Dean Beyer

A celebration service will be held for the life of Dean E. Beyer Sr. on Saturday, March 28th at 10:00 a.m. The services will be held at First Baptist Church at 514 S. Beech. Dean passed away at Central Wyoming Hospice March 24th 2015 at the age of 83. He was born on December 1st, 1931 in Sioux County, Nebraska to Merlin E. and Marguerite E. Beyer. Dean was the third child of four. He was preceded in death by his parents, his older brother Kenny and his younger brother Ross. He is survived by his sister Dorothy E. Irwin, his wife Maxine and his 5 children, Vicki D. Beyer, Teri L. Bugge, Jeanne M. Neubert, Dean E. Beyer Jr., and Marguerite A. Hardy, 7 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Dean married Maxine M. Gibson on February 17th, 1957 in Buffalo, Wyoming. They enjoyed 57 years of marriage and became committed to taking care of each other through better or worse. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming in industrial management. Dean and Maxine eventually relocated to Casper, Wyoming where they raised their 5 children. He devoted himself to a long and rewarding career with the True Oil Company that spanned 38 years. Dean loved fly fishing in the Wyoming streams, hunting pheasants and always keeping a close eye on his beloved Wyoming Cowboys. On his bucket list was his dream of seeing the Cowboys win the Mountain West Basketball tournament. He crossed that one off while surrounded by his family. They will continue on with the tradition of supporting the Wyoming Cowboys. Dean also loved spending time with his wife, children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He was the first to plan camping excursions always commenting that all we needed was one potato, a knife and a garbage bag for a rain coat! Dean also coached many little league teams and softball teams. He loved coaching from the sidelines. Dean was a committed member of First Baptist Church. He served for years on the Board of Trustees, most often seen doing dishes after fellowship dinners with the kitchen crew. He was also responsible for spearheading many of the church improvement projects. In his later years of service, he became an elder offering words of wisdom, leadership, and grace. One of Dean's ministries was taking younger men and their sons to Wyoming football or basketball games. Above all else, Dean was known to have a servant's heart. Dean will surely be missed by all those lives he touched. He finished the race well and we are confident when he enters heaven's gates he will be met by these words, "Well done good and faithful servant".