and worked out of Gateway in the 1920's.

: Bill Elze; Cattlemen's Days Parade Marshall 2008, former Cattlemen's Days participant, former Cattlemen's Days Committee member, Member of Gunnison Valley Stockgrowers, Masonic Lodge, Elks Club (from 2008 Cattlemen's Days Brochure)

: Bill Fenstermaker; Art has been an important part of Bill Fenstermaker’s life since he was a child, and when he was eight, his grandfather decided to challenge his creativity by introducing him to fly fishing and fly tying. These two pursuits ran side by side for several years, throughout the mid 80s, when Bill worked as a guide and commercial fly tyer for various shops in the Denver metro area. Bill moved to the Western Slope in 1995 and took the position of plant manager at Whiting Farms, a national hackle producer and distributor based in Delta. During his five-year tenure there, he helped institute the Whiting Farms Pro Team, of which he is still a proud member. Currently, Bill is self-employed as a wildlife artist and custom fly tyer and also serves as president of Grand Valley Anglers in Grand Junction.

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