My stories contain the names of many individuals that have played a part in my life or have had some sort of impact on the Aspen Community. This page is intended to give added details to these participants. It is not my intention to summarize their lives or make any sort of statement about them beyond what may already be common knowledge or highlighted in my stories.
Allen, Temple: Originally from Texas, Temple lived in Aspen for a number of years and was the owner of the Hickory House Restaurant.
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Barnard, Dr. Robert “Bugsy”
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Bayer, Herbert
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Baxter, Dr. Robert
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Beck, Alma (Chisholm)
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Beck, Cindy
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- Earthquake! and the House of Mouse (1971)
- Are You New to the Valley? Beck Family History
Beck, David
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Beck, Neil H.: Neil is my father. Like his father before him, he was born in the house they grew up in and in time he eventually owned the house. I was lucky enough to grow up in the same house although it did experience significant changes during my childhood years eventually being sold in 2001. My father was a 4th generation Aspenite and has many stories from his childhood that we have begun to explore and document for generations to come.
My father is and always has been a “world class” prankster. If I am only able to tell a fraction of his stories at this time I still consider myself closer to him as well as the generations the proceed him. The time I am spending researching these stories has become an absolute highlight of my adult life.
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- Father: Henry Augustus Beck
- Mother: Pansy Ware Beck
- Sister: Shirley Beck (Smith)
- Grand Father: John A. Beck
- Grand Mother: Elizabeth Rockefeller (Beck)
- Occupation: Earth Moving & Snow Removal (Lift operator, Taxi Driver, Grocery Delivery Boy, Wrangler, Butcher & Skinner)
- Other: four adult children (Cindy, David, Debbie & Douglas), numerous Grandchildren
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- Shadow Mountain Shooting Range (1960s)
- The Meat Locker, No Really it was a Meat Locker (1946 -1968)
- Trader Ed’s Self Serve Saloon
- A Bulldozer, Snowmobiles and a Stick of Dynamite (Late 1960’s)
- A Needle in a Haystack (1974)
- Beers, Bullets & a Sledge Hammer (1966)
- Earthquake! and the House of Mouse (1971)
- Is that a Coal Shed or a Meat Locker (1968)
- Kid’s Catsup! (1965)
- Run for Your Life!
- Lake Garmisch & Paepcke Park (1964)
- Let’s Move to the West End in Our Mobile Victorian (1971)
- Phantom Canyon and The Tunnel (1970)
- Rope Burns, a Microbus and Flower Power (1965)
- That Snow was Soft Yesterday
- The Quiet Valley (1966)
- The Minuteman & the Outhouse
- Why a Three Year Old Should Not Drive
Beck, Pamela (Worden)
Beck, Paul S.
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Beidleman, Larry
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Bent, Buzzy
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Bird, Richard J. “Captain”
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Bishop, Albert
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Bland, Jerry
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Blanning, Jim
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Brennan, Ed
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Brungs, Sepp
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Convy, Bernard Whalen “Bert”: (July 23, 1933 – July 15, 1991) was an American game show host and panelist, actor and singer known for his tenure as the host for Tattletales, Super Password, and Win, Lose or Draw.
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Clemmons, Larry: Animator Larry Clemmons first worked for the Disney animation department during the 1930s. He then became a scriptwriter on Bing Crosby’s radio show. During the 1960s, Clemmons returned to Disney to provide the screenplays for three animated features, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, and The Rescuers. He also wrote the introductions to Disney‘s weekly television show. Larry and his wife, Cassie owned a condo in Aspen and spent much of their summer there. Larry passed away on July 22, 1988.
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Clemmons, Cassie: Cassie Clemmons, was a model and actress. Her stage name was Carletta Orr, under contract to MGM in the 1930s, appearing in such films as “The Great Ziegfeld” in the “pretty girl” sequence.
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Dropla, Eddie
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Edmundson, DV
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Elisha, Lawrence
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Gignoux, Natalie
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Greene, Katy:
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Grominger, Hans
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Guy, Cary
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Guy, Peter
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Hose, Earl
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Huber, Walter “Sugar”
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Hyrup, John
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Kendrick, Michael
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Klusmire, Angie (Griffiths):
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Klusmire, Newt: Brother of Bob, Marie (Jones) & Betty (Bishop)
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Kopp, Amelia
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Langenkamp, Arthur
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Lane, William “Shady”
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Lee, Katie: Katie Lee has emerged as one of the Southwest’s most outspoken environmental activists. Like David Brower and Ed Abbey, Katie has taken up the torch they left burning when they died to sing, write and lecture about the importance of preserving and restoring wilderness refuges; the lonesome characters the West still breeds; and the histories of ancient races embedded in its sinuous sandstone canyons. Today, her unwavering commitment to her principles and feisty eloquence are primarily directed at draining Powell Reservoir and letting the Colorado River once again run wild.
Ms. Lee lived in the Aspen area in the 1950’s and is counted among Dr. Barnard’s closest friends and “partners in crime” at the time. She resides in Jerome, Arizona and continues to write and lecture about environmental issues, especially relating to the Colorado Rover.
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Marshal, Thomas
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Otto, Greg: Greg was one of those people every young man wanted to be like. He was boyishly handsome, had a beautiful wife and always knew exactly what to say for every conversation. He was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for fly fishing. He was a member of the National Guard at the time of his life. Owning a Porsche was a lifetime dream of his.
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Rader, Eddie (Dalton): owned Eddie’s in The Elk’s Building (Where the Hard Rock Café was later located). Walt & Gladys Dalton were her brother & Sister respectively.
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Scott, Tam (Judge)
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Smith, Harold “Puppy”
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Smith, Shirley (Beck)
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Stanton, Frank: (March 20, 1908 – December 24, 2006) was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then vice chairman until 1973. He also served as the chairman of the Rand Corporation from 1961 until 1967.
Along with William S. Paley, Stanton is credited with the significant growth of CBS into a communications powerhouse. He was also known for his keen sense of corporate style. That ranged from the standards he espoused as a broadcasting executive, to the design of everything from the company’s current headquarters (Black Rock) to corporate stationery.
Dr. Stanton served for many years as a Red Cross volunteer, concentrating on public information and fundraising. After retiring from CBS, he was appointed Chairman of the American National Red Cross by United States President Richard M. Nixon in 1973, serving in that capacity until 1979.
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Tache’, Yvonne
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Tharp, Hamilton “Ham”
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Worden, Euclid “Puck”: “Uncle Euc” was my mom’s older brother and the first member of the Worden family to move to Aspen. Euclid came to Aspen sometime between his High School Graduation and the beginning of college at the Colorado School of Mines. He had decided to take a year or two off and be a ski bum. Not long after his arrival his mom, Elizabeth “Granny” Worden asked him to find a house for her and my mom to live in. She ended buying a house on the top of Red Mountain, sight-unseen from DRC Brown. It was a house he had built for his wife, Ruth but she did not want to live in it, “That far out of town.” My mother and grandmother lived in the valley for the rest of their lives while Euclid moved on eventually helping with building of the Anglo-French Euro-Tunnel (Chunnel) and other notable geological engineering projects around the world.
He had the nickname of “Puck” but I am not sure of its origin.
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- Father: Dayton L. Worden (Never lived in Aspen)
- Mother: Elizabeth “Granny” Stern Worden
- Sister: Pamela Worden (Beck) – My mother
- Occupation: Ski Bum, Geologist
- Other: five adult children (John, Bill, Jeff, Robert & Lisa)
Worden, Elizabeth “Granny”
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