Greeley, Colorado and was the Superintendent of Schools in Commerce City, Colorado before retiring to Bartow, Florida in 1981. He lived in Bartow until he moved to South Sioux City a few weeks ago. He was a member of the National Greyhound Racing Association and has attended the Fall and Spring meets in Abilene, Kansas for over twenty years. He was an early member of the Floral Lakes Homeowner's Association in Bartow, Florida and served as the President from 1986-1989. Survivors include his three children: Michael and his wife Sara of Olympia, WA; David and his wife Espie of Bartow, FL; Vicki Winterlin and her husband Keith Nelson of South Sioux City, NE, three grandchildren Gabriel Nichols and his wife Sheri of Port Angeles, WA; Timothy Winterlin and his wife Maggie of Hooper, NE; John Nichols and his wife Casey of Portland, ME; four great-grandchildren Joseph, Johanna, River, and Frances; his sister, Hope Phelan of Miami, FL, and several nieces and nephews.