This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FgWBAEB/652 Message Board Post: Robert "Windy" Winn, graphic artist and community leader died Saturday, March 31, 2001 in Austin, Travis CO, TX from Emphysema. He helped form one of the first large advertising agencies and public relations agencies in TX, promoted the Austin Civic Theatre and organized teh Laguna Gloria Art FIesta. He attended Austin High School in Austin, TX. In 1942, he enlisted in the US Navy and attended San Diego State uNiversity where he was editor of the Navy Base newspaper before being shipped out. When he returned, he worked briefly as a graphic artist for the Austin American Statesman newspaper and teamed with former US REp Jake Pickle and Ed Eyers to form the advertising agency Syers, Pickle and Winn in 1947. His clients included Lyndon Johnson when he was runing for COngbress. He opened his own firm Windy Winn Advertising and Art which he ran until his retirement. In 1997, he ahared the Austin Advertising LIfetime Achievement Award with Pickle. He served as president of the boad of directors of the Austin Civic Theatre in the 1940-s. He won the Zachary Scott Theatre Lifetime Award in 1959. H e leaves his wife of 56 years, Barbara "Babs" MaAnally Winn, and three daughters, Cindy Winn Livingston, Missy Winn Aicklen and Jill Winn Hoffner. His son-in laws Steve Livingston, Char Aicklen and John Hoffner and seven grandchildren: Mark and David LIvingston, Lissa and Stacy Aicklen, Kelly Frink and James and Kate Hoffner. Weed Corley Fish Funeral Home in Austin, TX in charge of arrangements. Memorials to American Lung SOciety or AMerican Cancer Society.