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 Jesse and Lela Winzenried - Byron, Wyoming Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 44° 47.771 W 108° 30.016
12T E 697714 N 4963349
At the eastern edge of the small town of Byron is Byron Memorial Park, a well maintained park dedicated to its heritage. There are several dedicated benches including Jesse and Lela Winzenried.
Waymark Code: WMW2GY
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2017
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Jesse David Winzenried was born June 13, 1922 in Byron, Wyoming and passed away December 3, 2013 in Powell, Wyoming.
"Jesse D. Winzenried, 91, of Cody passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody, WY.
The youngest of five, he was born to Fritz and Margaret Smith Winzenried in Byron, WY. Jesse has twelve grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Jesse served in the Wyoming National Guard from 1939 to 1941 and in the U.S. Army in 1942-1943. He received an Honorable Discharge in April 1943.
Jesse received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming in 1945 and an M.S. in Government Management from the University of Denver in 1946 where he was awarded a Sloan Foundation Fellowship. He attended New York University on a New York University Fellowship and was conferred his Ph.D. in Administration and Public Finance in 1955. His dissertation on state financial administration in Wyoming was instrumental in the creation of the first consolidated Wyoming Department of Revenue. Jesse received the Founder's Day Award for outstanding scholastic achievement from NYU in 1956 and the Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Wyoming College of Commerce and Industry in 1968.
Jesse worked as a Research Director with the Wyoming Taxpayers Association from 1946-1947, an Economist with the Tax Foundation from 1947-1951, a Consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton from 1951-1952 and a Director of Field Research with the Tax Foundation from 1952-1956.
In 1956, Jesse and family moved to Cody to begin working for Husky Oil Co. and continued through 1967 when he was Sr. Vice President in Calgary. His many years of service were instrumental in the growth and success of Husky Oil. Jesse subsequently served as VP of Consulting with Booz, Allen & Hamilton in Ohio from 1968-1969, VP of Coastal States Gas Producing Co. in TX and CO from 1969-1974 and as Group VP, Director and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Crown Central Petroleum Corporation in MD from 1974-1981.
Jesse served on the Governor's Committee on Education, as an adviser to Governor Clifford Hansen as well as boards of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, the Chamber of Commerce, United Fund, and the Boy Scouts of America. He also served on the Executive Council of the Conference Board and the General Committee, Division of Refining of the American Petroleum Institute. Following his nomination by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, Jesse served as Vice Chairman of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation in Washington, D.C.
While at the University of Wyoming, he met Marion Jacobson whom he married in 1945. Jesse and Marion raised three children and were married until 1984 when Marion passed away. Jesse married Lela Madsen Potomac from La Jolla, CA in 1988. Jesse and Lela were active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving for 21 years in three temples. They also were called to serve a reactivation mission.
An avid fly fisherman and bird hunter and a native son, Jesse loved Wyoming. He was well loved by not only his family but by all who knew him. The memories of Jesse and the example he set will always be treasured."
Source: Find a Grave
Lela Madsen Winzenried was born July 25, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah and passed away June 15, 2013 in Cody Wyoming.
"Lela Madsen Potomac Winzenried, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away June 15, 2013, at the age of 90.
Lela was born in Salt Lake City to Elmer Madsen and Sarah Ellsworth Madsen. She graduated from Granite High School. She was the 5th of eight children.
She married Louis L. Potomac in 1944. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. They spent their years in La Jolla, CA until his death in 1981. In 1988 she married Jesse D. Winzenried of Cody, Wyoming and spent 25 wonderful years between their homes in La Jolla and Cody. Lela was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she served in many leadership positions."
Source: Desert News
Where is this bench located?: Byron Memorial Park
Who is this bench honoring?: Jesse and Lela Winzenried
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