Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Our community lost a good guy last week with the passing of Glen Leavengood. Glen grew up in the valley immersed in our small town ranching culture where he always had an interest in the land, livestock and wildlife that is here.

It was inevitable that Glen moved from ranch jobs to employment with the Conservation District here in Saratoga. He flourished using skills he always had, enhanced by opportunities to participate in lots of resource management educational events and classes. Glen earned the mutual respect of the recognized authorities in range management, environmental problem solving, stream hydrology, and all kinds of agricultural scenarios with his studied observation and practical applications.

Glen leaves an emptiness from his unique ability to communicate and connect with people that can’t be copied. His hundreds of friends and peers across his state will always remember his friendly banter and jokes. His recall of life episodes was always lots of fun and he looked forward to meeting buddies all the time. John Lunt and Bill Ward headed Glen toward the best cancer treatment available to give him a fighting chance. Fight he did for years to the end.

Glen will be missed and his over twenty years with the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District are deeply appreciated.

Glen will always be remembered as one of the great characters to spend his life in our valley. May he rest in peace. We will meet again on the trail.

Sincerely,

Scott Kerbs

Saratoga