Skip Wyatt, 76 Fred L. "Skip" Wyatt, 76, passed away November 26, 2012 in Boerne , TX. Skip was born January 25, 1936 to Bill and Lucille (Gannon) Wyatt in Kent County, Texas. Skip attended school in Kent County and graduated from Spur High School in 1954.
After graduating in 1960 from Sul Ross University in Alpine, TX, Skip married Betty Sue Dyess and began his career with the Bureau of Land Management. He lived and worked in New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington DC and Nevada before he returned to Spur for retirement. His achievements are highlighted in the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, KY and include the humane care of thousands of US wild horses through his stewardship of the Palomino Valley Wild Horse Management facility near Reno, Nevada. He began a program that selected and trained Palomino wild horses for the United States Military Color Guard that were used in various parade functions. Skip relished the western lifestyle. He was a true cowboy and promoted a strong, independent western lifestyle.
He is survived by his son Mike (Jamie) Wyatt and his daughter D'Ann (Jeff) Baldwin; grandchildren Kaytie Wyatt, and Trevor, Nathan and Mitchell Baldwin. His marriage of 45 years to Betty Sue Dyess saw a momentary pause upon her death in 2006. They are now happily reunited.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Spur Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with Reverend Larry Burton officiating under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spur Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Association.
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After graduating in 1960 from Sul Ross University in Alpine, TX, Skip married Betty Sue Dyess and began his career with the Bureau of Land Management. He lived and worked in New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington DC and Nevada before he returned to Spur for retirement. His achievements are highlighted in the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, KY and include the humane care of thousands of US wild horses through his stewardship of the Palomino Valley Wild Horse Management facility near Reno, Nevada. He began a program that selected and trained Palomino wild horses for the United States Military Color Guard that were used in various parade functions. Skip relished the western lifestyle. He was a true cowboy and promoted a strong, independent western lifestyle.
He is survived by his son Mike (Jamie) Wyatt and his daughter D'Ann (Jeff) Baldwin; grandchildren Kaytie Wyatt, and Trevor, Nathan and Mitchell Baldwin. His marriage of 45 years to Betty Sue Dyess saw a momentary pause upon her death in 2006. They are now happily reunited.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Spur Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with Reverend Larry Burton officiating under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spur Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Association.
Copied from Campbell Funeral Home, Spur, Texas website
Skip Wyatt, 76 Fred L. "Skip" Wyatt, 76, passed away November 26, 2012 in Boerne , TX. Skip was born January 25, 1936 to Bill and Lucille (Gannon) Wyatt in Kent County, Texas. Skip attended school in Kent County and graduated from Spur High School in 1954.
After graduating in 1960 from Sul Ross University in Alpine, TX, Skip married Betty Sue Dyess and began his career with the Bureau of Land Management. He lived and worked in New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington DC and Nevada before he returned to Spur for retirement. His achievements are highlighted in the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, KY and include the humane care of thousands of US wild horses through his stewardship of the Palomino Valley Wild Horse Management facility near Reno, Nevada. He began a program that selected and trained Palomino wild horses for the United States Military Color Guard that were used in various parade functions. Skip relished the western lifestyle. He was a true cowboy and promoted a strong, independent western lifestyle.
He is survived by his son Mike (Jamie) Wyatt and his daughter D'Ann (Jeff) Baldwin; grandchildren Kaytie Wyatt, and Trevor, Nathan and Mitchell Baldwin. His marriage of 45 years to Betty Sue Dyess saw a momentary pause upon her death in 2006. They are now happily reunited.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Spur Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with Reverend Larry Burton officiating under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spur Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Association.
Copied from Campbell Funeral Home, Spur, Texas website
After graduating in 1960 from Sul Ross University in Alpine, TX, Skip married Betty Sue Dyess and began his career with the Bureau of Land Management. He lived and worked in New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington DC and Nevada before he returned to Spur for retirement. His achievements are highlighted in the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, KY and include the humane care of thousands of US wild horses through his stewardship of the Palomino Valley Wild Horse Management facility near Reno, Nevada. He began a program that selected and trained Palomino wild horses for the United States Military Color Guard that were used in various parade functions. Skip relished the western lifestyle. He was a true cowboy and promoted a strong, independent western lifestyle.
He is survived by his son Mike (Jamie) Wyatt and his daughter D'Ann (Jeff) Baldwin; grandchildren Kaytie Wyatt, and Trevor, Nathan and Mitchell Baldwin. His marriage of 45 years to Betty Sue Dyess saw a momentary pause upon her death in 2006. They are now happily reunited.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Spur Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with Reverend Larry Burton officiating under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spur Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Association.
Copied from Campbell Funeral Home, Spur, Texas website
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