Albert A Lewis

Albert “Bert” August Lewis passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024, at his home in Evansville, Wyoming.

Bert graduated from Douglas High School in 1970, and graduated from Votec School in Rapid City, South Dakota in August of 1973. He has also completed Fire Safety Schools for the NRA. He then went on to marry Debra Brownell on May 11th, 1974. Together they had two sons, Chad and Cole.

His career was spent predominantly in the oilfield service industry. He also worked in construction doing concrete work, pouring foundations, and framing buildings. He was an excellent self-taught mechanic, usually found rebuilding engines on his old trucks. He was a jack of all trades. Bert retired from Baker Hughes in 2017 to spend more time tinkering in his shop.

Bert’s favorite activities included hunting, fishing, and boating. He also enjoyed reading hunting magazines and raising cattle. Bert would reload his own ammunition and was a proud member of the NRA. He loved music from the 1970s on up, and watching old movies. He was a dependable and loyal friend with lifelong friendships that he cherished. He was a kind soul, and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Bert was loved and will be missed by his family and friends.

Albert is preceded in death by his father, Merrill Lewis of Sturgis, South Dakota, and his mother and stepfather, Marvel and Donald Wilson, of Rapid City, South Dakota.

He is survived by his son, Chad (and wife Susan) Lewis, two grandchildren, Brant and Keaton Lewis, and by his son Cole Lewis, all of Casper, WY. He is also survived by his five siblings: Steve Lewis of Lexington, North Carolina, James ”Jimmer” Lewis of Rapid City, South Dakota, Scott Lewis of Rapid City, South Dakota, Pam Ricard of Florida, Robert “Bob” Lewis, and numerous nieces and nephews.