Denis Lammers

First pitch for the team and fans of Denis G. Lammers (Jerry), 80, will be set at in the form of a Rosary service Tuesday 7:00 pm, with taking in field (viewing) from 5-7:00. The ballgame will commence at Newcomer Family Funeral Home, with Father Lucas officiating as Commissioner. The second pitch will occur Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church at 2:00pm, followed by a celebration of his winning season at the VFW (1800 Bryan Stock Trail).

The coach hit his final home run on 1/11/13 surrounded by his team.

His little league career began on 11/1/1932 with support of his parents Nick and Anna Lammers (Ueding) in Hartington Nebraska. His first innings were played out with his siblings, Pat, Norman (Buddy), Bob, Donna Lu, and Mary Joe on the cornfields of their Nebraska farm. No one was happier to see him graduate to the next league of play in 1950 than the nuns of Holy Trinity High School. His next call for play was his second inning in the US Army, before being honorably discharged and required to return to his home team on the family farm.

His third inning began with his biggest cheerleader, Mary Francis (Dobbins) in 1958. They created a family of pinch hitters including Ron Cheshire, Don Cheshire, Mike Lammers, Mary Pat (Lammers) Russell, Jeanne (Lammers) Holmberg, Kathy (Lammers) Cheldelin, and last but not least, Linda (Lammers) Spelts. Thanks to his Catholic faith and inherent pro-life beliefs, those hitters have created 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

His fourth inning began as a bat boy cleaning coke stills at Standard Oil of Indiana. He had some practice rounds at sales in plumbing parts and insurance. Those were just practice throws, before he joined the Pittman Plumbing team of two in 1970. Once he perfected that game, he purchased the business which was very well known at Lammers Do It Yourself Store. It may have also been known by a golden few for some 4:00 prayer meetings which may or may not have included a round of cards, sampling beverage and processing wild game.

He entered his fifth inning as a Coach and role model in 1967 for Babe Ruth and hosted the NW Regional tournament, where he "almost" won the championship. His sons Don and Mike were able to benefit directly from his coaching, but all the children benefitted from hanging out at the ball fields and perfecting the sunflower seed spitting techniques.


His sixth inning would absolutely not be complete without acknowledging his favorite ball boys, Duke, Pepper, Serge, Bill, Frosh, Shaman, Tippy, Jill, Rex, Pebbles, and Floyd the garden snake.

During the seventh inning stretch, he chose to rally Lammers Do It Yourself store by creating an Outhouse float for the Casper Fair and Rodeo parade. His pitch hitter, Don Cheshire had to roll the Outhouse through town, with Mike on the throne. This produced a surge in the sell of bib washers, but not quite a home run. He left the plumbing inning in 1995.


His eighth inning included earning the honor of Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus. When he wasn't at practice at the Knights of Columbus, he did batting practice while hunting, fishing, and watching professional sports –especially the Colorado Rockies.


Always there, ninth inning or not, where his friends, the Romero's, Foresters, Burbacks, Woitasjewski, Ellis, Stanko, Avey, Kruzich, Cyril Lammers, and neighborhood fans Haass, Knotts, Ristau's, Glazes, Davidsons, Hartwell, Underwood, Dibble, and nephews John and Jerry Goeden.


The final at bat he will be known for his wine Jerry's JJJ (Jumpin Jivey Juice); horseradish, work ethic, discipline, loyalty to his family, his famous one liners, general stories (true or not).

In Lieu of purchasing ticket sales in honor of his final game, donations can be made to the Jerry Lammers Memorial Fund at First Interstate Bank, (P.O. Box 40, Casper, WY 82602-0040) to assist with the future care of his cheerleader, Mary.

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