People

: Louie Unser; A racer from Colorado Springs who came to Mesa County to compete in the inaugural Land's End Race, an automobile race that took place in 1941. He was one of four brothers who raced, including famed racers Al and Bobby Unser.

: Louis A. Roybal, Sr.; He was born to Jose Urbano Roybal and Delfina (Rivera) Roybal in Taos, New Mexico. His mother was from a prominent family in Alamosa, Colorado, with one family member, Louis Rivera, founding the bank in nearby La Jara. He grew up in the Oklahoma panhandle, where his parents homesteaded. Prior to World War I, Louis worked on a cattle ranch as a cowboy for $1.00 a day. With the onset of the war, he joined the US Navy. He worked as a fireman on the USS Illinois, then transferred to what he called the “largest ship afloat” during the war. He saw action during the Battle of Scapa Flow. His ship encountered German submarines and captured German ships. After the war, he signed up for the regular navy, where he served for sixteen years. He was stationed primarily in San Diego, though he did sail on the USS Langley, the first US aircraft carrier, and on the USS Lexington at a time when pilots were learning to land on such carriers. He was on a ship sent to Nicaragua during the United States’ military occupation of that country. He married Maria La Luz Trujillo of Tercio, Colorado in Trinidad in 1928. Together they had seven children. He retired from the military in 1937, so that he could spend more time with his family.

: Louis Brach; He was the Mayor of Grand Junction in 1982, when he spoke at the dedication of the new Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce building at 360 Grand Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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