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- Pat Barrett
- Early resident of Crested Butte, Colorado. Died in the Jokerville Mine Explosion on January 24, 1884.
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- Pat Day
- Patrick Alan “Pat” Day was born 13 October 1953 in Brush, Colorado to Mickey and Carol Vietneier Day. Day grew up on Lake Creek west of Edwards in Eagle County, Colorado. In 1971, Day graduated from Eagle Valley High School (EVHS). He had a stellar high school wrestling career as evidenced by his 77 wins to 7 losses. In 1970, Day was the Colorado Class A State Champion (98# weight class). In 1969 and 1971, Day was the Class A State Runner-up. As an Eagle County youth, Pat Day skied, skated, horse-packed, and rode broncs and bulls in area rodeos. After giving the pro rodeo circuit a shot, Day acquired his first contract as a professional jockey at Prescott Downs in Prescott, Arizona in 1973. Known as “Patient Pat” due to his riding style, Day accumulated 8803 career wins. He became the U.S. Champion Jockey by wins (1982 – 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991) and U.S. Champion Jockey by earnings (1999, 2000). Among his numerous wins are nine American Classic Race wins (aka the Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes) including the 1992 Kentucky Derby astride Lil E. Tee. Additionally, Day earned twelve Breeders’ Cup wins. Siblings Mike Day and Debby Day Gabriel were also professional jockeys. Pat Day noted that his parents gave him and his siblings “a rock-solid foundation” in life. In his Vail Valley Voices oral history interview, Day declared that his father, Mickey Day, gave him an excellent introduction to horsemanship. The elder Day “was an auto body man” who “maintained a ranch” and broke and trained horses for ranching neighbors. Day also credits his wrestling coaches, including longtime Eagle resident and retired EVHS teacher George McCollum, with instilling him with healthy competitive values. Day commended Eagle County 4-H programs for teaching him crucial life and people skills, such as how to be responsible, as well as the importance of caring for, and respecting, animals. In 1979, Pat Day married Sheila Johnson and the couple has a daughter named Irene. Day’s many honors include the 1985 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, which is bestowed upon a North American jockey who demonstrates the “highest standards of professional and personal conduct,” and the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1991. Day was named to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1991. In 2001, Day was named to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame; he is also a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Pat Day retired on 3 August 2005. Day is currently devoted to Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy and hosts an annual Race for Grace during Kentucky Derby Week.
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- Pat Fallin
- Pat Finley Fallin, a native of Oklahoma, first saw Aspen in 1970 as she, her husband and son Brooks arrived to begin a new chapter in their lives. Four years later, daughter Ashley joined the family. Pat grew up in rural northeastern Oklahoma at the base of the Ozark Mountains. She attended The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, and college at the University of Oklahoma. She married Dick Fallin in Tulsa and they moved to Chicago. After four years in Chicago, they moved to Aspen where Dick worked for Sam Caudill and later Fritz Benedict before opening his own office. Pat worked for the Aspen Ski Corp for 10 years, then left to work in Dick’s office, later opening her own card and stationery store - Just Paper. Pat was active in the community soon after arriving. She joined the League of Women Voters where she met other community activists that led her to other community organizations, projects and causes. She was elected Pitkin County Democratic Party Chair where she became involved with Colorado politics and campaigns. She was appointed to the Colorado Commission on Women by Gov. Dick Lamm. As her children grew and entered the school system, she became involved in their schools and activities, first serving on the board of the Aspen Community School and then of the Aspen School District where she served on the Accountability, Program Planning and District Evaluation Committees. She was appointed to the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission where she served for four years before leaving to campaign for the Aspen City Council. As a member of the Aspen City Council she served as the Mayor Pro Tem. As a Council member she was the representative to the Aspen Snowmass Council for the Arts, Northwest Council of Governments and the Colorado Municipal League. During this time, Aspen began the Sister Cities Program, which Pat embraced. After leaving the Council, she became affiliated with the Aspen Sister Cities committee, and from there was elected to the Board of Directors of the Sister Cities International, in which she is still very active. She became interested in the Arts in Aspen while serving as the City Council representative to the Aspen Snowmass Council for the Arts and served on the Board of Directors of the Aspen Art Museum. At Aspen Theatre in the Park (now Theatre Aspen), she served as president and was instrumental in establishing a permanent home for the ATIP in the Rio Grande Park with a new tent. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Aspen Snowmass Council for the Arts, serving as president, and guided the organization through the name change to the Red Brick Council for the Arts and the addition of the new Conference Room and additional gallery space to the west side of the building. The list of organizations that Pat has served goes on, including the Wheeler Opera House Advisory Board, Wheeler Associates, Colorado Mountain College–Aspen Advisory Board, City of Aspen Open Space Committee, Aspen Civic Master Plan Advisory Group, and many other City of Aspen advisory groups and ad hoc committees. Pat then moved to Basalt and, not one to stay still, she dove head first into the Basalt community. She was appointed to the Basalt Regional Library District Board of Directors and was elected vice president and later president. During her tenure, she helped to pass the bond election for the new 20,000-square-foot library by a large majority. She was involved in the design and building of the new library, a project for which she is very proud. While living in Basalt, she also served on the Basalt Open Space and Trails Committee. After 41 years in Aspen, Pat made another change in her life and moved to California to be near her children and her grandchildren, Laker and Fallin Brady. Of course, she immediately found new organizations and once again is active in volunteer commitments.--Aspen Hall of Fame bio
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- Pat Harvey
- Passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011, of natural causes. Pat was born in St. Cloud, MN on March 17,1927 to Margaret Daeley Harvey and Bretrum "Pat" Harvey. He graduated in 1945 from Havre Montana High School. He was stationed after World War II in Namur, Belgium and Bremerhaven, Germany. He attended Purdue University on the G.I. bill where he majored in Business and Geology. After graduating in 1951, he became a special agent with the FBI in New York, NY. He met and married Iowa native Mary Tevebaugh in 1951. Pat and Mary returned to Purdue for Pat to complete his masters in Industrial Administration. After graduating in 1957 they moved to Climax, CO where he worked for the Climax Molybdenum Company as a mine safety specialist. They built their dream home complete with sauna and surrounded by the lush mountains in Leadville, CO where they remained until his work took them to Golden, CO in 1981. Pat retired in 1984, but continued to consult on issues of mine safety. They retired to Santa Fe, NM. Pat was a skilled mountain climber and downhill skier. He enjoyed running and did so for many years. He was a wonderful storyteller and had a great zest for knowledge and life experiences. He lived with leukemia for over 10 years, and helped counsel many who struggled with the disease. Pat and Mary were avid travelers. They took many trips by car through Mexico as well as traveling through United States and Europe. They had a great love of the Opera and the arts. They also loved their many dogs they cared for throughout their lives. Pat was preceded in death by his wife Mary of 59 years; his parents and his siblings: John T. Harvey, Joan Young and Jean Dunham Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/santafenewmexican