Garchar, MC human services head, dies
Longtime Mesa County employee and head of its Department of Human Services, Tracey Garchar, died on Sunday. He was 48. While the full details of his death arenât yet known, county officials said he died in his sleep while on a turkey hunting trip with his family. Garchar had been executive director of the department since December 2010, but he had been deputy director and fiscal manager for the department for three years before taking the top job. During that time, he also served short stints as interim director of the Mesa County Health Department and as head of the countyâs Workfo...