Zan Winn was born March 19, 1929 in Richmond, Cach County, Utah, in a
log cabin. He entered the military service in 1946, specifically the
Army, and served with the United States occupation forces in Japan. He
served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in the Eastern Canadian Mission from February 1949 to February
1951. Upon the return from his mission, he married Sharon Ogden and was
sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1951. They had 4 children; Sharolyn
Winn, Vicki Winn Hoskins, Perry Winn (deceased), and Blake Winn. They
later divorced. He married Merriam Allison in 1971, they had 1 son,
Robert Winn (Heidi Muller). They later divorced. A third marriage
produced no children and ended within a few years.
He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1955 with a BS in
Business Management and Marketing and a minor in music. He pursued
music and theatre interests by performing in many musicals and straight
dramatic roles at Kingsbury Hall and Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt
Lake City, Utah from 1958 to 1983. He also appeared in a film produced
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entitled "The Three
Witnesses". For many years of his life he enjoyed the game of golf and
at one point worked at the Industry Hills Golf Club as an Assistant
Golf Professional.
The last 20 years of his life he spent studying the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, teaching Gospel Doctrine class and the High Priests Group at
church, and attending the Los Angeles Temple.
Mr. Winn died on January 14, 2011 in San Dimas, California. He is
survived by 4 children, sister Barbra Winn Bee, nephew Mike Robinson
(Stefanie), 7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 3 nieces. He
was preceded in death by his parents, brother Bob Winn, sister Dianne
DiPasca, and son Perry.
