Toltz, a towering leader in Denver’s Jewish and civic communities, greeted everyone in the room with respect and kindness. Whether friend or stranger, wealthy or struggling, his compassion leveled the playing field. “Warren was very kind, very humble,” Ruth Toltz, his wife of nearly 66 years, told the Intermountain Jewish News.“He absolutely loved people. “When we went out to restaurants, he’d stop and talk to people at every table. He talked to poor people on the streets. He liked the janitors, the maids, and they liked him. “Warren would always say, ‘Tell me about yourself.’ It was never about him. That was a gift. He wanted to know about you.” Warren Mitchell Toltz, who touched so many lives during his 88 years, passed away December […]
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