Michael Lee Zwink

Michael Lee Zwink, 72, died peacefully Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Via Christi Village on Broadmoor in Wichita, Kansas. Michael, born December 21, 1942 in Cambridge, Nebraska, was the son of Warren and Jeanette (Newcomb) Zwink and the sister of Pamela. He grew up in Eustis, NE later moving to Lawrence, KS where he was an accomplished three sport athlete (gymnastics, baseball and football) at Lawrence High School. After attending the University of Kansas, his career as a master electrician took him to other countries and to all corners of the United States, most recently the North Slope of Alaska. Among his employers were Monaco Enterprises, British Petroleum, Udelhoven and himself, as he owned and operated his own electric company in the 70s. Colorado has been his home base for most of his adult life. He built a home in the Rockies near Guffey, CO where he was able to enjoy his great passions - the outdoors, game hunting, the Bible and the Denver Broncos. Michael was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene (Garcia) Boutwell and is survived by: sister and brother-in-law, Pamela (Zwink) Holliday Johns and Robert Johns of Beaufort, NC; aunt, Shirley Newcomb of Moscow, ID; son and daughter-in-law, Scott Zwink and Paula Hart of Bellevue WA; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin Zwink and Brenda Lehman of Wichita KS; and son, Kirk Zwink of Macon MO. Michael would appreciate any memorial gifts be made to the Sangre de Cristo Hospice, 1207 Pueblo Boulevard Way, Pueblo, CO 81005. Downing Lahey East Mortuary.