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Richard C. Winik U.S. Army WWII
Richard C. Winik U.S. Army WWII
  
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Date of Birth: 9/17/1924
Died On: 4/17/2015
Street Address: 517 Lake Road
Service Number: 32273678
Branch of Service: U.S. Army-WWII


Veteran Code: USARMY-692


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Richard C Winik


Richard Cecil Winik was born on September 17, 1924, in New York to Beatrice Koenig and Leslie Irving Winik. He attended Belows School and was a Rye Neck High School graduate, class of 1942. In Rye his family lived at 517 Lake Road.

After high school Richard attended New York University for his freshman year. He enlisted June 3, 1943 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was stationed at Fort Sill, OK. During World War II, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, served as the primary home of the U.S. Army's Field Artillery, expanding from a cavalry post into a critical training center. The base trained thousands of soldiers for the war effort, focusing on artillery tactics, and was a key training site for artillery personnel.

Richard rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant and was honorably discharged February 7, 1946.

He married Gloria H Abramson December 15, 1948 in Manhattan, NY. They would have two children during their marriage.

Richard and his cousin and partner, Barry Winik, owned Winik & Winik(W&W) Films at 1650 Broadway, and were business partners since 1954. Their 10-man office, top-heavy with sports, documentary and a few reels of commercials, had the air of a small television studio. They produced sports themed film shorts for Paramount Studios. The Winik Production for Paramount were viewed by millions of moviegoers in the US and Europe.

Richard Cecil Winik died on April 17, 2015, in Massachusetts at the age of 90.

PS:His nephew Gregg Winik was the Executive Producer of the Emmy award winning 10-part documentary event, “The Last Dance”, the story of Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls on Netflix & ESPN.

The story can't be told without the Winiks. Gregg Winik's father, Barry, essentially started NBA Entertainment at the request of Stern in the early 1980s. Before that, Barry and his cousin Richard ran Winik and Winik Films, which shot sporting events. Richard's father, Leslie Winik, operated Winik Films and began shooting major New York sporting events almost 100 years ago, according to Sports Illustrated, which credited Leslie with filming the first complete sequence of a football game. Gregg's brothers, Peter and Michael, also work for NBA Entertainment, and both were directors of photography for "The Last Dance." The family has dedicated its work to preserving sports history, especially the NBA, for video.
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