Debra Cashel

Debra L. (Jodee) Cashel was born to Glenn A. Cashel and Dolores Jean (Hux) Cashel, also known as Dee Cashel, on February 1, 1954 in Casper, Wyoming. Survived by her beloved sons, Jordan Cashel DeLauter and Colton Daniel DeLauter, grandson Abel Alan DeLauter, brother, Mitch Alan Cashel, nephew, Travis Cashel, niece, Aubrey Cashel Moon and family. She is also survived by life partner, Steve DelReal of LaHabra, California, and many beloved cousins in Casper and Lander, Wyoming, Washington, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and California. She also leaves behind beloved Uncle Walter Hux, of Oklahoma, who was born in Gillette, and Aunt Hellen Hux of Davis, Oklahoma, her close cousin Walter (Barbara) Hux, Jr. of Madill, Oklahoma, Kolin Kissell of Washington, and Raelynn McGraw Pryor of California. She also leaves behind many dear friends in Casper, best friend since the age of 7, Mickey Mudge Harrison, Doral Holmes, John Harrison, Steve, Peggy, and Natalie Clamp, Kevin and Carla Sutphin of Bar Nunn, dear friends in Lake Havasu City, Candie Lockman (Bob) Calvin, Ashlee Lockman (Steve) Reeder, Dusty (Melody) Lockman, formerly from Wyoming, and Judy Mehaljevic (formerly of Philadelphia, now of Ft. Mohave, Arizona), Jill Gilbank and family, and Tom Aamot and family. Debra was preceded in death by her beloved father, Glenn A. Cashel, a veteran Sergeant Detective with the Casper Police Department for over 20 years, mother, Dolores J. "Dee" (Hux) Cashel (in 2008) from Lake Havasu, grandfather William Warner Cashel, Sr. (born in 1884), beloved grandmother Blanche (Schlotterbeck) Cashel (born 1987), beloved grandfather Daniel "Dee" Jasper Hux of Gillette, WY, and beloved grandmother Winifred Josephine (Hamm) Hux (buried in Gillette, passed away in Oklahoma), who lived until the age of 103 and was from Lake Havasu City, uncle William W. Cashel, Jr., aunt Anna May (Huey) Cashel, aunt Henriette (Cashel) Carrothers; aunt Edith (Cashel) Maher, cousin John Hux of Davis, OK, and dear friends Nikki (Menacam) Schacham (formerly of Lake Havasu and passed away in Israel), Tammy Aquin Englert (formerly of Lake Havasu, from Canada). D.L. Jodee married Mark DeLauter in 1975 and had 2 beautiful sons together. She attended NCHS (where she got her nickname) in Casper and was an award winning singer for the State of Wyoming. She loved singing in the choir and graduated in 1972. D.L. Jodee moved to beautiful Lake Havasu City, Arizona, in 1986 and raised her children there. She was a business manager at Havasu Nursing Center for several years. She joined the theater group, The Drury Lane Repertory Players soon after moving to Lake Havasu and was involved with the group for 17 years. She lived there for 23 years and made friends from all over the world. She moved back to Casper in 2009. She was an award winning actress in Lake Havasu and also directed, produced, and sang. She was always a good singer, from age 5, getting her first standing ovation. She taught her sons, at an early age, to play guitar and sing. She was taught to play guitar by her father and learned to sing from her mother. Her sons are now excellent 7th generation musicians, and play when not working. She was a singer with the former Casper Comic Opera Company in Casper, doing Gilbert and Sullivan. She met friends Candie Lockman (Bob) Calvin and Ashlee Lockman (Steve) Reeder (who are originally from Larmie and Rawlins, Wyoming), and Tammy Aquin Englert and her sister Jill Gilbank, and the Gilbank family (from Canada) of Lake Havasu. She met friends Judy Mehaljevic (from Philadelphia), now from Fort Mohave, Arizona, Jerry Englert (who married Tammy Aquin Englert, from Pennsylvania), Nikki (Menacam) Shacham from Israel, Tom Aamot and family from Tacoma, Washington, and life partner Steve DelReal from California, who followed D.L. Jodee to Casper in 2009. Her sons also moved to Casper, but are now working in Gillette, Wyoming installing a new water pipeline outside of town, with life long friend, Billy Nuno from Lake Havasu and Las Vegas. She was happy to return to Casper, where she remained until her death. She dealt with posttraumatic stress disorder along with depression and anxiety for many years. D.L. Jodee had to deal with the brutal "unsolved" murder of her beloved grandmother, Blanche Cashel, by a relative, when she was 15 years old in 1969. She also lost her beloved father, Glenn A. Cashel, who was a great influence in her life, and a good father to his children and grandchildren, who D.L. Jodee kept alive with the story of his life. He was a great husband and a police officer. He died of a heart attack on December 3, 1983, the same her that he son Colton was born on June 6th, and her divorce was final. D.L. Jodee was a Christian, a member of the Presbyterian church in Casper. She always relied on her faith in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, to deal with the tragedies in her life. She loved her family, friends, beloved sons, and grandchild. She was always a nature lover, animal activist, and was lucky to travel to many beautiful places, including Montana, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. She was blessed by a friend, Kevin Lewis (formerly of Capser, now in Tucson), who sent he ran airline ticket to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They were met there by Kevin's sister, Cyndy Cruz (formerly of Casper, now in Tucson), and they traveled through the real Mexico, in a car with Wyoming license plates, visiting Mazatlan and the equator, all of the way back to Nogales, Arizona. D.L. Jodee loved rock hunting, hiking, fly fishing, camping, mountains, deserts, music, and was an avid movie lover. She loved to read, and read all of Charles Dickens' books, Jane Austin's books, and murder and suspense novels. She spent a lot of time at the library, one of he favorite places. D.L. Jodee had a photographic memory, when she was younger, for everything. She was not only an activist for animals, but also an activist for the cruelty and abuse of children and the elderly. She abhorred pollution, judgemental people, prejudice, and hated to be late. She remembered everyone she ever met. She is now home with her beloved Lord. She requests in lieu of flowers and wishes that all make a donation to local animal shelters.