Richard Walter Winslow

Winslow, Richard Walter
Appleton

Richard Winslow, age 73, passed away December 12, 2003 at Appleton Medical Center.He was born June 16, 1930 to the late Dorothy and Walter Winslow in Minneapolis, MN. He earned Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Minnesota in Spanish. After serving in Korea in the U. S. Marine Corps, Richard married Nancy Fawcett. They celebrated 50 years of marriage this month. Richard taught Spanish language and literature at Lawrence University, and inspired his students to dedicate themselves to academic pursuits and to concern themselves personally with the welfare of people throughout the world. He was an elder of the Memorial Presbyterian Church and most recently a board member of the Harmony Café and enjoyed two book clubs: The Lavender Salon and the No Name Book Group. Richard received much joy from playing the piano and continued to learn throughout his life.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy; son, Dana and Helen Winslow and their son Adam, Pennsylvania; son, Paul and Julie Winslow and their son Christopher, Minnesota; daughter, Rachel Pengelly, Costa Rica; daughter, Sarah and Bill Beard and their sons Andrew and Travis, Appleton; son, Matthew Winslow, Kentucky.

A celebration of life service will be held at the Memorial Presbyterian Church, 803 East College Avenue, at 3:00 pm, Friday, December 19, 2003.

Memorials may be sent to Bjorklunden, c/o Lawrence University, 115 South Drew Street, Appleton, WI 54911; or Harmony Café-Goodwill Industries, Attn: Shannon Kenevan, 1800 Appleton Road, Menasha, WI 54953, a safe and peaceful place to celebrate diversity of people, ideas and activities.