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Urgel (Slim) Wintermute was born on 9 July 1917 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon.^1,2 He and Ruth Helen Kilkenny were married on 17 October 1942 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon. He died on 19 October 1977, at age 60, in Lake Washington, King, Washington.²

Urgel (Slim) Wintermute was educated in University of Oregon. He was a professional Basketball Player/Coach- Worked for Boeing. Urgel "Slim" Wintermute (born July 9, 1917 - presumed dead October 1977) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player.

Collegiate career[link]
Born in Portland, Oregon, Wintermute attended high school in Longview, Washington. A mobile center, Wintermute was a key member of the 1938-39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, winners of the first NCAA Tournament championship. Wintermute was an All-American in 1939. He was elected to the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 and is one of six Ducks whose numbers have been retired.

Professional career[link]
Wintermute played professionally for the Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League. He also served as player/coach for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League.

After basketball[link]
Following his basketball career, Wintermute worked for Boeing. He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. On October 21, 1977, Wintermute set out in his yacht from Portage Bay in Seattle's Lake Union and did not return. His boat was found a few days later, with one of Wintermute's friends asleep on the boat. Wintermute was never found.

Theresa A. Smith was born in November 1849 in New Jersey.^1,2 She and Michael P. Tully were married about 1874.² She died before 1930.

No children.

Michael P. Tully was born in October 1838 in Ireland.^1,2 He and Theresa A. Smith were married about 1874.² He died before 1920.

Michael P. Tully was a Clothier.¹ He immigrated in 1860.³

Francis Smith was born about 1845 in New Jersey.¹ He died after 1870.