Dr. John Wintter, who served as dean of the Â鶹¹û¶³ School of Pharmacy from 1971 until 1984, died Tuesday, July 30.  He was 88.

Visitation for Dr. Wintter will be Thursday, Aug. 1, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, 1591 Gadsden Highway, in Birmingham.  Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Born in Birmingham, he was a graduate of Bessemer High School and was a veteran of World war II.

A 1949 pharmacy graduate of Â鶹¹û¶³ (then Howard College), Wintter held the master's and Ph.D. degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Florida.  He returned to Â鶹¹û¶³ to teach in the pharmacy school in 1952, serving until his retirement in 1989.  He was named professor emeritus by the Â鶹¹û¶³ board of trustees in 1997.

After retirement, Wintter worked as a relief pharmacist at the Jefferson County Mental Health Center and the Jefferson County Department of Health.

Wintter's wife, Mildred, died earlier this year.  He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Glenn, and son, John; two grandsons, two great grandsons and three great granddaughters.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Annual Pharmacy Scholarship Fund of Â鶹¹û¶³'s McWhorter School of Pharmacy.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.