Memorial services for long-time Golden City Attorney and President of Windholz & Associates law firm Jim Windholz will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Stadium Club at Folsom Field on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. Windholz, 65, died of heart attack on Jan. 1 while in California to attend the funeral of his sister, Mary Beth Lind, who died on Christmas Day.

Windholz had been appointed and served as the City Attorney in Golden since January 1990. He also served as the City Attorney in Lafayette since May 2004 and in Sheridan since October 2002. His firm wrote the Charter that made Sheridan a home-rule city. Other public agencies his firm currently represents include the Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

You'd never want to compound your loved ones' misery should you become seriously ill or die, but that's exactly what might happen if you haven't adequately planned for your future care and the distribution of your possessions.

Fewer than half of Americans have drafted a will, and fewer still possess a living will or durable powers of attorney for health care and finances. Do you think you haven't enough money to worry about a will or other end-of-life documents? Think again. Even those with very modest assets need to plan in advance or risk leaving their family and friends with a legal nightmare to sort out.