Posted by Terry Powers on January 17, 2023:

ARNOLD WINTER 1949 Cullum No. 17041-1949 | January 19, 2014 | Died in Los Angeles, CA Interred in Mt. Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, CA. Arnold Winter was born Dec 2, 1924, in New York City, NY. He was the only child of Jewish immigrants Sigmond and Sadie Winter, from Hungary and Poland respectively. At age three his family moved to the small town of Hawley, PA. He spent his childhood in Hawley and after graduating high school attended New York University for two and a half years before being drafted and subsequently inducted into the United States Army on May 25, 1944, at Camp Upton, Bronx, New York. He attended basic training and forward observer school before being selected to attend the United States Military Academy West Point. He separated from enlisted service on Jul 1, 1945, and graduated from West Point, Class of 1949. He went on to attain the rank of First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, serving as a reconnaissance pilot on RB-29s and RB50Gs, logging 240 combat hours during the Korean War. He separated from active duty on Jul 1, 1953, worked in the aerospace industry as a Manager of Advanced Program Development for Hughes Aircraft Space Systems and went on to be self-employed with a consulting business primarily engaged in executive search activities for the aerospace and defense industries. He formally retired from work in his 70s. Shortly (three months) after meeting, Arnold married his only wife Arline on Oct 3, 1950, in Shreveport, LA. During the first years of their marriage, Arnold and his wife moved several times, living in Puerto Rico, Connecticut, and New York before settling in Southern California. In December 1953 Arnold and Arline had their first son, Kenneth. Unfortunately Kenneth was taken from their lives at the young age of nine due to complications from asthma. They went on to have two more children, Carolyn Jo and Douglas Davis, and lived the remainder of their lives in the Los Angeles, CA, area. Tragedy struck Arnold again in 1982 when, after a twelve-year battle, he lost his wife Arline to cancer, at the young age of 57. While Arnold was socially active with "lady friends" he remained a widower and never remarried. Like most of us, Arnold was not a perfect person. Fortunately the good out weighed the not so good. Arnold was a friend to many. He made close and lasting friendships, some lasting more than 60 years. His close friends called him "Pidge." It took his death for his children to learn the meaning of this nickname. Let's just say it came from a frequently used expression by Arnold. His friends speak highly of his guidance, loyalty, wisdom, sensitivity, and humor. As his children we speak of his love, support, dedication, caring, wisdom, and strength-both physically and mentally, and in later years sometimes being too smart and stubborn for his own good. If it wasn't for him we would not be who we are today. Thank you DAD!!! For a tall man (six feet, two inches), Arnold was not exactly a physically active man. Exercise, after his military career, was not in his vocabulary or action. He loved reading, especially history; telling and writing a story, usually about West Point or his childhood; watching his children in their sports activities; photography; playing the card game Bridge; dogs, he always had a K-9 companion in his life; volunteered at the Museum of Tolerance; working the New York Times crossword puzzles; an active member of the West Point Association and spent a great portion of his retirement years contributing to the organization in a variety of ways; watching TV, especially stories about animals and history; going to the movies and plays; traveling after retirement by taking trips to NY, NH, Turkey, Israel, and cruises; creating and using the computer clip art for greeting cards; modestly bragged about being a member of Mensa; and doting on his grandchildren. He was so very proud of his children, looked forward to the company of his granddaughters and deeply mourned the loss of his first son, wife, and beloved parents. Arnold struggled the last seven years of his life with the mind-altering effects of dementia. Arnold was a fighter to the end. He fought hard to not let dementia, and sometimes those who were trying to help him, get the best of him. In the end he still knew his children, West Point, and childhood memories. He was happy and comfortable. Arnold passed away peacefully in Encino, CA, on Jan 19, 2014, at age 89, and was laid to rest at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA. Arnold is survived by his daughter Carolyn Powers, son Douglas Winter, son-in-law Jeffrey Powers, daughter-in-law Daniela Winter, granddaughters Grace and Noelle Winter, and "granddog" Ivan. He will be forever in our hearts and minds and greatly missed by his friends and family. WE LOVE YOU.

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