Theodore Warshauer

LAKEWOOD-Theodore (Ted) Frank Warshauer, age 81, lost a courageous battle to cancer on December 13, 2005. He died at home with his wife at his side. Ted was born on March 6, 1924, in Denver, Colorado, to Kurt Warshauer and Ruth McEntire Warshauer. He grew up in North Denver, attending Columbian Elementary, Skinner Junior High and North High Schools. Ted received degrees in Industrial Engineering and Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

During his first year at CU he joined the Navy ROTC. He was a student Battalion Commander of over 800 ROTC midshipmen. He got his commission in 1945 and was sent to the Pacific. He spent one year in that region during WWII as a navigator aboard a Navy cruiser. After the war and graduation, he worked as an engineer and plant manager at Ralston Purina for 15 years in both Denver and Omaha. He joined IBM in 1967. Many of the 23 years with IBM were spent working outside the U.S., in Great Britain, Scotland, Mexico, Australia, France and Germany. He continued to consult for the company after his formal retirement in 1990.

Family, friends, and football gave Ted some of his greatest pleasures in life. His lifelong friendships extended back to elementary school and he loved seeing friends at football games and dinners, monthly poker games, or just over coffee. As a former CU football player and C Club member, he was an avid Buffs fan and attended football games for more than 50 years.

With Ted's marriage to Yuvonne in 1967, he became a much loved stepfather to four children. Ted is survived by his wife, Yuvonne, son Mark (Marilyn) of Madison, WI. ; daughter Suzanne (Stan) Obrycki, of Uniontown, OH.; daughter Julia Keene, of Chico, CA; brother Kurt (Marcella) Warshauer, of Golden, CO.; sister Geraldine Dhanes, of Los Angeles, CA.; and step-children Regina (John) Hawkinson, of Grand Rapids, MN., Karen (Mark) Albl, of Boise, ID., Charles (Aee) Moore, of Kailua-Kona, HI., Stephen (Pamela) Moore, of Seattle, WA.; and 16 grandchildren.

He has left us with wonderful memories of a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather and good friend. He will be missed.

…"Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near, And then when you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile and say…'WELCOME HOME'"