People

: Amk Levek; "Acting Director Amy Levek consults in planning for governments and private clients, as well as for non-profit organizations. She previously served on Telluride Town Council and as its Mayor, as well as San Miguel County Commissioner. Her work includes service as Planning Director for the Town of Telluride as well as several projects for San Miguel County and involvement in affordable housing projects for the Town of Telluride. As a planner representing both public and private interests, she has worked with diverse citizen groups and individuals involved in the public process. She has also served as the Executive Director of the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities and helped establish the San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation as its first interim director."--from https://www.trustforcommunityhousing.org/staff-board/

: Amore "Amos" Rasso; He immigrated to Grand Junction, Colorado from southern Italy. He ran a little grocery store and after Prohibition was repealed, ran a liquor store. According to Frank Simonetti Sr. and Angela (Audino) Simonetti, Rasso was a community leader who would often help Italian-Americans who found themselves in difficult circumstances. He would finance people for certain ventures, and was, according to Frank Simonetti Jr., the unofficial “godfather” of the area. He even went so far as to give people legal advice or to represent them in court. Though he was not a lawyer, his advice and influence was highly valued. He was married to Adalina “Anna” Rasso, a fellow Italian immigrant who had come from Southern Italy. They lived on 2nd Street.

: Amos Biococ; An artist who had artwork displayed in the Art on the Corner (AOTC) exhibit in Downtown Grand Junction.

: Amos Raso; A well-to-do citizen in the early Twentieth century in Grand Junction, Colorado. He owned several buildings on Main Street. He married and had sons. According to oral history interviewee Eugene Perry, Raso got his start in the Riverside neighborhood. He died prior to 1982.

: Amos Wright; Amos Wright was a retired resident of Telluride, Colorado from 1974 until his death in 1981. He served as a Telluride Council member in the late 1970's. He also served on the Telluride Housing Authority in 1976.

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