Harry Newman

Harry Jackson Newman, lll died at age 89 on 12/31/2017 in Aurora, CO after a five-year struggle with leiomyosarcoma. Most recently he had lived in Heather Gardens in Aurora, CO. Harry was born in Zanesville, OH in 1928. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Jackson Newman Jr and Mildred Virginia Pryor Newman. He is survived by his brother William Newman of Boyne City, MI, his sister Mary Alice Thornton of Palo Alto, CA, his cousin Jared Miller of Canyon City, CO, and by four children, Linda Newman (Lon Coleman), Nancy Newman (George Boatwright), John Newman and Paul Newman (Donna Newman). His three grandchildren Mary, Madeline, and Lucas Boatwright will also miss him. He is also mourned by his dear friend, Carol George, who supported him greatly during his cancer treatments. Harry grew up in Zanesville, OH, and Troy, OH where he graduated from high school. He moved with his family to Denver, CO in 1946 and attended the University of Colorado. He was proud of the fact that he supported himself through college and graduated with a business degree in 1951. Soon after graduation, he completed U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, and served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy in the Korean War, stationed on an LSM (Landing Ship Medium). After an honorable discharge from the Navy, he worked in management positions for Ralston Purina and Martin Marietta. Harry received his MBA in 1965 from the University of Denver and went on to have a successful career in personnel management for Archer Daniels Midland and Ashland Oil. He retired from Ashland Oil in 1983 and moved back to Denver in 1986. Harry always relished athletics. He was an avid handball player and ballroom dancer much of his adult life. He was a football quarterback in high school, and played for the University of Colorado baseball team. Harry was a baseball catcher, a demanding position, and continued being a catcher well into his 60’s in leagues for 30 and older players. He enjoyed playing senior softball in his 70’s and 80’s, winning several tournaments including World Championships, U.S. National Championships and the Senior Olympics in various age groups. Playing softball, often acting as Manager of the team, was one of his deepest passions and he never tired of the game’s strategy. His teams included Scrap Iron, Denver Blue Jays, Secure Horizons Silver Streaks, and the Kaiser Permanente senior softball team. Harry was inducted into the Scrap Iron Hall of Fame as a manager and also won several individual medals at the state level (Colorado) in the Senior Games and participated in national Senior Olympic competitions.