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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.

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