People

: Roy Bell; A novice pilot who crashed his plane and died on Pinon Mesa sometime around 1948.

: Roy Catlin; Roy Catlin is a singer songwriter hailing from Montrose Colorado. In the early 2010’s Roy moved to Denver Colorado to join the progressive hardcore band Anchorage. During his time with the band they released two eps, a full length album, consistently toured the western US and quickly became one of Denver’s most popular hardcore bands. When the band decided to part ways in 2015 Roy had already begun a new musical path as a singer songwriter. In 2015 he released his debut album “From Being Lost.” Since the albums release Roy has gone on to record an EP and over 20 singles while building a solid online fan base. In 2018 and 2019 Roy played over 150 shows across the western us and in his new home of Grand Junction Co.

: Roy Chapman; He owned a stationary store between 5th and 6th Streets on Main Street in Grand Junction, Colorado in the early Twentieth century. A World War I veteran who lost his eyesight when he was gassed, he was known for being blind. Later, he ran for the Colorado State Senate and was elected in 1934, serving until 1938 when he lost to Wayne Aspinall. Afterward, Chapman was appointed to the Board for the Blind and got a job as the head of the State Blind Association. According to oral history interviewee Richard Williams, Chapman was driven to New York by Grand Junction Lions Club members Bert Benge and Williams. There, he was given a seeing eye dog.

: Roy Dunham; A rancher on Pinon Mesa. He worked for Charles Sieber on the S-Cross Ranch before starting his own ranch. He owned one of the first cars on Glade Park, a Dodge. He once witnessed a wolf teaching her pups how to take down a bull.

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