Winston S. Howard

Winston S. Howard of Denver died on April 15 at Swedish Medical Center. He was 98. Born Oct. 15, 1907, in Des Moines, Iowa, he was the son of William and Amanda (Sandstrom) Howard. He attended the University of Wyoming and graduated from its law school with a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1930. In 1933 he married Marguerite Blair, who died in 1994. Howard was a senior partner in Denver's oldest law firm, Sherman and Howard, where he practiced law until his retirement in 1973. Between 1944 and 1946, he also served as a second lieutenant in the U.S Army Reserve and a lieutenant commander in the USNR. Winner of numerous professional and civic honors and awards, his interests spanned the fields of banking, real-estate development, farming, and educational and charitable activities. Among the last were his long-time association with the Swedish Medical Center, where he was chairman of the board and created and funded the Swedish Medical Center Nurse Scholarship Fund, and the Salvation Army, in which he served in leadership positions for more than 40 years. Howard is survived by his wife, Peg S. Howard; his son Alan B. Howard and daughter, Joan Machlachlan; grandsons Christopher D. Howard and Kevin B. Howard; great-grandsons Stephen H. Howard and Adam J. Howard; and great-granddaughters Julia H. Howard, Allison J. Howard, and Elizabeth J. Howard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wednesday's Child (The Adoption Exchange), 14232 E. Evans Ave., Aurora, CO 80014, or The Salvation Army, 1370 Pennsylvania, Denver, CO 80203.