Dayton Lee Painter
June 21, 1942 ~ December 22, 2021
Dayton Lee Painter of Denver, CO passed away on December 22, 2021, surrounded by his wife, three daughters and grandson.
Dayton was born to Noie and Loretto Painter in Denver, CO. He remained in Colorado to raise his family, open Painter’s Grinding, and built a vast network of great friends whom surrounded him his whole life.
The network of racing followed him throughout life, becoming a mentor, building Painter’s Grinding from his garage into a space where we all thrived, and built anything that would go fast. His legacy will live on through anyone who knew him.
Dayton was a loving family man. He is survived by his wife, Connie, three daughters - Shannan, Cindy and Katie; Nephew – Kirk Enochs; 7 grandchildren - Michael, Noah, Lovisa, Maja, Joseph, Grace, Anja, and 2 great grandchildren Zoe and Finn. He was predeceased by his loving sister, Laura Enochs, and his parents Noie and Loretto Painter and Uncle George and Aunt Lou Winkler. He was loved, and he will be greatly missed.
There will be a private service for the family followed by a celebration of life in June.
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He was mighty. He succeeded in everything he did. Always on the go with his family, he lived life to the fullest. You will be deeply missed, my long time friend. With love and condolences, Judie & Harry
Dayton was a long time friend we loved and respected greatly! We always enjoyed our good times with him. We could count on Dayton to guide and lovingly take care of our daughter Sara. He will be dearly missed by our family.
All through the 60s, 70s and 80s Dayton was my main supplier for reconditioned crankshafts, camshafts and connecting rods for the hundreds of VW bug engines I built. My shop was in Boulder and his meticulous work gave me an edge on all my competitors, along with the fact that I also did the same meticulous work. His work left nothing to chance and neither did mine. Along with one other local machinist, Gerhard Assenmacher, he was the reason I did such good work.