Pink, Paul J. 1921-2004

PINK, KANE, POWER, KLING

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 3/16/2005 at 08:27:10

Newton (IA) Daily News, Monday, November 8, 2004

GREELEY, Colo. -- Paul James Pink, 83, of Greeley, Colo., formerly of Newton, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at Hospice and Palliative Care Inpatient Unit at North Colorado Medical Center.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greeley, Colo. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Greeley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Mary's Catholic School in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, Colo. 80631.

The son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Kane) Pink, he was born Oct. 2, 1921, in Newton. He was active in 4-H and raised award-winning purebred sheep. After graduating from Newton Senior High School in 1940, he attended Iowa State College (Iowa State University), for two years prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942. He spent four years in the service during World War II with the 4025 Signal Service Group in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve until 1981 and retired as a chief warrant officer.

He graduated from Loras College in Dubuque in 1948 and returned to Iowa State. He graduated in 1950 with degrees in agricultural education and agronomy.

On June 24, 1950, he married Jean Power in Darlington, Wis. They moved to Estherville, where he taught agriculture for five years. The following five years he worked as a Farm Bureau field man in Minnesota and Colorado. In the early '60s, he moved into farm chemical sales and managed Greeley Feed and Fertilizer until he retired.

Mr. Pink was a life member of the Knights of Columbus and served two years as the Grand Knight. He was a charter member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the VFW, the Reserve Officers Association and various ag organizations.

Survivors include his wife; eight sons and three daughters-in-law, Michael and Lana Pink of El Paso, Texas, Larry Pink of San Francisco, Calif., Robert and Penny of Pocatello, Idaho, Thomas and Sandra Pink of Seattle, Francis and Pam Pink of Hui Yang, Guang Dong, China, Patrick Pink of Denver, Colo., John Pink of Honolulu, Hawaii, and David and Tyler Pink of Houston, Texas; five daughters and four sons-in-law, Mary and Richard Griess and Barbara and Randy Revak, all of Greeley, Colo., Kathy and Glenn Wilson of Fort Collins, Colo., Laura and Stan Baker of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Julie Pink of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Eleanor Kling of Newton; and 18 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Clifford and William.