Harry T. Lewis, Jr., a long-time Denver business and civic leader, died on November 11. Harry was born in Cincinnati, OH to Margretta (Borrmann) and Harry T. Lewis. The family moved to Denver when Harry was two, and he attended Park Hill Elementary, Smiley Junior High and East High Schools. He earned his A.B. in Art History from Dartmouth College in 1955 and his M.B.A from the Amos Tuck School of Business in 1956. Upon graduation from Dartmouth he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy, and spent most of his service stationed in Honolulu, HI. He married Tatiana (Tanya) R. deLuise in 1956, and together they had three children and six grandchildren.
Harry began his career in Denver in 1959 as a C.P.A with the firm Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. He spent the bulk of his career as an Investment Banker in Denver with Boettcher and Co. and Dain Bosworth. In 1990 he established his own firm, Lewis Investments. Throughout his life and career, he held strong beliefs in the importance of giving back to the city and state he loved. He invested substantial time, expertise and personal resources in service to multiple non-profit and civic organizations, guided by his viewpoint that we all should work to increase the quality of life of our citizens and ensure that we enjoy and respect the City of Denver and State of Colorado. Harry served on numerous community boards and was an officer of several organizations, including the Boettcher Foundation, Colorado Outward Bound School, C.S.U. Research Foundation, Colorado Forum, Dartmouth Association of the Great Divide, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Denver, Inc. and The Stapleton Foundation. In his personal life he was an avid skier and fly fisherman, loved fine art, good wine and opera, and was a passionate gardener.
Harry Lewis was predeceased by his wife, Tanya (2001) and a son, Colin M. Lewis (2016), and is survived by his son, Kevin H. Lewis, his daughter Valerie Lewis Savoie, and grandchildren Derek and Connor Lewis, Isabelle and Duncan Lewis and Julia and Cael McCarthy.
Harry began his career in Denver in 1959 as a C.P.A with the firm Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. He spent the bulk of his career as an Investment Banker in Denver with Boettcher and Co. and Dain Bosworth. In 1990 he established his own firm, Lewis Investments. Throughout his life and career, he held strong beliefs in the importance of giving back to the city and state he loved. He invested substantial time, expertise and personal resources in service to multiple non-profit and civic organizations, guided by his viewpoint that we all should work to increase the quality of life of our citizens and ensure that we enjoy and respect the City of Denver and State of Colorado. Harry served on numerous community boards and was an officer of several organizations, including the Boettcher Foundation, Colorado Outward Bound School, C.S.U. Research Foundation, Colorado Forum, Dartmouth Association of the Great Divide, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Denver, Inc. and The Stapleton Foundation. In his personal life he was an avid skier and fly fisherman, loved fine art, good wine and opera, and was a passionate gardener.
Harry Lewis was predeceased by his wife, Tanya (2001) and a son, Colin M. Lewis (2016), and is survived by his son, Kevin H. Lewis, his daughter Valerie Lewis Savoie, and grandchildren Derek and Connor Lewis, Isabelle and Duncan Lewis and Julia and Cael McCarthy.
Harry T. Lewis, Jr., a long-time Denver business and civic leader, died on November 11. Harry was born in Cincinnati, OH to Margretta (Borrmann) and Harry T. Lewis. The family moved to Denver when Harry was two, and he attended Park Hill Elementary, Smiley Junior High and East High Schools. He earned his A.B. in Art History from Dartmouth College in 1955 and his M.B.A from the Amos Tuck School of Business in 1956. Upon graduation from Dartmouth he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy, and spent most of his service stationed in Honolulu, HI. He married Tatiana (Tanya) R. deLuise in 1956, and together they had three children and six grandchildren.
Harry began his career in Denver in 1959 as a C.P.A with the firm Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. He spent the bulk of his career as an Investment Banker in Denver with Boettcher and Co. and Dain Bosworth. In 1990 he established his own firm, Lewis Investments. Throughout his life and career, he held strong beliefs in the importance of giving back to the city and state he loved. He invested substantial time, expertise and personal resources in service to multiple non-profit and civic organizations, guided by his viewpoint that we all should work to increase the quality of life of our citizens and ensure that we enjoy and respect the City of Denver and State of Colorado. Harry served on numerous community boards and was an officer of several organizations, including the Boettcher Foundation, Colorado Outward Bound School, C.S.U. Research Foundation, Colorado Forum, Dartmouth Association of the Great Divide, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Denver, Inc. and The Stapleton Foundation. In his personal life he was an avid skier and fly fisherman, loved fine art, good wine and opera, and was a passionate gardener.
Harry Lewis was predeceased by his wife, Tanya (2001) and a son, Colin M. Lewis (2016), and is survived by his son, Kevin H. Lewis, his daughter Valerie Lewis Savoie, and grandchildren Derek and Connor Lewis, Isabelle and Duncan Lewis and Julia and Cael McCarthy.
Harry began his career in Denver in 1959 as a C.P.A with the firm Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. He spent the bulk of his career as an Investment Banker in Denver with Boettcher and Co. and Dain Bosworth. In 1990 he established his own firm, Lewis Investments. Throughout his life and career, he held strong beliefs in the importance of giving back to the city and state he loved. He invested substantial time, expertise and personal resources in service to multiple non-profit and civic organizations, guided by his viewpoint that we all should work to increase the quality of life of our citizens and ensure that we enjoy and respect the City of Denver and State of Colorado. Harry served on numerous community boards and was an officer of several organizations, including the Boettcher Foundation, Colorado Outward Bound School, C.S.U. Research Foundation, Colorado Forum, Dartmouth Association of the Great Divide, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Denver, Inc. and The Stapleton Foundation. In his personal life he was an avid skier and fly fisherman, loved fine art, good wine and opera, and was a passionate gardener.
Harry Lewis was predeceased by his wife, Tanya (2001) and a son, Colin M. Lewis (2016), and is survived by his son, Kevin H. Lewis, his daughter Valerie Lewis Savoie, and grandchildren Derek and Connor Lewis, Isabelle and Duncan Lewis and Julia and Cael McCarthy.
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