Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Russell Thayer TUTT
COLORADO SPRINGS - Russell Thayer Tutt II, a dominant figure in shaping the growth of Colorado Springs, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.
With his brother, William Thayer Tutt, who died in 1989, he ran the Broadmoor Hotel for many years and was very active in Colorado Springs' civic life, including the Colorado College board of trustees and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. He served on the boards of several Colorado corporations, including Holly Sugar, Colorado Interstate Gas and several Denver and Colorado Springs banks.
The hotel was a part of Tutt's family heritage since it was built in 1918 by Spencer Penrose, an early-day partner of Tutt's grandfather, Charles L. Tutt Sr.
Mayor Bob Isaac called Tutt "a tremendous person."
"He was a true gentleman and did more for the city than people realize. He quietly went about doing things for the community. That was his way. He will be missed."Said Barbara Yalich, Colorado College vice president for college relations and development: "He was larger than life in many ways and will be recognized in history as one of the great leaders of this community. This is really the end of an era in this city."
William Hybl, who succeeded Tutt as chairman of the El Pomar Foundation in 1989, noted, "We have lost an individual who was probably the most significant person in Colorado Springs in the last 30 to 40 years in his support of nonprofit groups. The impact he had on this community cannot and should not be underestimated."
Chamber of Commerce President John Fowler said: "Russell Tutt was a major force in the economic and cultural life in this community for many years. He worked quietly behind the scene to shape the future of Colorado."
Gov. Roy Romer said, "I'm saddened by the news of the death of Russell Thayer Tutt. He carried forward the business and cultural tradition and interests established by his father with expertise and dignity. He was a leading citizen of Colorado Springs and the state."
Romer said the Tutt family made a vital contribution to the state via its organization of the El Pomar Foundation. "In many instances, the foundation has provided financial support to projects which have made this a better place to live," Romer said.
Tutt was born July 27, 1913, in Coronado, Calif. He graduated from The Thacher School in Ojai, Calif., in 1931 and earned a B.S. in engineering from Princeton in 1935. He served with the Army in Europe in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star. His wife of 24 years, Margaret Louise Honnen Tutt, died in 1974. They had two children, R. Thayer Tutt Jr. of Colorado Springs and Marne Tutt of Englewood.
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