OBITUARY

"Free Spirit"

Our "free spirit" life-loving, daredevil, son, grandson, father-to-be, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew, (Kell-dog) Kelly Jake Winn, age 26, died June 4, 2003, doing what he loved to do best, "free style snowboarding at an exhibition."

Kelly was born Sept 3, 1976 in Vernal, UT and resided in Murray, UT. He attended Murray High School where he played varsity football. He loved being in the mountains and was a sports fanatic. Besides snowboarding his favorite past times were biking, playing basketball, skateboarding, football and baseball. He loved being with his family and friends and playing with his nieces and nephews. He always had a positive attitude about life and was very forgiving. Kelly had a huge heart and will be missed very much.

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Mathew 5:8

He is survived by his parents, Gary E. Winn, Tom and Bonne Lawson; best friend, Erika Erickson; sisters and brother, Nicol (Kent) Bell, Mindy (Brian) Davidson, Devin Jay (Mandi) Winn; five nieces; three nephews; and grandmothers, Mary V. Smuin, Vernal, UT, Bonnie Lawson, Murray.

NEWS ARTICLE

Kelly A 26-year-old Salt Lake City man died and three others were injured Wednesday when the ski and snowboard ramp they were setting up in the Bismarck Civic Center's south parking lot touched an overhead power line.

Kelly Winn, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital, and the rest of the Max-Air Productions Inc. crew face danger every time they strap on their skis or snowboards and catapult from the world's largest portable jump ramp into an air-filled cushion or do big-air tricks on trampolines.

Five Max-Air crew members were setting up the approximately 50-foot-tall ramp - that folds down for transporting - when the accident happened at 5:22 p.m. The guard rail connected to the upper platform of the ramp touched an overhead power line causing approximately 7,200 volts of electricity to travel through the metal ramp that four crew members were holding. The fifth had just let go off the ladder, a move that may have saved his life. The base of the ladder was scorched and the asphalt underneath destroyed.