The Bratton Trail, named for Green Mountain Falls trail icon, Dick BrattonBob Falcone
Dick Bratton, a tireless advocate for trails, parks and open spaces in the Pikes Peak region, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Green Mountain Falls last Thursday. He was 84 years old.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, he grew up in Cooperstown, New York, where his father was employed by the U.S. Forest Service. As Cooperstown is the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Bratton developed a love of baseball and he became a lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan. A professional architect, he settled in Green Mountain Falls in 1982, after retiring from the U.S. Air Force.