Former Fort Collins City Councilman and Mayor, Robert Winokur, died in Estes Park on Friday after losing a battle with cancer. Winokur served on the City Council from 1987 to 1995 and served a one-year term as mayor in 1989. He was 67. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Winokur family.

Bob worked as a Public Relations Assistant at National Jewish Hospital, and then as Public Information Specialist at Lowry Air Force Base. The family relocated to Fort Collins in 1977, where Bob began his 19-year career as an information management specialist at the U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station. In 1987 Bob ran for a seat on Fort Collins City Council, and after a hard fought campaign which included door-to-door canvassing with the whole family, Bob was elected and served for the next seven years. In 1989, the Council elected him as Mayor for a one-year term. During his time on Council, Bob also held positions as Chairman of the Poudre Fire Authority, Director of the Platte River Power Authority, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and as member of several other leagues and committees.

SERVICES

Visitation will be held at 5-7 p.m. Tue. Mar. 31, at Allnutt Hunter Chapel, 2100 N. Lincoln Ave. in Loveland. Father Joseph Hartmann will say the Funeral Mass at 12 p.m. Wed. Apr. 1, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, 920 Big Thompson Ave. in Estes Park.

Memorial Contributions

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Estes Valley (555 Prospect Ave. Estes Park, CO 80517), Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church (olmestes.org/fundraising.html), and/or The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (curemeso.org).

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