People

: Peter Fox; An early mountain hermit in the North Fork Valley of Delta County.

: Peter Guy; The Steak Pit restaurant, that much-beloved former Aspen institution, is what most people will associate with Barbara and Peter Guy. The couple helped open the restaurant in 1960, after arriving in Aspen in June of that year. They finally sold the Steak Pit in 2002. From the beginning of their Aspen tenure, both became well immersed in volunteer work in the community. Peter Guy served multiple terms on the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning commission and was involved in drafting Pitkin County’s original master plan. Peter was a member of the Aspen School Board for more than 20 years. He was also involved in the start of the Aspen Chamber of Commerce visitor’s bureau and the Aspen Restaurant Association. The parents of two children, Charlie and Cary, the couple became active volunteers with the Aspen Ski Club, especially on race days. In the late 1960s, Barbara and Peter were involved in the Aspen Community Church, including serving on its board. For 15 years, Barbara Guy worked with her close friend and fellow AHOF member Gretl Uhl in her Aspen Mountain restaurant; Guy for the next three years became instrumental in helping Bonnie Brucker Rayburn with the transition from Gretl’s to Bonnie’s. --Aspen Hall of Fame bio.

: Peter Langegger; Peter Josef Langegger was born on 28 January 1972 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He is the son of early Vail residents Ann and Pepi Langegger. Langegger graduated from Vail Mountain School and earned a B.A. in Agriculture at Kansas State University. Inspired by longtime Eagle County veterinarian, Steve Warren, Langegger earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Kansas State University in 2002. Between 2004 and 2019, he and his wife, Emily, operated Divide Creek Animal Hospital near Silt, Colorado. The animal clinic was near his parent's elk raising operation, Twin Creek Ranch. Langegger currently practices in Casa Grande, Arizona.

: Peter Matteroli; Peter was born in Walsenburg, Colorado or Hannah, Wyoming to Enrico Matteroli, an Italian immigrant, and Lucy Matteroli, and Austrian immigrant. He received his doctorate of dental science from the University of Denver in 1923. He was friends with the son of the Colorado Governor Alva Adams, and received a letter of recommendation from the governor to William J. Moyer, owner of the Fair Store in Grand Junction. He moved to Grant Junction in July of 1923 just after his college graduation. His first several years in Grant Junction, he lived in the LaCourt Hotel, the Argonaut Hotel, and the YMCA. He soon went into business as a dentist. He stayed in the same office in the Grand Valley National Bank building for 53 years. The first few years he was in the building, a group of dentists sharing the building tried to run him out of town as there were "too many dentists." Matteroli held strong and stayed longer than any of them. He was a member of the Grand Junction Lions Club and on the board of the Eagles Ball Club. *Photograph from 1923 University of Denver yearbook.

: Peter Mulvany; Peter Mulvany was born in County Meath, Ireland, and came to the Salida area in May of 1880, first setting up shop in the town of Cleora, and then moving to Salida in June of that year. His main line of business was as a dealer in farmer's and builder's supplies in implements, machinery, etc. His business was extensive and he owned considerable real estate, most notably several business blocks at 1st and G. Mulvany was also a contractor in railroad construction. He suffered many business setbacks, losing many businesses to fires. The January 1888 Fire initiated in his hotel on 2nd and F Streets that was under construction. He was a member of Salida's Catholic Church and Knights of Pythias organization.

: Peter Runyon; Peter Runyon was born 14 May 1945 in New York City to Anne Carroll Van Alstyne and Carman R. Runyon III. He grew up in the greater New York metropolitan area and graduated from St. Paul’s Academy in Concord, New Hampshire. Between high school and college, Runyon worked in a small hospital in Uganda and taught children with polio to walk. In 1970, Runyon earned a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania. In November of 1970, Peter Runyon was hired by Bob Parker as a staff photographer for Vail Associates. Many of the early iconic Vail ski mountain and the community of Vail photographs were created by Runyon. He remained in that position until 1980. Runyon also free-lanced as a photographer for The Vail Trail during the 1970s. The open water and sailing always held a fascination for Runyon. Between 1987 and 1989, he designed and built a 52’cutter in New Zealand. During the 1980s, Runyon sailed over 60,000 miles. After Runyon returned to Eagle County, he was elected to the position of Eagle County Commissioner and served between 2004 and 2013. Peter Runyon and wife, Mary Beth Green Runyon, live in Eagle and are the owners of Mountain Sights, a Colorado souvenir business.

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