2007.03.22: March 22, 2007: Headlines: COS - Tonga: Obituaries: Fort Collins Coloradoan: Obituary for Tonga RPCV Ervin "Duane" Lassen
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2007.03.22: March 22, 2007: Headlines: COS - Tonga: Obituaries: Fort Collins Coloradoan: Obituary for Tonga RPCV Ervin "Duane" Lassen
Obituary for Tonga RPCV Ervin "Duane" Lassen
Duane received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from ISU in 1972 and, after serving in the Peace Corps in Tonga, he returned to ISU, where he completed a residency in veterinary clinical pathology and obtained his Ph.D. Duane was an avid runner, weight lifter and scuba diver. He biked the Leadville 100 and was an avid sports fan. Beyond his hobbies and his career, Duane's great love was his family, and he will be missed as a son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend and teacher.
Obituary for Tonga RPCV Ervin "Duane" Lassen
Ervin 'Duane' Lassen
Ervin "Duane" Lassen of Fort Collins passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at his home following his seven-year battle with multiple myeloma.
Duane was born Oct. 23, 1948 in Le Mars, Iowa, to Ervin and Sadie Lassen. He met his wife Kathy (of Boone, Iowa) at Iowa State University, and they were married June 5, 1971. Duane received hisDoctor of Veterinary Medicine from ISU in 1972 and, after serving in the Peace Corps in Tonga, he returned to ISU, where he completed a residency in veterinary clinical pathology and obtained his Ph.D. He served on the faculty at Oregon State University for 14 years and had been on the faculty at Colorado State University since 1994, where he was a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology and served as section head of Clinical Pathology. Duane won the Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teaching Award three times at different universities.
Duane is survived by his mother, Sadie; four brothers, Gaylan (Bonnie), Sherwin (Rhonda), Arlo and Delwyn (Belinda); a sister, Twila (Ronnie) Borchers; Kathy, his wife of 35 years; daughter, Erika Neyt, (and husband Brian) of Medford, Ore.; son, Jarrod "Jay" (and wife Kelly) of Denver; four grandchildren, who knew him as "Papa D," Hayden Duane Neyt, Brennen Joseph Neyt, Jonah Jay Lassen, and Aubrey JoAnn Lassen; and numerous nieces and nephews. Duane's daughter, Erika is expecting his fifth grandchild.
Duane was an avid runner, weight lifter and scuba diver. He biked the Leadville 100 and was an avid sports fan. Beyond his hobbies and his career, Duane's great love was his family, and he will be missed as a son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend and teacher.
As per Duane's request, a casual memorial and celebration of his life will be held beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday upstairs at the Rio Grand Mexican Restaurant, 143 West Mountain Ave., Ft. Collins.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, Duane requested that any contributions be made to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, the Multiple Myeloma Foundation at the University of Arkansas Medical Center or the Northwest Nazarene University Athletic Department (where his son Jay played basketball), in care of Goes Funeral Care, 3665 Canal Drive, Suite E, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
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