Things my Father taught me:
*Sing. A lot.
My Dad loved to sing in the car and liked it when we cussed when we were little.
*Taught me to say "I am a GDI!" at the age of 4. When asked what that was, I would yell "A God-damned Independent!"
*He told me I was going to be the President..that or be the one child of his who would shoot him with his own shotgun for not giving me the keys to the car.
*A twisted sense of humor. When asked for his name at a restaurant, he would always reply "Max Sexdrive". He did this in the 1960's and 70's-there was no stopping him.
He was a classic.
Lloyd Oscar Yorker, 85, of Denver, passed away December 18th, 2008. Mr Yorker was born in Denver in 1923, the son of Alice Clark and Oscar Bowen Yorker. He attended East High School and upon graduation, was inducted into the 10th Mountain Division, 87th, L Company. He was sent to Kiska, and Northern Italy. Following WWII, He earned a Bachelors degree from Denver University and attended DU law school. He was a member of the DU ski team and also of the legendary Zipfelberger racing team.
During the Korean War, he was with JAG (Judge Advocate General) in Tokyo. He returned to Denver, married and started a family.
In 1961, he began working for NASA in the security and photographic security departments. He was in Houston at NASA during the Mercury and Gemini projects.He was incredibly happy to return to Colorado in 1967 and began working for the FAA in the Anti Air-Piracy division. Upon retirement, he lived in Breckenridge for a number of years and then moved to Aspen. He lived in Aspen for 9 years, and started and ran Aspen Trout Guide Service. He eventually sold the business and moved back to Denver but continued his fishing and guiding until he was 80. He was also an accomplished Nordic ski racer, competing in the Senior Olympics and winning several gold medals in the Biathlon.
Lloyd will be remembered for his sense of humor, his ability to see fish that were invisible to the mere mortal, and his love of the mountains, rivers, and streams of Colorado.
