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- Bill Flynn
- Husband of Nora McGinley Flynn. Time Keeper for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in Gunnison, Colorado. Early Grand Junction resident.
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- Bill Flynn Jr.
- An early Grand Junction resident and steel construction worker.
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- Bill Graham
- Bill Graham was a concert promoter, that brought many bands to Telluride, Colorado, including the Grateful Dead, in 1987. Graham lived part-time in Telluride, Colorado, until he died in a helicopter crash on 10/25/1991.
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- Bill Hanlon
- Wiliam Lawrence “Bill” Hanlon was born in September of 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts. During his early adult life, Bill worked for the Boston area Public Utilities. In 1962, Bill met his future wife, Sally, and their lifelong friend, Sally Cox, while skiing on Sugarloaf Mountain in the Carrabassett Valley of western Maine. In 1966, Bill and Sally Hanlon were married. Later in 1966 while Sally Hanlon continued to teach and work as a guidance counselor in Newton, Massachusetts, Bill set up their life in Crested Butte, Colorado. While in Crested Butte, the Hanlons established lifelong friendships with Dave and Renie Gorsuch, Paul Johnston, and Sally Cox, Renie Gorsuch’s sister. Circa 1967, the Hanlons, Gorsuches, Paul Johnston and Sally Cox (who married in 1970) relocated to Vail. In 1968, the Hanlons and Johnston opened the Nu Gnu nightclub. While operating the Nu Gnu, Bill also managed the Clock Tower Inn alongside John Kaemmer, in addition to finishing his degree from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. In 1970, the Hanlons established the Emporium which evolved into Wild Bill’s Emporium. In 1976, the Hanlons opened Vail Village Travel Agency (now Talbot Travel) and established Vail Boot & Shoe in 1982. All three of these businesses are still in operation. During the 1960s, Bill Hanlon was instrumental in establishing Vail Interfaith Chapel. As an outspoken advocate for pedestrian cores in Vail Village and Lionshead, Hanlon served as an early board member of the Vail Planning Commission and on the Design Review Board. In 1985, the Hanlons established the Vail Valley Medical Center Family Dinner Dance benefit in part as a way for local and guest children of high school and college-age to meet. The event continues to be the hospital’s largest fundraiser. Bill and Sally Hanlon also served on the board of Vail Mountain School for a combined twenty-two years. Bill and Sally Hanlon were the first recipients of the Vail Trailblazer Award. Read into the public record on 23 August 2016 by the Vail Town Council, The Vail Trailblazer Award documented the Hanlon’s “courage, leadership, vision, and commitment” in enhancing the community’s “social, recreational, cultural, educational and environmental values.” Bill and Sally Hanlon have two children: Margaret (Meg) and Joe.
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- Bill Heicher
- William Heicher was born in Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver in 1948. He was raised in Littleton, Colorado and graduated from Arapahoe High School. In 1970, Bill Heicher graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Wildlife Management. After spending three seasons working in a US Forest Service Hot Shot crew, Heicher was employed by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW). He worked for CDOW from July 1971 to August 2003 and retired as District Wildlife Manager for the Eagle District. Between 2003 and 2011, Heicher worked for the Town of Eagle as the community's first Open Space Coordinator. Heicher served on the Eagle Town Council from 1994 to 2002, presiding as Mayor Pro-Tem between 1998 and 2002. Heicher also served on the Board of Directors for the Eagle River Watershed Council, Eagle County Planning Commission, Eagle County Open Space Advisory Committee, and Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District. Bill Heicher is married to Kathy Lell Heicher, who is the retired editor of the Eagle Valley Enterprise. Kathy Heicher is currently the Board of Directors President of the Eagle County Historical Society; she also works as a freelance journalist and local history author. The Heichers have 2 sons.