Dean Ray Ewing
Marriages
Lynda Lee Clark - August 24, 1947
in Fowler, Colorado.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 10 - January 1993
Dean Ray ewing, former Eagle Valley high School vocational teacher from 1946-1963 and long-time educator who was instrumental in developing The Golden Key School, died jan. 2 at his Canon City home. He was 71.
Mr. Ewing was born March 11, 1921 in Sedgwick, Colo., to Howard Otis and Ruby (Vernon) Ewing. He moved to Canon City in 1963 as Supervisor of Vocational Education for the Colorado Department of Corrections. He retired in 1977 at age 56. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, spending time in the Pacific theater in the Philippines and an assignment in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan.
He married Lynda Lee (Clark) on August 24, 1947 in Fowler, Colorado.
He had been a member fo the Methodist Church in ce 1964 and was active in the Lions Club, which he served as president in both Gypsum and Canon City. During his time in Eagle County, Mr. Ewing was a baseball coach in Gypsum, where he built the towns' baseball field. he enjoyed following the sports accomplishments of his children and during his retirement he enjoyed boating and built his own 25 ft boat. he loved playing with his grand children, fishing, gardening, and photography.
Survivors include: his wife, Lynda Lee (Clark); son David Ewing of Denver; Glen (Janet) Ewing of Eagle; and Paul Ewing of Colorado Springs; grandchildren Leslie Ewing of Lakewood; Todd, Joan, James, and Jill Ewing of Eagle; and Brooke and Robin Ewing of Lakewood; sister Velma Larsen of Eagle; and Esther (Jim) Birrell of Denver; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by son Lynn Dale Ewing in 1951, brother Vernon Ewing, and his parents. Funeral services were held January 5 at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church in Canon City; burial followed with full military honors at Lakeside Cemetery.
