C. Howard Kast

COCPA President, 1959-1960

COCPA Educational Foundation President, 1960-61

December 11, 1921-January 26, 2023

Past COCPA President C. Howard Kast passed away on Jan. 26, 2023, at 101 years of age.

He joined the COCPA in 1949 and became COCPA president 10 years later. That same year, 1959, Kast, then-Executive Director Gordon Scheer, and the COCPA successfully lobbied the Colorado General Assembly to require a college degree to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination.

“Howard was a pivotal leader in the Colorado CPA profession – and a wonderful man,” remembers former COCPA CEO Mary E. Medley. “Not only did he help to lead the Society’s critical legislative effort to amend the accountancy statute, but also he was key in establishing the Educational Foundation of COCPA to support accounting students. He continued to participate in and support listening to Ronald Reagan’s baseball broadcasts – at the Chicago office of Haskins and Sells, which eventually became Deloitte. He eventually settled in Denver, having had his eye on Colorado and its picturesque mountains since spending time during World War II at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital.

Over the years, Kast rose from staff accountant to partner, partner in charge of the Denver office, partner in charge of the Western United States, and ultimately to vice chairman and partner in charge of the United States. Upon his retirement from Deloitte, he served as a director of Holly Sugar Corporation and Oppenheimer Mutual Funds.

Kast’s son, longtime COCPA member David

In Memoriam

We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of the following COCPA members and former member:

Francis D. Burns

Denver, Colo., Member since 1995

Manuel (“Manny”) Levine Parker, Colo., Member since 1964

Marilyn Wheeler Niwot, Colo.

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Wednesday, April 5 in Colorado, he joined the Winter Park Board of Directors in 1969. Over the years, he also served as Rocky Mountain District Governor of Rotary International and Chairman of the Denver United Way, and worked closely with organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver, Boy Scouts of America Denver Council, YMCA of the Rockies, and Colorado Christian University, which

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GREGORY J. ANTON, CPA, CGMA

Gov. Jared Polis appointed Gregory J. Anton, CPA, CGMA to the University of Northern Colorado Board of Trustees. Anton, who is a partner with BDO USA, LLP, Denver, also serves on the university’s Kenneth W. Monfort School of Business Dean Advisory board.

MEGAN LEESLEY, CPA, CVA

Megan Leesley, CPA, CVA, Salida, joined Dark Horse CPAs as a senior manager.

PAUL H. MUNTER, CPA

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Paul H. Munter, CPA, as its chief accountant. Munter had served as the SEC’s acting chief accountant since January 2021.

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