Donald Seawell, who , was one of those rare individuals who cram so much varied achievement into their lives that their obituary reads like the chronicle of a half dozen accomplished individuals.
But Seawell’s story is still more impressive because of the lasting legacy he left this community. The Denver Performing Arts Complex simply would not exist absent his unique vision and determination. Denver was considered by many in the 1970s to be a cultural backwater that would spurn a major performing arts complex, but Seawell — then publisher of The Denver Post — didn’t listen to the skeptics. He plunged on and not only proved them wrong but in the process helped reshape and revitalize downtown.
Denver has lost a true civic visionary.
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