Donald "Don" L. Perry

Donald L. Perry passed from this life on February 12, 2025 in Casper, WY after a brief illness.

Don was born March 9, 1930 to Orville and Irene (Stryker) Perry, on the family farm outside Rising City, NE. The family moved to Walcott, WY for his father’s job, with the Union Pacific Railroad, when Don was 8. Don graduated from Saratoga High School in 1948. After high school he began work for Marathon Oil Company in the Rock River Field at McFadden, WY.

He married Mary Wallis in June of 1951. Together they had three children and shared 55 years of marriage, which included many camping, hunting, horseback and walleye fishing adventures.

Don served in the Air Force during the Korean War and was a proud Air Force Veteran.

After his retirement from Marathon Oil, in 1986, he spent his time fishing for walleye from his boat on Glendo Reservoir during the summer months. During the winter months, he enjoyed seeing the desert sights in his Side x Side around Mesquite, NV. Don and Karen Dowis met and kept each other company through some great fishing and SxS trips in his later years.

Don was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Irene (Stryker) Perry, wife Mary (Wallis) Perry, sister Janet Coulter and brother Philip Perry.

Don is survived by his children; son, Dan (Michelle) Perry, daughters, Cherri (John) Moore and Donna (Cody) Heins. Grandchildren; Dawn (Brad) Peil, Skye Bentley, Sue Moore, Scott Martin, Chad (Teresa) Moore, Kylie (David) Cassel and Kelsey (Brandon) Sullivan and nine great-grandchildren.

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