Byler, James Lee (1946-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Dec 30 p. 8

Birth date: 1946 Apr 10

text of obituary:

JAMES L. BYLER

James Lee Byler, 56, of Montrose, Colo., died Nov. 1, 2002, at Montrose Memorial Hospital. He was born April 10, 1946, to Chester L. and Miriam (Smoker) Byler in Lancaster. Pa. He spent his childhood in the Phoenix, Ariz., area.

On Dec. 31, 1966, he married Sarah Frances Campbell n Harrisonburg, Va. They resided in Maryland, where he was employed for 29 years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, where he received many awards for outstanding service.

He loved to travel; an extended sightseeing and snow-skiing trip to New Zealand in 1993 with wife, Sarah, was one of his favorite memories. He especially enjoyed sports and the outdoors; he was an expert snow-skier and water-skier. He was much loved and will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

Survivors include his wife, Sarah C. Byler of Montrose; his mother, Miriam Byler of Montrose; a sister, Janice L. Auker of Montrose; and two brothers, Jason L. of Montrose and Jon L. of Camp Verde, Ariz. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and Chester Wynn Byler.

A memorial service was held at the Crippin Funeral Home Chapel.