ATTENTION Douglas County property owners: check your mail this week for your property tax relief refund check. Learn more on our webpage or call 303-660-7304.
ATTENTION Douglas County property owners: check your mail this week for your property tax relief refund check. Learn more on our webpage or call 303-660-7304.
Douglas County names Fairgrounds barn in honor of late Commissioner Roger Partridge. Join the ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27
Posted on July 17, 2024 2024News and Events
Former Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge especially loved the annual Fair & Rodeo. He called it “the sound of joy,” and much of what you experience today, can be attributed to his unwavering support of the Fair.
You’re invited to honor the legacy and memory of former Commissioner Partridge in the formal naming of the large animal barn to Roger A. Partridge Large Animal Barn.
The formal unveiling will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock. Admission to the fairgrounds is free that day. Get parking details and other information online at DouglasCountyFairandRodeo.com
Former Commissioner Roger Partridge was known for his sense of humor, kindness and graciousness. He was a dedicated public servant, serving two terms as a County Commissioner from 2013 through 2020. Prior to serving on the Board, Partridge served on the Douglas County Planning Commission.
Commissioner Partridge was a strong advocate of the County’s agricultural heritage; he co-founded the Douglas County Beef Educational Grant Program and served three years as the Beef Superintendent for the County’s 4-H program.
During his time as a County Commissioner, Partridge made a significant impact on Douglas County, advancing efforts such as the I-25 Gap Coalition and associated wildlife overpass, the concept known as hard-heavy-fast for wildfire response, creation of the Unified Metropolitan Forensic Crime Lab, the purchase of Sandstone Ranch, 4-H calf donation program, and funding the enhance school security and mental health programs following the STEM school shooting in 2018.
Roger was born in Rochester, Indiana on July 5, 1957, and passed away on Oct. 29, 2023. Prior to settling in Colorado, he worked as an Athletic Trainer for the New York Jets and at three universities. He first came to Douglas County in 1987 to start a physical therapy practice. When he was elected Commissioner in 2012, he gave up his practice to focus on his new role serving the citizens and taxpayers of Douglas County.
He is survived by his wife, Nadine; sons, Landon Partridge and Jonathan Nunley (Fairleen Nunley); and two grandchildren (Dakota and Liam).
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