LaRene Dickinson Dyer's Obituary
LaRene Dickinson Dyer was born in Golden, Colorado on July 30, 1934. She was the epitome of goodness and a person of faith. As a child she loved to attend local church services, of any denomination, where she learned to love God and serve his children. She became a talented musician and served as the organist in several congregations.
She and her younger brother Les, were raised in Golden, Colorado and Southern California. Her parents promised her that if she received good grades in high school, she could attend the college of her choice. She selected BYU, although she and her parents were not LDS. While at BYU, she converted to the LDS faith.
She met James Dyer at BYU when he returned from his LDS mission in the summer of 1953. It was love at first sight, and they were married soon after. Then moved to Northern Virginia and lived there for 22 years, where they began their family. LaRene was a dedicated and loving mother. All her children knew how fortunate they were to have such a mother.
The family moved to San Diego in 1979 where she continued raising their youngest children. After 18 years in San Diego, they moved to the Salt Lake City area in 1995.
They loved to hike in the beautiful foothills of the Salt Lake area, and fell in love with SunCrest on top of a spur from the Wasatch mountain range in Draper, Utah.
When SunCrest opened for development, they built a house there in 2005 where they were living when La Rene peacefully passed away on February 18, 2014. Jim and LaRene had been married for 60 years.
LaRene dedicated her life to her family and the church. She was always there for her loved ones and anyone else needing help. Unfortunately, LaRene was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2001. It was a long slow farewell. Her family stood by her for the full thirteen year journey. Her husband and youngest son, Steve, did an amazing job as her caregivers, keeping her in her home at SunCrest until she passed away. All the love LaRene provided to her family and others could never be returned in full, but her husband and son made a valiant effort.
She is survived by her husband James, her six children (Jim, Susan, Robert, John, William and Steve) and eight grandchildren, who are presently grieving, but are looking forward to being with her in the future.
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