Obituary of Dewey Duane Catlin

Sedan - Dewey Duane Catlin, retired Master Trooper for the Kansas Highway Patrol, passed away May 20th, 2011. He is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Cheryl; daughter Melissa Cook and her husband Rod, of Manhattan; son Adam Catlin, wife Sarah, of Augusta; and grandsons Kyle Cook, Braden Cook, Aiden Catlin, and onegranddaughter Shaylee. Dewey was preceded in death by his daughter Victoria; his brother, Phillip;and his father, Bruce Catlin. He was born August 2nd, 1947, in Hardtner, KS, to Bruce and Betty Catlin. He graduated from Buffalo, MO, High School in 1965 before joining the Marine Corps where he achieved the rank of Sergeant before leaving in 1969. During his time in the Marine Corps, he served in Vietnam and received the following campaign ribbons and medals -National Defense Service medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two stars and Vietnam Campaign medal, good conduct medal, and combat action ribbon. Prior to joining the Kansas Highway Patrol, Catlin was an officer with the Hutchinson Police Department. He joined the Kansas Highway Patrol in 1973 and served at the following duty stations: Goodland, KS 1973-1981; Sedan, KS 1981-1997, where he retired as a Master Trooper. He moved to Manhattan in 2001 to be near his grandkids, and then moved again to Augusta, in 2008, to be near his newest grandkids. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Sedan, Kansas with Reverend John Warring officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your local hospice, VFW, or American Legion and those remembrances can be left in care of the David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, Kansas 67361. Tagged as: American Legion, First Christian Church, Greenwood Cemetery, Hospice, V.F.W.