12/30/2021
Howard Paul Waldmann, educator, antique dealer and mountain man, died on December 25th 2021, at
his brother’s home in Kiowa, Colorado.
Paul was born on December 5, 1942 to parents, Dr. Robert Waldmann and Ruthann Waldmann, in
Tucson, Arizona. After attending college at Creighton University and Colorado School of Mines, he
received a degree in communications at Denver University. In between his studies at School of Mines
and Denver University, he worked the oil fields in Craig, Colorado and the Alaskan Yukon, as an assayer
and drill rig inspector. Upon receiving his degree in the mid 60s, he worked for KWGN Channel 2
Television Station in Denver as a weatherman and program director. He later moved to Channel 2’s
advertising department where he filmed and directed their local commercials. One memorable
commercial he directed, involved blowing up a grand piano in the Colorado foot hills. It was quite a
spectacle. He then took a position in Alaska for the Anchorage School System, designing a film studio
and writing, directing, and filming educational programs, using a new fangled device known as a reel to
reel video tape recorder. Paul is credited with founding Educational Television for the Anchorage School
System and won numerous awards for his programing. For more than 20 years, Paul worked in the glass
business, designing interior mirror and glass installations in custom homes and office buildings, and as
the contract manager for Monarch Shower Door and Glass. He had always been a history buff and loved
antiques. Upon his retirement, he realized he had a talent for finding the “diamond in the ruff”. He
began shopping estate sales, garage sales and thrift stores, finding treasures and selling them at various
antique shops in the Denver area, most notably, The Brass Armadillo. He was considered an expert in
Southwest Indian art and jewelry, and constantly researched his wares. He cherished his cabin in the
woods on Shadow Mountain, where he lived for 35 years. Paul adored his Porsche 911 Targa and drove
it up and down the mountain come rain, sleet, or snow. He studied martial arts and was formally
trained in Judo. He was an avid skier and loved skiing the summit of Aspen Highlands, where the view
of Maroon Bells is spectacular.
He is survived by his wife, Candy Porter, his three children, Karen, Kriste, and Robert Waldmann, his
grandchildren, Tyler and Kaitlyn Waldmann, his step sons, Matthew and Joel Porter, and his four
siblings, Mariana Phipps, Margaret Hamlen, Chris Waldmann and Teresa Fennimore.
Paul Waldmann died in his sleep on Christmas day. He made a mark on this earth and was a positive
influence to so many people. He was truly a man for all seasons, a real Renaissance Man. He will be
sorely missed.