Richard Lewis Byrd

Richard Lewis Byrd passed away peacefully on the 5th of April with his loving wife and mother at his bedside. He was born February 18, 1964, to Richard Carl and Katherine Byrd at the United States Airforce Academy in El Paso County, Colorado. He was raised in Walden, Colorado and graduated from North Park High School in 1982.

Richard loved the mountains and the outdoors. He especially loved to train and ride horses and he rode bulls and broncs.

Richard was loved and respected by many people as he never knew a stranger and would help anyone in need.

He married Roxanne Wilson on April 29, 1995, in Walden, Colorado and they moved to Crystal Creek, Wyoming for a couple years before moving to Lovell, Wyoming. In Lovell he worked briefly on a gas plant then he went to work for Wilson Land and Livestock where he was employed as a ranch manager for the past 20 years.

Richard was preceded in death by his father Richard Carl Byrd, an aunt, an uncle, and 3 cousins.

He is survived by his wife Roxanne Byrd and his mother Katherine L. Byrd both of Lovell, WY; daughters Ashton Kleinbum (Sam) and Kriston Byrd and granddaughter Marigold (Goldie) Kleinbum from Minnesota; stepson Chris Keck (Val), 7 grandkids, and 1 great-granddaughter from Casper, WY.

Cremation has taken place. Services will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lovell Bible Church.

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