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Twelve Senior Winter Games medals won by Duane Pearsall for Skiing and Ice Skating. Red, white and blue ribbon lanyards. The 50+ Winter Games, held every February in Summit County, Colo., is a chance for older adults to compete in a variety of winter…

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Ageless Grace; Competing in the Senior Winter Games at Keystone, figure skating competition at age 77. (Summit Daily News Paper, photographer Mark Fox)

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Embossed in plastic is the announcement of the formation of Columbine Venture Fund II, L.P.; A venture capital partnership investing in early stage technology based companies, $44,000,000 Feb 15, 1989.

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Presented to Duane D Pearsall in appreciation for leadership in the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, 1976

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Presented to Duane D Pearsall, in appreciation of untiring services as Director of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, 1972-1974.

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University of Denver College of Business Administration Center for Management Development presented Duane D Pearsall a plaque in appreciation for the role of the board in the smaller company, 1982. Measures 7 x 9 inches.

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Denver Post article on Pearsall and his sharp criticism of misguided legislation that was killing small business.

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A pewter medal coin with embossed Liberty 1776 -1976, with an eagle standing on a shield and flag of the Republic. No remarks on backside.

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Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI) presented Duane D Pearsall with a commemorative 12 inch silver plate in recognition of his dedicated service as Chairman of the Board, 1987-1988.

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Presidential Medal was presented by Worcester Polytechnic Institute to Duane D Pearsall for his visionary contributions as an engineer, entrepreneur and technological humanist. Pearsall was a charter member of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's…

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back side of the Presidential Medal presented by Worcester Polytechnic Institute to Duane D Pearsall.

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1954 certificate of membership to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating engineers.

Citizenship Award
Duane Pearsall in his senior year of high school received a citizenship award for student of the year, an annual honor when classmates in grades 9 - 12 cast a vote.

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Presented to Duane D Pearsall in Dec1986; See Denver Business Magazine, Volume 9, Number 4 page 42; Article Ten Most Distinguished for 1986 has an interview with Duane Pearsall on page 47. Article link:…

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Denver's Most Distinguished.

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Presented to Duane D Pearsall by Adams State College in appreciation for his service as a distinguished executive.

The Statitrol Story
The Duane D. Pearsall manuscript collection MS055 at WPI, includes business and personal records of Duane Pearsall, developer of the battery-powered home smoke detector. Records of Statitrol, the smoke detector company Mr. Pearsall founded, plus…

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Duane Persall gesturing.

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Ensign Pearsall completed one year of training and was commissioned as Ensign

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Duane Pearsall and President Ford shake hands.

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Photograph of Pearsall with President Ford, two unknown men standing on the right.

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Black and white photograph of the professional photograph of Pearsall sitting with hand on hand, hands cropped out of image.

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Duane Pearsall stands between two rows of female workers at work benches at the Statitrol factory.

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Duane Pearsall stands outside on a balcony wearing a long winter coat. Office buildings and the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains are visble in the background.

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Black and white photograph of Duane standing next to a window with arms crossed.
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