Edward Lincoln Obituary

Stunt skier and champion aerialist Edward James Lincoln, a descendant of Pagosa Springs pioneers, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2008, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Denver after a long and progressive illness. He was 56.

Mr. Lincoln was born Aug. 16, 1953, in Portland, Ore. He spent time in his childhood living in Hawaii and Massachusetts before moving with his family to Jefferson County in 1959. He graduated from Bear Creek High School in 1972.

He worked briefly in construction after high school, but it was his love of skiing that influenced the rest of his life. In the early 1970s, he participated in international freestyle skiing competitions and enjoyed considerable success. He was a world champion aerialist one year, and his success led to several jobs as a stunt skier in movies. Perhaps the most notable was as a long skiing sequence in the 1977 James Bond movie, "The Spy Who Loved Me."

After his years of skiing, Mr. Lincoln was a successful salesman in real estate and construction. He and his family lived in Pagosa Springs in 2000 for one year before moving to Denver for family reasons.

Mr. Lincoln is survived by his wife, Sharon; children Travis and Kayley; brother, Bob of Richmond, Va., and sister, Anne of Pagosa Springs; parents James Rufus Lincoln and Marty Nossaman Lincoln of Pagosa Springs; and nieces and nephews.

He is the great-grandson of Pagosa Springs pioneers Allen J. and Emma Nossaman.