Dr. William Chisholm Winter, Jr., has recently passed with us, peacefully, from natural causes in New Braunfels, Texas. He was a loving husband, devoted Father and Grandfather, a man who worshipped God and was a Humanitarian, scholar, athlete and a caring excellent Doctor of Medicine. A dedicated father who could be counted on for all things but especially for valuable advice and timely support.
The son of William Chisholm Winter, Sr., from Brooklyn, NY and Dorothy Dodge Winter from Watertown, NY. Bill, as he was known, was born in Richmond, Virginia on 10 July 1922. He was raised and attended school in New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia. Bill is a proud 1943 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a 1946 graduate of The Medical College of Virginia, and a member of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity, receiving a Doctor of Medicine degree. His Internship was at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago after which he entered active duty military service and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Bill served in the R.O.T.C. U.S. Army Reserves beginning at VMI, with active duty service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and the in U.S. Air Force to follow. Lt. Col. Winter's final duty station was Director of all Outpatient Activities at Wilford Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, completing his active duty service in 1961.
After his military discharge, Bill was a Professor of Medicine with The University of Colorado Medical School, in Denver and The University of Texas San Antonio Medical School. He was an Honorary Trustee of the Whittier Institute for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California. Dr. Winter loved the practice of Medicine and he was always a champion of education. He helped to donate land for and helped establish The Montessori School which is today associated with Saint Mary's Hall in San Antonio, TX.
Bill enjoyed playing golf all of his adult life starting during his years in the service and afterwards in San Antonio, Denver, California, Lake Placid, and Dorsett, VT. Football season was always anticipated and for many years Bill was a season ticket holder to the U.S. Air Force Academy football games where he would be joined by his sons, Brian and Bruce and where he once served as one of their first Flight Surgeons.
Bill was predeceased by his parents, son Brian Lutcher Winter, and former wife Joan Brown Winter, mother of sons George, Brian, and Bruce Winter. Bill is survived by his wife, Judith Herring Winter, son Bruce Lutcher Winter, M.D., and his wife Tammy and their two daughters, Nikki and Abby, and his daughter Heather Winter Claus and her three children Ashlin, Sean and Corey, and step son George Winter and his wife Janet and their four children, Magdelena, George, Gabriella, and Phillip. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Bill was a member of the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert, Vermont, and Saint John's Episcopal Church, New Braunfels, Texas. Funeral services will be in the Summer of 2022 at The United Church of Dorset and East Rupert, with burial to follow at Maple Hill Cemetery, Dorset, Vermont.
For those who wish to honor William's memory, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org or to a charity of your choice.
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