People

: Leona Hunter; Leona was a student at H Street School in the late 19th century.

: Leona Noble; Leona was born in 1909 in Lafayette, CO to Jack Reese (of Lafayette, CO) and Lillie Reese (of Littleton, CO). She married Boughton Noble on May 29, 1929 and they had one child,

: Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass; It was love that brought Leonard “Boogie” Weinglass to Aspen in the early 1980s. He had fallen in love with a Baltimore woman named Gabrielle Pepper, who said she’d marry him if he would move to Aspen. His rags-to-riches story as a hard-knock kid of a single mother in a poor Baltimore neighborhood who ended up a self-made millionaire influenced his eventual role as a major philanthropist. The guidance and mentorship he received as a boy from a basketball coach led to his involvement with the Buddy Program around 1987 when he opened Boogie’s Diner in Aspen and became the sponsor of an annual five-mile race benefitting the program. But Boogie wanted to do more, so he began hosting the Boogie’s Bop at his ranch on McClain Flats in 1999. The Bash for the Buddies along with the Boogie’s Buddy Race raised millions of dollars over the years to help support youth mentoring in the Roaring Fork Valley. The race will celebrate its 30th year in 2016. Boogie’s generosity has not only involved millions donated to his many charities and foundations, but has also quietly helped many individuals, from providing college tuition to disadvantaged youth to covering medical expenses for those who couldn’t afford needed surgeries. His favorite quote is, “It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.”--Aspen Hall of Fame website

: Leonard "Len" Landon Haseman; He was born in Columbia, Missouri to Leonard Haseman, a professor at Columbia University, and Elosia Belle (Fish) Haseman, a homemaker. He attended David Henry Hickman High School, where he was in the Latin Club, the orchestra, and the all-state orchestra. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri. There, he was in Lamda Chi Alpha, played football, and was in the Stripes and Diamonds and the Pistol Club. He received a science degree from West Point, and a master’s degree in engineering from Cornell. He then taught calculus at West Point. During World War II, he was stationed in the Pacific Theater on the staff of General McArthur before being transferred to the European Theater. He retired as a colonel. He volunteered in Fruita, Colorado taking meals to seniors. He was also a volunteer for the Mesa County Oral History Project, interviewing people about local history. He wrote some of the radio plays, based on oral history interviews, that were performed during Grand Junction's centennial celebration in 1981. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association and Army’s representative on the board of directors. He belonged to the Presbyterian Church. He is buried at West Point. *Some of the above information was taken from Len Haseman's obituary in The Daily Sentinel on June 27, 1984. **Photograph from the 1932 David Henry Hickman High School yearbook.

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