People
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- Veronica Berkes
- Contributor to "Out Of Many, One: A Gunnison Valley Journal," (source: Out Of Many, One: A Gunnison Valley Journal)
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- Vesta (Price) Fitzpatrick
- She was born in Buena Vista, Colorado to Thomas Henry Price and Flora (Hill) Price. Her father was a Union veteran of the Civil War, house painter, and wallpaper hanger. Her mother was a homemaker and an accomplished seemstress who made all of the family’s clothes. The family moved to New Castle, Colorado sometime between 1900 and 1903. The family stayed in New Castle for two years, then moved to De Beque, where they lived on a 160 acre homestead. Vesta finished her school years there. The family lived in tent houses, then in a cabin that her father built, and used river water. Vesta attended the church closest to them as a child, which was the Methodist Church in De Beque. She also went to Bible study at the school house. Because her mother was not in good health, Vesta spent much of her time doing the household chores and caring for her siblings. She also babysat the children of other people in the community. The US Census shows Vesta living with her parents at the age of nineteen. She delayed marriage so that she could help her parents, but eventually married John Arthur Fitzpatrick of Canada on June 7, 1910 in Mesa County. They had seven children. The 1920 through 1940 US Censuses show them living in Collbran, where John ran a truck farm and/or worked as a WPA laborer, and Vesta worked as an “office girl” in a doctor’s office. In all, they stayed in Collbran for thirty years. Vesta’s father lived with she and her husband for fifteen years of that time. During World War II, they moved to Uravan, where Vesta worked in the soldier’s barracks. In 1950, they lived in Inyo, California, where John operated a tungsten mill. Her husband later worked for US Vanadium and for Union Carbide.
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- Vevarelle Esty
- Born and raised on the Outcalt homestead north of Gunnison, CO. Oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Outcalt, sister to Fernzelle Soverein and Delsie Dean. Parade Marshall of the 1976 Cattlemen's Days. (source: 1976 Parade Marshalls document)
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- Vi and Byron Brown
- Viane Brown was raised in Minnesota, while husband, Byron Brown, grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. After being coaxed by Pete Seibert, Sr., Vi and Byron Brown and their young family moved to Vail in 1963. Their eldest son Mike was two years old, son Todd was one year and Vi was pregnant with Cindy. In the early days of Vail, Vi announced ski races at Golden Peak and was known as the "Golden Voice of Golden Peak." She also coached in the Buddy Werner Ski League, which Byron was instrumental in founding. Vi and Byron were both recipients of the Zella Gorsuch Memorial Award. Established in 1977, the Zella Gorsuch Award is given to the person with the greatest contribution to the advancement of skiing in the Vail area. Vi also helped found the Eagle Valley Community Fund (and its annual Rummage Sale) which benefits nonprofit organizations in Eagle County.
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- Vianes Serna
- He was born in New Mexico. He was a quartz miner in the Durango, Colorado area. After his parents died in 1928-29, he helped raise his younger siblings. He died from silicosis of the lungs that he incurred from working as a hard rock miner.