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Controversy and Contribution: The Bonfils
As you were lying on the table making a contribution for life in the form of donating blood, you probably were working with professionals from the Bonfils Blood Center. I've heard the name over the years and was aware the Bonfils family were philanthropists that made a huge difference in Denver. So, just like Bonnie Brae, I decided to do a little more research and find out more about them.
Frederick Bonfils - (1860-1933)
Frederick has a bit of a checkered past. He and Harry Heye Tammen bought the Denver Post in the late 1800's. The competition between the Post and what was the more popular Rocky Mountain News newspaper got heated. In 1900, the Post was working to get convicted cannibal Alfred Packer out of prison and attorney, William Anderson, was assigned the job. After an intense argument, Bonfils and Tammen were shot by William Anderson but quickly recovered. Anderson was acquitted of assault.
Several years later, Bonfils assaulted United States Senator and Rocky Mountain News editor Thomas Patterson at the corner of 13th Avenue and Logan Street. Bonfils was convicted of assault and paid a small fine.
He made the first of the community contributions by donating seventeen acres at 9th Avenue and ... more

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