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8 I LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2014 I DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Support Your Advertisers! That's right, they're your advertisers, too. Without their support, we couldn't have brought you the Denver Catholic Register for over 113 years. Help your advertisers by supporting them. Whenever you need goods or services for your home or family, check the Denver Catholic Register first. With the help of our advertisers and your support, we'll be around for at least another 100 years! www.DenverCatholicRegister.org For more than 113 years your advertisers have helped support the Denver Catholic Register! The Denver Catholic Register 1909 The Denver Catholic Register 1964 The Denver Catholic Register 2013 The Denver Catholic Register 2013 The Denver Catholic Register 2013 The DCR: then and now BY ROXANNE KING T o celebrate Catholic Press Month, the Denver Catho- lic Register wanted to pay homage to the incredible lega- cy of Catholic journalism here in Denver, which, at its height, produced the Register System of Newspapers that published some 35 diocesan newspapers, including its flagship paper, the Denver Catholic Register, and established the National Catho- lic Register. Below you will find two photos: one of the editorial team of the Denver Catholic Register in 1951, and the second one is our current team. There are many points of comparison and contrast be- tween the two photos, but what stands out the most is the advent of new technologies. Landline phones and typewriters have been replaced by laptops and cell phones, and the multitude of papers and books crowding the editorial desk in 1951 has dis- appeared in our digitalized era. Even more noteworthy, is that the editorial team in the '50s was all-male—a stark contrast with the current team! Some things, however, never change. Journal- ists still drink coffee, they still take notes with pen and paper, and they still gather around a ta- ble to hash out the next edition of their newspaper. PHOTO BY KELLY SEAMAN/DCR PHOTO PROVIDED COURTESY FRANK MORRISS NOVEMBER 1951 Pictured, in checkered shirt, is longtime Catholic press journalist Frank Morriss, who served as an editor of both the Denver Catholic Register and the National Catholic Reg- ister. The calendar reveals the date is a working day in November 1951. The place is the editorial room of the Register System of Newspapers building on Bannock Street just off Speer Boulevard. (The building was sold in the 1970s.) Others pictured include: at far left, Father Robert Kekeisen; on the right, using the phone, is Father Francis Syrianey; at far right, is Linus Riordan; above him, smiling, is John Peacock; exact center is Ed Mack Miller. FEBRUARY 2014 Pictured following a Feb. 11 editorial meeting at the John Paul II Center in south Denver, which is home to the Denver Catholic Register and El Pueblo Católico offices, are the editorial teams of the weekly Denver Catholic Register and the Spanish-language monthly, El Pueblo Católico. Pictured from left are: DCR reporter Julie Filby, DCR editor Roxanne King, production assistant Filippo Piccone, General Manager Karna Swanson, Associate Director of Communications and New Media David Hazen, EPC editor Mayé Agama, DCR reporter Nissa LaPoint, and EPC reporter Lara Montoya. BY ROXANNE KING Well-known Catholic philanthropist and business leader Walter Imhoff died Feb. 11. He was 82. Born Aug. 7, 1931, in Denver, Imhoff attended Regis College (now Universi- ty) graduating with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1955. He received an honorary doctorate from Regis in 1991. His business career started with Coughlin & Co., where he served as an assistant vice president. In 1960 Imhoff co-founded Hanifen, Imhoff & Sam- ford Inc., which later became Hanifen, Imhoff, one of the largest investment banking and financial services compa- nies in the Rocky Mountain region. In the year 2000, the firm merged with St. Louis-based company Stifel, Nicolaus. Imhoff retired as managing director in 2007. In a 2011 interview with ColoradoBiz magazine, Imhoff credited his business acumen and philanthropy to the for- mation he received at his alma mater. "Moral commitment to others and ethical performance, that's part of the Jesuit teaching philosophy," he said. Imhoff served on numerous boards, including more than 25 years on Regis University's board of trustees, a quarter of that time as chairman. He was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in 2011. Other honors he received include the Den- ver Mayor's Millennium Award in 2000, Regis University's Alumnus of the Year in 1997 and Centro San Juan Diego's Amistad (Friend) Award in 2011. "He believed you took care of other people, starting with the poor, and of the whole community, and if you didn't do those things then your business success turned to rust," said longtime friend Jesuit Father Michael Sheeran, former president of Regis University now president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. "That's just the way Walt lived. He was a very serious Catholic." Imhoff and his wife Georgia Imhoff had five children. She preceded him in death, as did his first wife, Mary Sheila Imhoff. Among the plethora of organiza- tions Imhoff donated to and raised money for are Regis University, Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust, Centro San Juan Diego, the Kempe Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Denver Ar- ea Council of the Boy Scouts. A rosary was held the evening of Feb. 17 at Church of the Risen Christ in Denver. An afternoon funeral Mass was held at the church the following day. Entombment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. Philanthropist Walt Imhoff dies WALTER IMHOFF

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