Frederick "Rick" Lewis

Frederick "Rick" Lewis, 68, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at his home. Rick was born in Salem, Illinois, on April 2, 1943. He graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Miami (Florida) and received a JD degree from the University of Denver. He served four years in the US Army Security Agency attending language school in Monterey, California, and was stationed the last two years in the 54th Special Operations Unit in Berlin. In Rick's early professional years he served as a clerk for the Alaska Supreme Court, practiced law in Denver, Colorado, and was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wyoming. He also was a law professor and Associate Dean at the Oklahoma City University School of Law where he taught constitutional and environmental law. Later he served as Executive Director of the Wyoming State Bar Association. Rick was an avid fly fisherman and he particularly enjoyed fishing on the flats of the Florida Keys and Rocky Mountain trout streams. He was a prolific reader, engaging debater, and challenging card player. He was preceded in death by his father, Frederick D. Lewis; his mother, Lois V. Lewis; and a brother, Daniel Lewis. He is survived by a brother, Craig Lewis of Moscow, Idaho; his sister, Diane Lewis-Farrell of Venice, Florida; a niece, Cyndi Faircloth; a nephew, Adam Lewis; and very dear friends, Bruce and Phyllis Salzburg of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Friends who wish may contribute in Rick's name to the American Heart Association, File 30947, P.O. Box 60000, San Francisco, CA 94160. Private family services will be held in Florida at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home.