Windsor Gardens Life

March 2019 Page 3 Like or follow us at www.facebook.com/WindsorGardensAssociation Cover artwork: istockphoto.com Community Meetings You Are Invited . All residents are welcome to attend all community meetings, including board meetings, committee meetings and the building representative meetings. Let us know if you are planning on attending a meeting, so we can be sure and have plenty of seating and to confirm location, date and time. You can do this by calling the Association Office at 303-364-7485. Architectural Review Committee No meeting in March 2019; 3rd Tuesday as needed, 9:30 a.m. Auditing Committee 2nd Fri ., 9:30 a.m. Board Elections Committee June to Sept., 2nd Tues., 9:30 a.m. Building Rep. Committee Every other month, 4th Wed., 3 p.m. Building Rep. Zone Committee 3rd Thurs., 9:30 a.m. Employee Relations/Safety Feb., May, Aug., and Nov,. 2nd Wed 2 p.m. Finance Committee 2nd Fri ., 10 a.m. Golf Committee June and Sept., 2nd Tues., 1 p.m. Insurance Committee Mar. and Sept., 3rd Thurs., 10:30 a.m. Long Range Planning Committee No meeting in March 2019; 2nd Fri. as needed. Policy/Bylaws/Rentals Comm. No meeting in March 2019; 2nd Wednesday as needed; Public Relations Committee 1st Thurs., 9:30 a.m.; except for July and Aug. when they will meet on the 2nd Thurs. Restaurant Committee Jan., April, July and Oct., 2nd Tues., 2 p.m. Underground Garages As needed. Board Committees Where: Boardroom Dates, times and locations are subject to change. Please call 303-364-7485 to confirm. Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman Where: All-Purpose Room (2nd floor, Community Center) March 14 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Your Turn: Write a Letter Letters submitted to Windsor Life are published at the discretion of the Windsor Gardens Association Board of Directors and the editors. Letters are subject to editing, including the length and grammar and are limited to 300 words in most cases. Letters containing obvious factual inaccuracies, unattributed facts and quotes or libelous statements will not be printed. All letters must include the writer’s name, address and phone number for verification purposes. Letters submitted by mail or dropped off at the Association office also need a signature. The writer’s name will be included with those letters that are published. E-mail to: WindsorLife@wgamail.com. Mail to: Windsor Life, 595 S. Clinton St., Denver, CO 80247 Building Rep Committee Where: CenterPoint* March 27 3 p.m. If you wish to share with the community the passing of someone, please submit the deceased’s name, date of death and building number to WindsorLife@wgamail.com or to the Association Office. In Remembrance Mayor Michael Hancock Where: CenterPoint March 11 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Board of Directors Where: CenterPoint West March 22 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The board meets every 4th Fri., 9:30 a.m., except for the months of June (Wed., 6/26) and September (Wed., 9/25). Long time Windsor Gardens resident Mona Barnwell passed away on January 11, 2019, in Paris, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. Friends and residents of Windsor Gardens remember Mona for her expertise in nursing, since she was a nurse for over 40 years. Mona was always ready to help anyone with caring and compassion. She is missed. Daniel Hardesty passed away, as he wished, on the anniversary of his mother’s birthday, February 14, 2019. He was a wonderful, caring, intelligent man who loved his family, storytelling, puzzles and all types of music. Dan is survived by Pat, his wife of 66 years, four of five of his daughters and one son, as well as several grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Dan and Pat lived in Windsor Gardens from 2003 through 2015. Dan was active in Windsor Garden activities. He enjoyed volunteering at the Windsor Gardens Library one day a week and participating in the continued on page 4 The Kindness of Strangers On the morning of Tuesday, January 29, after a significant snowfall the previous evening, I went down to my car in underground parking in order to drive over to CenterPoint for two meetings. Alas, due to old age (my car’s battery....not mine....mind you!) my car wouldn’t start. So at that point, determined to get to my meetings, I commenced to trudge over to CenterPoint. Kudos, as ever, to Dana and his reliable, hard-working maintenance crew for clearing the sidewalks. However, the city streets of Clinton and Center were solid sheets of ice. After I had ever so cautiously shuffled my way across Clinton and Center, knowing full well that I was holding up at least six or seven vehicles at each intersection, the lead vehicle on Center made a right turn; the driver, who didn’t know me from a load of coal, stopped and rolled down her window and asked, “Can I give you a ride to CenterPoint?” I immediately jumped in her car, thanked her profusely, and she delivered me to the front door of CenterPoint. After hurried introductions and as I was exiting her car, I told her that good continued on page 5