Everett J. Ungemach

1918 - 2005
Rare such a valiant gentleman. Everett looked after his lovely wife Winifred for many years after she developed Alzheimer's, determined to be present for her until the end. Theirs was a love story that began during the years of World War II, when Everett had enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps after graduating from New York University, and Winifred was a student at Manhattanville College. Married September 4, 1948, their team-work set an example for many and made many think that they were still newlyweds many years later.

Everett was born February 9, 1918 and grew up in Yonkers, NY. He graduated "Most Likely To Succeed" from Yonkers' Commerce High School in 1936, and immediately went to work at the Chase National Bank, attending New York University at night. After the war, he finished his MBA at New York University at night.

He spent his career in the tax field, eventually specializing in mineral depletion, working as a tax manager for FMC Corporation for 31 years in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. He was an active member of the Tax Executives Institute, served for twenty years on the tax committee of the American Mining Congress, and served on the tax committees of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, the Idaho Mining Association and the Wyoming Mining Association. As a manager, he believed in praising publicly and criticizing privately. He recounted with pride a moment when he counseled an employee through marital difficulties, happy to experience many years later the former employee and his wife hosting the national Tax Executives Institute conference in Hawaii.

Everett served as assistant scout master, treasurer and committee chairman for a Boy Scouts council in Darien, CT. He was a founding member and served as president and treasurer of the Stamford Catholic Interracial Council. He was also a founding member and treasurer of the Darien Interfaith Council.

Everett and Winifred retired to Belen, NM in 1983. A Life Member and former president of the Belen Breakfast Optimist Club, a charter member of the Padre Pio Council of the Knights of Columbus, a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church, and a volunteer tax preparer for AARP's Tax Counseling For The Elderly program.

His wife Winifred passed away November, 2003. He is survived by his sisters, Marie Mackey of Ohio; Katherine Ungemach and Ruth Kirk of Albuquerque, NM. He is also survived by his children: John Ungemach of Tijeras, NM; Suzanne Dean of Philadelphia, PA; David Fujiko Ungemach of Munich, Germany; Edward Ungemach of Raleigh, NC; Jeanne Shain of Albuquerque, NM; and Mark Ungemach of New York City and Landenberg, PA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren.

Viewing will be at the Romero Funeral Home in Belen, NM, March 13, 2005, 5:30 pm. A Memorial Mass will be at Our Lady of Belen Church, March 14, 2005, 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Optimists International Foundation, c/o Belen Breakfast Optimists, P.O. Box 990, Belen, NM 87002.