Pat Ducy Kelly Inducted March 3, 1995 Pat Kelly is best known for helping found and being tirelessly and zealously devoted to the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, which opened in Pueblo in 1972.  Additionally, she and her husband, Bret, have been strong supporters of a number of diverse projects throughout the community.  Pat has served on Pueblo Conservancy District, Pueblo School District 60 Strategic Planning Committee, and Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation's Board of Directors.  She has been a gubernatorial appointee to serve on the State Board of Agriculture, which oversees the University of Southern Colorado, the Colorado Open Lands Board, Colorado Land Use Commission, Colorado Board of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, and the Colorado Council on the Arts.  Through the Kelly-Ducy Foundation, she and Bret helped found, she continues to support numerous projects annually throughout the Pueblo community.  Following her induction into the Pueblo Hall of Fame, she became Chairwoman of HARP, the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo.

Bret Kelly Inducted March 3, 1995 Bret Kelly's success in the business world is legendary, but it is his life long involvement and leadership in civic activities where he has made his greatest mark in Pueblo.  On the business side, Kelly worked for the Steel City Invesment Company, today known as SCA Insurance, and remains its chairman.  He also owned and operated the KKAM radio station, served as director and chairman of Norwest Banks and as director of the Roselawn Cemetery Association.  Meanwhile, Kelly's civic involvement is legendary.  He was a member of the Board of Water Works for 14 years when the board helped put a foundation under the economy and growth of Pueblo acquiring transmountain water rights.  Kelly has served on the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Endowment Fund Board of Directors and the University of Southern Colorado Foundation, and he is past president of the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Pueblo, Colorado Insurance Education Foundation, and the Pueblo Kiwanis Club.  Through the family's Kelly-Ducy Foundation, he continues to support diverse projects throughout the community.

Michael Occhiato Inducted March 3, 1995 Michael Occhiato lived a true "rags-to-riches" life after immigrating from Italy to America when he was seven years old.  Forced to work at a young age to help support his family, Occhiato held a series of odd jobs until marrying and moving to Pueblo in 1901 and going to work for CF&I Steel.  Five years later, he invested a small savings in a beer distributorship.  Threatened by Prohibition, he branched into candy and tobacco distribution, and then into soft-drink manufacturing.  He eventually obtained a franchise from Pepsico, Inc., and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Pueblo became a substantial business empire encompassing several states.  Occhiato gave a great deal back to his community.  He formed the Mike Occhiato Foundation in 1960 to make contributions to worthy causes, and was a leader in fostering a wide variety of educational, civic and charitable projects.  He was a City Councilman, helped establish Stauter Field and the kiddie rides at City Park, and was instrumental in establishing what is now the Pueblo City-County Health Department.

Timothy G. McCarthy Inducted March 3, 1995 Timothy G. McCarthy became a pioneer in the mortuary business in Pueblo and was regarded as the Dean of Colorado Funeral Directors.  He was also a major player in several other businesses, being a Director of Mercantile National Bank, President of a mining company, partial owner of a sanitarium, President of the American Automatic Switch Co., and owner of extensive real estate holdings.  Still, McCarthy may have made his biggest mark in city and civic activities.  He served two terms as Mayor of Pueblo during the time that south and central Pueblo consolidated.  He also was County Sheriff for four years, during which time the county built a modern jail.  Later, he was elected to the state Senate and was part of the group that sponsored a bill to bring the Colorado State Fair to Pueblo.  In addition, McCarthy was a member of the Volunteer Fire Department, belonged to the Businessmen's Association (which later became the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce), and was a member of several fraternal organizationas and the State Fair Association.