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Dennis Weaver (1924-2006)

11/21/2012

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Dennis Weaver Memorial Park, on the Uncompahgre River, north of Ridgway (from U.S. 550, head west at the yellow mailbox)

The actor best known as the TV cop on McCloud and the TV cowboy sidekick on Gunsmoke was perhaps more famous later in life for his environmentalism and humaitarian activities than his acting. Sunridge, his 10,000-square-foot former home outside of Ridgway, is the most celebrated earthship on the planet, made largely with recycled materials—tires, aluminum cans—in its energy-efficient design. Weaver spoke out against our “addiction to fossil fuels,” for industrial hemp, and started a number of successful nonprofits to boot.  

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