Whether it was an upscale businessman in a trendy Armani suit or a man who just crawled out of the gutter in week-old clothes, Louis V. Doyle always greeted them in the same gracious and genuine way.

Mr. Doyle, who put his dazzling people skills to productive use as the president of the Sobriety House Inc. board of trustees, died Aug. 11 when he suffered a heart attack while fly-fishing in Buena Vista. He was 69.

"If he could have picked a way to die, that would have been it," said Mr. Doyle's wife, Sudee. "Fly rod in hand, standing in the Arkansas River, the same river he grew up playing in as a child."

The legacy Mr. Doyle leaves behind is one built of fairness, integrity and compassion.

"He had a genuine interest in absolutely everybody," said Gini Mayer, the office manager and bookkeeper at Sobriety House. "Everybody was on an equal plane with him. From homeless people all the way up, he treated everyone equal."

Mr. Doyle joined the board of trustees in 1995 and had served as president since 2002. Sobriety House, though, was a volunteer job. Mr. Doyle's day job was as facilities manager of XO Communications, a telecommunications company that serves roughly 75 markets across the country. He also was active in the International Facilities Management Association.

Mr. Doyle, a staunch Democrat, spent time recently whizzing around in his new Honda S2000 roadster.

"He was very friendly, had a wonderful laugh, always had a smile," Sudee Doyle said. "He influenced a lot of people, not only in business, but into sobriety as well. He was always encouraging."

Born on June 7, 1938, in Pueblo, Mr. Doyle attended Pueblo Catholic High School, then came to Denver, where he graduated from Regis University with a degree in economics. While he was a sophomore at Regis, a mutual friend introduced him to Sudee, who was from Colorado Springs and a freshman at Loretto Heights College.

"We hit it off," Sudee said. "It wasn't really love at first sight, but we enjoyed each other."

Things progressed from there, and the couple was married on July 7, 1962. This year, their 45th anniversary fell on 7-7-07, and they celebrated by having a party at a new mountain home they had purchased in Buena Vista.

Always a fan of the Colorado mountains, Mr. Doyle now is buried at the foot of Mount Princeton.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Doyle is survived by sons Chris, John and Andrew; a brother, Walter, of Tucson, Ariz.; four grandchildren and three nephews.

A memorial service was held in Mr. Doyle's honor Aug. 16 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Several friends of Mr. Doyle, some dating back to grade school and college, were in attendance. Memorials may be directed to Sobriety House, 107 Acoma St., Denver, CO 80223.