- Date Of Birth: January 8, 1934
- Date Of Death: August 5, 2013
- State: Colorado
Lynn Byers Whitney died from ALS at Porter Hospice in Littleton on August 5th. Lynn Whitney was born January 8, 1934 to Ruhl and Helen Whitney in Lima Ohio. To his loved ones he was often known as Big Whit or simply ‘Whit.’ Lynn and his siblings Norm, Joyce and Dave helped run Whitney’s Pharmacy and its soda fountain that dispensed legendary milkshakes. Lynn graduated from Lima Central High in 1951 and then attended Nyack College in New York. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1957 and was assigned to Fort Carson near Colorado Springs where he fell in love with the mountains and great beauty of Colorado.
In Colorado, Lynn continued his cycling and began to spend much of his time in the mountains hiking and climbing peaks.
In 1992 Littleton Public Schools honored him with its Distinguished Elementary/Middle School Teacher Award. After 30 years of teaching he retired in 1993 from his position teaching at Newton Middle School.
He is survived by his wife Mary, his brother David, his daughter Rachelle and son-in-law Gregor, his son John and daughter-in-law Sue and five grandchildren – Jessica, Scott, Mariah, Christopher and Tara.
