To David Winston, the world served as a classroom in which he could meet new people, learn about their cultures and reinvigorate his passion for travel.
Mr. Winston, 53, of Chicago, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, in an airplane crash that killed eight people in Pueblo, Colo.
Mr. Winston worked for IBM Business Consulting Services as a management consultant and was doing work for Circuit City, which owned the airplane.
“Dave always made the most of every moment. He lived life to the fullest, shared his world with friends and family and left no stone unturned,” his wife Nina said.
Mr. Winston was born in Belgium to missionary parents. He grew up in Europe, where his family traveled extensively, which fueled his passion for other cultures, said his wife.
In 1974 Mr. Winston earned undergraduate degrees in philosophy and computer science from Wheaton College. He also earned an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981.
Peter Boczar, who attended graduate school with Mr. Winston, said his friend was interested in learning from as many people as he could and called him one of the worldliest people he knew. “He not only roamed the globe but truly appreciated and relished its peoples and diversity,” Boczar said.
In between undergraduate school and graduate school, Mr. Winston worked at National Semiconductor Manufacturing. He later worked for Eurequip Consulting Group and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. in the United Arab Emirates. He also worked for the Midrake Group, a health-care management group. He returned to the Chicago area in 1995 as a consultant for Coopers & Lybrand, which eventually became part of IBM business consulting services.
Other survivors include parents John and Lorraine; three brothers, James, John and Daniel; and a sister, Deborah Selle.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Drake and Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Pkwy., Chicago.
