Richard R. Winters

Richard R. Winters, 91, former senior vice president and corporate secretary of PNC Corp., died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, in Mt. Lebanon of natural causes. Mr. Winters, of Asbury Villas, was one of the principal authors of Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. He was born in 1912 in Pittsburgh and grew up in Duquesne Heights. After graduating from South Hills High School, he received his baccalaureate degree from New York University, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity, and his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Winters joined a predecessor of PNC Bank in 1940 and remained with the bank until retiring in 1978. He was a member of the American Law Institute, the Society of Corporate Secretaries, the Duquesne Club and the Junta. He was recognized as a 50-year member of the Allegheny County Bar Association. He was active in many aspects of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Winters served for many years as scoutmaster of Troop 193 sponsored by Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church, where he became a member in 1945. He also was a member of the executive board of the then-Allegheny Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which awarded him the Silver Beaver. At the National Council level of the Boy Scouts of America, he was designated a Wood Badge Deputy Camp Chief. He also was assistant scoutmaster to "Green Bar Bill," William Hillcourt, when Brown Sea Island 2-2 was presented in the tristate area. Mr. Winters was a member of Lodge 45 of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Gorgas Lodge of Perfection. Mr. Winters was predeceased by his parents, Dr. George R. and Harriet Harvey Winters; his brother, Dr. Albert H. Winters, former chief surgeon of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railway and chief of staff at South Side Hospital; and his sister, Margaret M. Winters, a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a partner in GWSM Inc. Pittsburgh Landscape Architecture firm. Mr. Winters is survived by his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth "Betty"; son, George Ross Winters II and wife Susan of Fox Chapel; daughter, Betsy Winters and husband John Lewis of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Dr. (Maj.) George Ross Winters III and wife Erika of Landstuhl, Germany, Kristin W. Otley and husband Benjamin of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Christine Lewis of Dallas, and great-grandson, George Ross Winters IV of Landstuhl. Private interment was in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 28, in Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, 255 Washington Road. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church or the Asbury Foundation of Asbury Heights, 700 Bower Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Arrangements by LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Mt. Lebanon.