People

: Ralph Galyean; He was born in Nebraska to Henry and Laura Galyean and came to De Beque, Colorado in 1906, at the age of 3. There, his father managed a farm. Ralph went to school at the Old Rock School House through the 7th Grade. He was 6'4" and played basketball against area teams for his school. He was a farmer.

: Ralph L. Carr; He was the governor of Colorado from 1939-43. During World War II, he opposed the internment of Japanese Americans, including those brought to Amache from other states, and refused to comply with a Federal order to intern the Japanese-American residents of Colorado. This led to a decline in his political career. Today, a statue in Denver's Sukera Square is dedicated in his honor, and he is commemorated in the Japanese American community. *Public domain photograph from the Library of Congress.

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