William O. Berry II, 82, of Cheyenne died Feb. 28 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne.
He was born May 9, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and lived in Cheyenne for 26 years with prior residence in Lubbock, Texas.
He received a degree in administration from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
He served in the U.S. Army for 28 years and was decorated during World War II and the Korean War.
He married Olive Wilson in 1945 in Blackburn, England, and was married for 58 years. She died in 2003.
He then married Donita Dixon in 2004.
Mr. Berry was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by five children, Arla Johnson and David Berry, both of Cheyenne, William Berry III of Sequim, Wash., Michelle Behpour of Lubbock, and Ellen Kelpsch of West Creek, N.J.; and sister, Verna Borba of Turlock, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William O. Berry Sr. and Ester Wagner.
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A note from his daughter, Michelle Berry, is as follows:
My father, William Oliver Berry, II, received an Associate's Degree at Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas. Previous to this he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock after moving from Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Previous to this my father spent 26 year in the United States Army. We lived in California, South Dakota; Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Little Rock Arkansas as an advisor to the National Guard; Lubbock, Texas; Karlshruhe, Germany; Ashafenburg, Germany; Orleans France; Norfolk, England. My father was stationed in Korea during two tours of duty with our family (during the Korean War and during peace time).
My father lost his mother, Esther Louise Wagner, at age 11. He went to live with various relatives after this time. My grandfather married a Cora Dell Gore, and a Pearl G. Hendricks after Esther passed away. My father joined the United States Army at age 17. He also worked in some large ship yards welding on the east coast.
My father enjoyed participating in/watching car racing, photography, traveling, being with his family. He loved to listen to Henry Mazzini and Benny Goodman. He came to love opera after marrying my mother.
He was born May 9, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and lived in Cheyenne for 26 years with prior residence in Lubbock, Texas.
He received a degree in administration from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
He served in the U.S. Army for 28 years and was decorated during World War II and the Korean War.
He married Olive Wilson in 1945 in Blackburn, England, and was married for 58 years. She died in 2003.
He then married Donita Dixon in 2004.
Mr. Berry was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by five children, Arla Johnson and David Berry, both of Cheyenne, William Berry III of Sequim, Wash., Michelle Behpour of Lubbock, and Ellen Kelpsch of West Creek, N.J.; and sister, Verna Borba of Turlock, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William O. Berry Sr. and Ester Wagner.
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A note from his daughter, Michelle Berry, is as follows:
My father, William Oliver Berry, II, received an Associate's Degree at Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas. Previous to this he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock after moving from Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Previous to this my father spent 26 year in the United States Army. We lived in California, South Dakota; Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Little Rock Arkansas as an advisor to the National Guard; Lubbock, Texas; Karlshruhe, Germany; Ashafenburg, Germany; Orleans France; Norfolk, England. My father was stationed in Korea during two tours of duty with our family (during the Korean War and during peace time).
My father lost his mother, Esther Louise Wagner, at age 11. He went to live with various relatives after this time. My grandfather married a Cora Dell Gore, and a Pearl G. Hendricks after Esther passed away. My father joined the United States Army at age 17. He also worked in some large ship yards welding on the east coast.
My father enjoyed participating in/watching car racing, photography, traveling, being with his family. He loved to listen to Henry Mazzini and Benny Goodman. He came to love opera after marrying my mother.
William O. Berry II, 82, of Cheyenne died Feb. 28 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne.
He was born May 9, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and lived in Cheyenne for 26 years with prior residence in Lubbock, Texas.
He received a degree in administration from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
He served in the U.S. Army for 28 years and was decorated during World War II and the Korean War.
He married Olive Wilson in 1945 in Blackburn, England, and was married for 58 years. She died in 2003.
He then married Donita Dixon in 2004.
Mr. Berry was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by five children, Arla Johnson and David Berry, both of Cheyenne, William Berry III of Sequim, Wash., Michelle Behpour of Lubbock, and Ellen Kelpsch of West Creek, N.J.; and sister, Verna Borba of Turlock, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William O. Berry Sr. and Ester Wagner.
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A note from his daughter, Michelle Berry, is as follows:
My father, William Oliver Berry, II, received an Associate's Degree at Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas. Previous to this he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock after moving from Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Previous to this my father spent 26 year in the United States Army. We lived in California, South Dakota; Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Little Rock Arkansas as an advisor to the National Guard; Lubbock, Texas; Karlshruhe, Germany; Ashafenburg, Germany; Orleans France; Norfolk, England. My father was stationed in Korea during two tours of duty with our family (during the Korean War and during peace time).
My father lost his mother, Esther Louise Wagner, at age 11. He went to live with various relatives after this time. My grandfather married a Cora Dell Gore, and a Pearl G. Hendricks after Esther passed away. My father joined the United States Army at age 17. He also worked in some large ship yards welding on the east coast.
My father enjoyed participating in/watching car racing, photography, traveling, being with his family. He loved to listen to Henry Mazzini and Benny Goodman. He came to love opera after marrying my mother.
He was born May 9, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and lived in Cheyenne for 26 years with prior residence in Lubbock, Texas.
He received a degree in administration from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
He served in the U.S. Army for 28 years and was decorated during World War II and the Korean War.
He married Olive Wilson in 1945 in Blackburn, England, and was married for 58 years. She died in 2003.
He then married Donita Dixon in 2004.
Mr. Berry was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by five children, Arla Johnson and David Berry, both of Cheyenne, William Berry III of Sequim, Wash., Michelle Behpour of Lubbock, and Ellen Kelpsch of West Creek, N.J.; and sister, Verna Borba of Turlock, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William O. Berry Sr. and Ester Wagner.
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A note from his daughter, Michelle Berry, is as follows:
My father, William Oliver Berry, II, received an Associate's Degree at Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas. Previous to this he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock after moving from Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was the Administrator of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Previous to this my father spent 26 year in the United States Army. We lived in California, South Dakota; Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Little Rock Arkansas as an advisor to the National Guard; Lubbock, Texas; Karlshruhe, Germany; Ashafenburg, Germany; Orleans France; Norfolk, England. My father was stationed in Korea during two tours of duty with our family (during the Korean War and during peace time).
My father lost his mother, Esther Louise Wagner, at age 11. He went to live with various relatives after this time. My grandfather married a Cora Dell Gore, and a Pearl G. Hendricks after Esther passed away. My father joined the United States Army at age 17. He also worked in some large ship yards welding on the east coast.
My father enjoyed participating in/watching car racing, photography, traveling, being with his family. He loved to listen to Henry Mazzini and Benny Goodman. He came to love opera after marrying my mother.
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