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Powered by love for Christ and life, Winifred B. Bonaparte lit up the room with her smile! Her story begins at 4:12 AM, June 9, 1936 in Denver, Colorado. She was the eldest of four children, Myra Jeanne Boling, Janet Lee Darnell and Ralph Wesley McVey, Jr. born to the union of Ralph Costilla and Dorothy Mae McVey. Winifred attended Sacred Heart elementary school, Annunciation for middle school and graduated East high school in 1954. After graduation, she attended Parks Business College and received a certificate in administrative training. Her other studies included communications and psychology. On February 19, 1956 Winnie married Frank Edward Loran. This union was blessed with one child, Pamela Lynn. Winnie was a life long member of Shorter Community A.M.E. Church and had recently renewed her commitment to the church by joining the Matrons and the Breast Cancer Support group. She found true warmth and comfort in her association with these organizations. . Winifred was employed as one of the first black long distance operators at Mountain Bell (USWEST) in January 1961. She was quickly promoted to cashier and was the first black to hold this position. Winifred received another promotion to receptionist in the employment office. In 1971, she was promoted to Supervisor of employment responsible for hiring hundreds of employees for various departments. Her extraordinary leadership skills brought another promotion to long distance manager in 1980. In this capacity she was responsible for training and development of operators. The Bell system divested in January 1983 with long distance going to AT&T. Winnie began the next successful phase of her career in 1984 with AT&T as group manager in the long distance marketing department. The year 1986 was special for Winnie. She married John Bonaparte and her daughter Pam blessed her with her only grandchild Michael Huly Davis. She received such joy from her grandson Michael who was the light of her life. Winnie's passionate spirit was consistently portrayed in the contributions she made to her community. She was a member of the Aurora Summit Sertoma, Ali Liason Leads Club, and International Training in Communication. Winnie became a valued member of the Top Ladies of Distinction in March 1990. This organization allowed Winnie to focus on her passions regarding youth, senior citizens and the quality of life for women. Winifred retired from AT&T in 1994. With over 20 years of administrative management, human resource and training experience she embarked on a new venture with Progressive Packaging Company as the marketing consultant/office manager. She was responsible for bringing the retail portion of this business on line. She enjoyed an eight-year association with Progressive and remained a consultant until the time of her death. In 2001, she was the one of the founders and named CEO of Nurturing Stepping Stones, a Heritage foundation. This organization's mission is to provide learning tools for the community. Winnie's heart felt passion was assisting children. Her ministry is 'assisting, nurturing and mentoring people to be the best they can be'. Winifred was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2002. She approached this challenge as she had all the other challenges in her life, with dedication and perseverance. Her life ended October 12, 2003 as a result of respiratory complications. This summary does not due justice to the dynamic, passionate, deeply motivated and gracious individual who touched our lives. She was a highly evolved beautiful black woman. She was a wonderful daughter, sister and mother. She knew how to be a friend. She will be remembered with fond thoughts and will be deeply missed. . . Powered by love for Christ and life, Winifred B. Bonaparte lit up the room with her smile! Her story begins at 4:12 AM, June 9, 1936 in Denver, Colorado. She was the eldest of four children, Myra Jeanne Boling, Janet Lee Darnell and Ralph Wesley McVey, Jr. born to the union of Ralph Costilla and Dorothy Mae McVey. Winifred attended Sacred Heart elementary school, Annunciation for middle school and graduated East high school in 1954. After graduation, she attended Parks Business College and received a certificate in administrative training. Her other studies included communications and psychology. On February 19, 1956 Winnie married Frank Edward Loran. This union was blessed with one child, Pamela Lynn. Winnie was a life long member of Shorter Community A.M.E. Church and had recently renewed her commitment to the church by joining the Matrons and the Breast Cancer Support group. She found true warmth and comfort in her association with these organizations. . Winifred was employed as one of the first black long distance operators at Mountain Bell (USWEST) in January 1961. She was quickly promoted to cashier and was the first black to hold this position. Winifred received another promotion to receptionist in the employment office. In 1971, she was promoted to Supervisor of employment responsible for hiring hundreds of employees for various departments. Her extraordinary leadership skills brought another promotion to long distance manager in 1980. In this capacity she was responsible for training and development of operators. The Bell system divested in January 1983 with long distance going to AT&T. Winnie began the next successful phase of her career in 1984 with AT&T as group manager in the long distance marketing department. The year 1986 was special for Winnie. She married John Bonaparte and her daughter Pam blessed her with her only grandchild Michael Huly Davis. She received such joy from her grandson Michael who was the light of her life. Winnie's passionate spirit was consistently portrayed in the contributions she made to her community. She was a member of the Aurora Summit Sertoma, Ali Liason Leads Club, and International Training in Communication. Winnie became a valued member of the Top Ladies of Distinction in March 1990. This organization allowed Winnie to focus on her passions regarding youth, senior citizens and the quality of life for women. Winifred retired from AT&T in 1994. With over 20 years of administrative management, human resource and training experience she embarked on a new venture with Progressive Packaging Company as the marketing consultant/office manager. She was responsible for bringing the retail portion of this business on line. She enjoyed an eight-year association with Progressive and remained a consultant until the time of her death. In 2001, she was the one of the founders and named CEO of Nurturing Stepping Stones, a Heritage foundation. This organization's mission is to provide learning tools for the community. Winnie's heart felt passion was assisting children. Her ministry is 'assisting, nurturing and mentoring people to be the best they can be'. Winifred was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2002. She approached this challenge as she had all the other challenges in her life, with dedication and perseverance. Her life ended October 12, 2003 as a result of respiratory complications. This summary does not due justice to the dynamic, passionate, deeply motivated and gracious individual who touched our lives. She was a highly evolved beautiful black woman. She was a wonderful daughter, sister and mother. She knew how to be a friend. She will be remembered with fond thoughts and will be deeply missed. . Powered by love for Christ and life, Winifred B. Bonaparte lit up the room with her smile! Her story begins at 4:12 AM, June 9, 1936 in Denver, Colorado. She was the eldest of four children, Myra Jeanne Boling, Janet Lee Darnell and Ralph Wesley McVey, Jr. born to the union of Ralph Costilla and Dorothy Mae McVey. Winifred attended Sacred Heart elementary school, Annunciation for middle school and graduated East high school in 1954. After graduation, she attended Parks Business College and received a certificate in administrative training. Her other studies included communications and psychology. On February 19, 1956 Winnie married Frank Edward Loran. This union was blessed with one child, Pamela Lynn. Winnie was a life long member of Shorter Community A.M.E. Church and had recently renewed her commitment to the church by joining the Matrons and the Breast Cancer Support group. She found true warmth and comfort in her association with these organizations. . Winifred was employed as one of the first black long distance operators at Mountain Bell (USWEST) in January 1961. She was quickly promoted to cashier and was the first black to hold this position. Winifred received another promotion to receptionist in the employment office. In 1971, she was promoted to Supervisor of employment responsible for hiring hundreds of employees for various departments. Her extraordinary leadership skills brought another promotion to long distance manager in 1980. In this capacity she was responsible for training and development of operators. The Bell system divested in January 1983 with long distance going to AT&T. Winnie began the next successful phase of her career in 1984 with AT&T as group manager in the long distance marketing department. The year 1986 was special for Winnie. She married John Bonaparte and her daughter Pam blessed her with her only grandchild Michael Huly Davis. She received such joy from her grandson Michael who was the light of her life. Winnie's passionate spirit was consistently portrayed in the contributions she made to her community. She was a member of the Aurora Summit Sertoma, Ali Liason Leads Club, and International Training in Communication. Winnie became a valued member of the Top Ladies of Distinction in March 1990. This organization allowed Winnie to focus on her passions regarding youth, senior citizens and the quality of life for women. Winifred retired from AT&T in 1994. With over 20 years of administrative management, human resource and training experience she embarked on a new venture with Progressive Packaging Company as the marketing consultant/office manager. She was responsible for bringing the retail portion of this business on line. She enjoyed an eight-year association with Progressive and remained a consultant until the time of her death. In 2001, she was the one of the founders and named CEO of Nurturing Stepping Stones, a Heritage foundation. This organization's mission is to provide learning tools for the community. Winnie's heart felt passion was assisting children. Her ministry is 'assisting, nurturing and mentoring people to be the best they can be'. Winifred was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2002. She approached this challenge as she had all the other challenges in her life, with dedication and perseverance. Her life ended October 12, 2003 as a result of respiratory complications. This summary does not due justice to the dynamic, passionate, deeply motivated and gracious individual who touched our lives. She was a highly evolved beautiful black woman. She was a wonderful daughter, sister and mother. She knew how to be a friend. She will be remembered with fond thoughts and will be deeply missed. .