Paul Bergan Winters

Paul Bergan WINTERS Paul Bergan Winters, son of Henry C. Winters and Mercedes Boyle Winters, died Sunday, January 30, 2011, peacefully at his home in Seattle, WA, with his wife and family at his side after a long battle with cancer. Paul was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 6, 1948, graduated from Good Counsel High School in Silver Spring Maryland in 1966, served 4 years in the Army, and in 1974 graduated with a degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland. Paul moved to Seattle in 1974 and worked as a social worker for the State of Washington until the late 1980s. Paul then opened his first pub, La Boehme, in Phinney Ridge. One of the first pubs in Seattle to serve micro brews, La Boehme developed a loyal neighborhood clientele. In 1996, an outside party surreptitiously acquired La Boehme. Not to be deterred, Paul opened his current bar, The Reading Gaol, named after the Oscar Wilde ballad in 1997. Over the years The Reading Gaol has been a neighborhood place in Ballard, one of the first on the 65th St. strip. His patrons frequent the pub for fine brews, Monday night Trivia, pool, and conversation. Paul, who had a wonderfully dry sense of humor and spirit of fun, loved music, cooking, nice cars, and family and was so much fun to travel with; he was a much loved husband, brother, son and uncle. Paul is survived by his wife, Sandra Meigs and her daughter Evelyn Meigs Feldman; his brother Patrick and his wife Joanne; his sisters Terri Winters Malolepsy and Mary Claire Winters; his nephews and nieces, Paul Malolepsy and his partner Peter Lindstrom; Timothy Winters and his wife, Amanda; Marty Winters; Julia Winters; Jennifer Francois and her husband, Dino Francois; great- nephew, Kylan Francois and great- nieces, Haley and Madison Francois. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Carcinoid.org.