Dennis Nathan

Dennis was born on September 12, 1941 in the small farming town of Madison, Nebraska to Clarence and Hulda Nathan. Growing up, Dennis loved sports, especially football and basketball. Dennis’ father died unexpectedly when he was 15, and the family moved to Denver a few years later. After high school, Dennis joined the Air Force to help support his family, and upon completing his service, moved back to Denver where he met his wife, Mary. The two were married on August 1st, 1970, and had a son and daughter. Dennis cherished involvement in their many extra-curricular activities.

Dennis graduated from Metro State where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting, and went on to become a CPA. In 1968, Dennis began work in the banking industry at the First National Bank of Denver in the Audit Department. He moved to Colorado Springs in 1975, joining Central Bancorporation as Regional Controller and subsequently promoted to President of Central Bank of Garden of the Gods and Central Bank of Academy Boulevard. In early 1990, Dennis took a break from Banking and bought Mark’s Dry Cleaners, but he was ultimately drawn back to his love of banking and joined Western National Bank in October, 1990, as Executive Vice-President. As Western National Bank grew and was consolidated under the American National Bank name, Dennis’s role also grew, and in 2003 he became the President and CEO of American National Bank and the Sturm Financial Group. During his banking career, Dennis was very civically involved, serving on a number of non-profit boards including Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Bankers Association, the Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation, the Boys & Girls Club Foundation, Pikes Peak Mental Health Center, and was a founding member of the Center for Christian-Jewish Dialogue. Dennis was also a member of the Pikes Peak Sertoma Club and the University of Colorado Executive Club.

Dennis is survived by his wife of 41 years - Mary, his son Bradley, daughter Julie, grandsons Adam and Alex, and soon-to-be granddaughter Echo.