On Saturday afternoon, 58-year-old Cortez resident Donald Kuhlman, skiing with the Cortez Ski Club, collapsed in the Mountain Village parking lot at approximately 3:30 p.m. EMTs administered CPR, but Kuhlman was pronounced dead from natural causes at the Telluride Medical Center at 4:27 p.m. Kuhlman, a teacher at the Cortez High School, is survived by his wife, Joanne, and their two sons, who live in Colorado Springs. Ertel Funeral Home in Cortez (970-565-3468) is handling arrangements.
