Beaver Creek is grappling with the loss of one of its strongest leaders, both literally and figuratively, after Gary Shimanowitz, the resort’s longtime director of operations, died suddenly on Friday, Feb. 24.
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Sheika Gramshammer and her husband, Pepi, shared the Vail Valley Citizen of the Year honor in 1989.
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For her dynamic and selfless contributions to the community, Sheika Gramshammer has been named the 2021 Vail Valley Citizen of the Year. The honor has been handed out since 1981 to deserving citizens who have provided broad support, vision, and leadership to the betterment of the community and its many nonprofit organizations.
Gramshammer was a co-recipient of the award with her husband Pepi in 1989, the year that she and her husband helped play an instrumental role in bringing the first of three Alpine World Ski Championships to Vail and Beaver Creek. In 1989, however, Sheika was just getting started. Since then she has provided philanthropic vision and community spirit enough for two lifetimes.