For the Love of Movies, Mountains and Music

Credit: OC Watch

Thanks again, this time to the Ouray County Watch for helping me to sum up my life in Ouray recently.

For the Love of Movies, Mountains and Music - by Christina Callicott

"OURAY – Eric Funk is bound to be one of Ouray’s busiest people, but he doesn’t give off a harried, hurried vibe. Just the opposite.

The name Funk originated, ironically, in the staid lineage of the Pennsylvania Dutch. “It wasn’t an easy name to grow up with, but it quickly became OK,” he said. The name brings to mind the cool, the hip, the musically inclined. Funk lives up to his name – and more.

For his day job, Funk works with his brother Ethan. Together they own Red Mountain Radio, a specialized electrical engineering firm that builds components for electrical systems such as cell phones, radars and cable and radio communications. In a development lab above Khristopher’s Culinaire in Ouray, the Funk brothers build prototypes of circuit boards and other electronic components that are eventually integrated into their clients’ products. "

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