Daniel Lee Edwards and his twin Richard were born to Lloyd and Elizabeth Edwards on April 14, 1947 in Independence, MO. Richard only lived for a few weeks, but Dan was blessed with 75 years. Dan grew up with his older brother, Bob, in Independence with many friends and family and graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1965. He then traveled the world with his parents and lived in Australia for a year before joining the Navy. He served in the Navy from 1967-1973. In 1969 he met Julie Williamson and they married in November 1969. To this union were born 2 children Jennifer in 1975 and Melissa 1980. In 1975 Dan started working at Amoco in Sugar Creek, MO. A career he followed his grandfather and father in, that lasted nearly 30 years and 3 states. Amoco took the family to Casper, WY in 1982 where Dan and Julie raised their family and where Dan enjoyed the cowboy west and hunting until 1992 when Amoco briefly took them to Texas. They then moved to Evanston, WY where they lived from 1994-2001. In 2001 Dan and Julie moved back to Casper for “retirement”. Dan worked at Rocky Mountain Sports to support his gun habit from 2002- 2013. In 2000 Julie was diagnosed with MS and Dan faithfully and lovingly cared for her until her death in 2008. In 2017 Dan married Susan Richardson Leuthold in Buffalo, WY and they had great fun and many adventures. They enjoyed trips to Cabo San Lucas, Yosemite, California, Missouri, Oklahoma, and having cocktails and spending time with close friends. They both loved spending time with the grandkids and playing games. Dan passed away at Wyoming Medical Center on December 16, 2022 after a brief illness surrounded by family and friends.

Dan was a jack of all trades, loved the outdoors, guns, fast cars, the cowboy ideal, telling stories and his family and friends. He made friends wherever he went and found things in common with anyone he could start a conversation with. If he was your friend, you were friends for life. Dan volunteered with March of Dimes, Meals on Wheels and was an avid supporter of the NRA, several veterans’ groups and the Republican Party. He is survived by his wife Susan; daughters Jennifer Madden (Brian), Melissa Anderson (Scott); and grandchildren Abigail, Ian, Sheridan and Payton. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Bob, and wife Julie.

Services will be at Newcomers at 710 E. 2nd St. Casper, WY on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm. Afterwards friends are invited to a celebration of life at Gruner Brothers Brewing at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital or to a charity of your choosing. Dan’s family would like to sincerely thank the doctors, nurses and staff in the ICU at Wyoming Medical Center for the care given to Dan in his final days.

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