Arlo English

Arlo Craig English, 91, a long time Casper business owner and artist passed away December 9, 2019.

Arlo was born May 17, 1928 in Mitchell, South Dakota. He attended schools in Mitchell and then earned his BFA at Dakota Wesleyan University.

While in the Army from 1946-51, he served in Korea with the 430th Engineer Battalion.

His service decorations include the Korean Service Medal and Bronze Star w/2 V awards. Following combat service overseas, his last assignment was with Military Intelligence and he was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. His country will acknowledge his service with military honors at his funeral.”

In 1950, between military deployments he married Muriel Hosking.  They would have celebrated 70 years together March 24.

When he returned from the Korean War, he began his lifetime career in the sign business. During this time through the 1950's, he and Muriel moved from South Dakota to Denver

and then in 1964, moved his family of 7 to Casper Wyoming, where he remained the rest of his life.

In Casper he worked for Markham advertising, and then owned Wyoming Sign Company for 40 years until arthritis took away the use of his hands and he was unable to keep up with the intricate demands needed for his profession. He closed Wyoming Sign in 2012.  Many of his artistic and creative signs can still be seen throughout Wyoming, Colorado and South Dakota.

In addition to his profession in the commercial sign business, Arlo found time to paint and sculpt, creating masterful bodies of work throughout his life. He began his artistic ventures at an early age, drawing caricatures as a child and then continued to study art through high school and then graduating with his Fine Art degree in college.

A large portion of his paintings are the results of early morning hours at his easel, serenaded by classical music. Some pieces were done from models, some from photos, some from memory; but all of them from the depths of his soul and imagination.

His work consists of different periods of his life, experimenting with a variety of subjects, styles and movements. Many of his later paintings depict his memories of the Korean War and the years he was deployed overseas.

Arlo was a true intellectual in the sense that things such as politics or the opinions of others rarely swayed his opinions.  His imaginative capacity inspired his children, and this was his greatest connection to them. His deep capacity to influence his children is something from which he humbly derived much joy and satisfaction. His legacy now being that several of his children and grandchildren continued the pursuit of creative emphasis in their own life’s endeavors.

Often it’s the small things that are moist poignantly remembered. Among the favorite memories we have of Arlo growing up was that he baked bread and cinnamon rolls late into the night so it was fresh and delicious first thing in the morning.

Arlo was preceded in death by his daughter, Terry and his son, Vincent.  Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Muriel, his children: Jim (Jinny), Suzette (Jim), Barbara (Tom) and Ron (Jennifer), 10 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Due to the Corona Virus outbreak in Wyoming, Arlo’s services are postponed until further notice.

Lieu of flowers: Arlo was also an arborist at heart and held a deep fondness for trees.  Please plant a small tree in his honor or make donations to either the Arbor Day Foundation or Natrona County Meals on Wheels.

Services are entrusted to the care of Bustard & Jacoby Funeral Home, 600 CY Avenue, Casper, WY 82601.