Abbott Eastman Fay was born in Nebraska and attended college at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. He taught and served as a principal in Leadville public schools from 1952-54. He then moved to Mesa College in Grand Junction, where he taught until 1964. From 1964 to 1982, he taught history at Western State College in Gunnison, retiring as Associate Professor Emeritus. He was the author of several books about Colorado history.
*Some information for this article was taken from the website of the Grand County Historical Society.
Daughter of Cara Faulds and Pepper Patton, sister of Patricia, granddaughter of Margaret Mergelman. Attended Colby Community College in Kansas, as well as Western State. (source: Cattlemen's Days 1995 Newspaper Insert)
Sister of Margo (Source: Cattlemen's Days 1997 Newspaper Insert)