George Winters 1941-2025 With sadness the Winters family

George Winters 1941-2025 With sadness the Winters family announces that George Winters, born May 15, 1941, age 83, passed peacefully surrounded by family in his home in northern Nevada on April 3, 2025. George is survived by his wife of 63 years, Peggy; and their three children, Suzanne Chennault (Eric), Thomas Winters (Jennifer) and Kimberly Portillo (Andy); and five grandchildren, Jake, Michael, Tanya, Kyleigh and Tyler; sisters, Barbara and Linda (Chris) and brothers-in-law, Bob (Marianne) and Rich; along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Dorothy Winters; siblings, Dorothy and Jan and brother-in-law, James. George was born and raised in New York, moving to New Mexico to raise his family in 1976, relocating to northern Nevada in 2018 with his wife to live with their daughter and son-in-law. George was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and mentor. He was a natural born teacher with the patience of a saint. He thrived on teaching anyone who showed an interest in learning, regardless of their age or ability. He believed deeply in working with your hands and excelled in teaching the building trades. As an educator and advisor, his wisdom and patience guided many students at Belen High School and the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus. After his formal teaching days, he took on the position of apprentice director with the state of New Mexico Department of Education, writing and implementing secondary and vocational education programs that were implemented not only in New Mexico, but across the United States. George had many hobbies, some of which included building race cars and restoring classic vehicles. He was an active member of the Belen and Carson City, Nev., Model Railroad Clubs, having built model trains as a young boy and carrying that passion until he passed. He took great joy in doing jigsaw puzzles and watching any form of racing he could find. We were blessed to have had him in our lives for as long as we did. He will be missed but forever in our hearts.