Harold Bartow,

TORRINGTON, WY..... Funeral services for HAROLD WAYNE BARTOW, JR., 57, will be held at 3:00pm on Friday, February 2, 2007 at Lighthouse Ministries Church with Pastor Rick Carroll officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Wayne died at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver on Friday, January 26, 2007. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home on Thursday from 10am to 7pm, Friday from 10am to 1pm; and the casket will be open at the church service. Memorials may be directed to the family. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Wayne was born on July 31, 1949 in Lusk, Wyoming the son of Harold Wayne 'Rusty' and Sadie (Gladson) Bartow, Sr. The family moved to Torrington where Wayne received his education; graduating from Torrington High School in 1967. He then served in the US Navy from 1967 until 1972. His final cruise was with his Heavenly Father where Wayne will rest in peace. Following his discharge from service, Wayne returned to Torrington and attended the refrigeration program at Eastern Wyoming College. He was truck driver, a heavy equipment operator, and a refrigeration technician. Wayne also worked at Holly Sugar. He lived in Henderson, Texas for a short time where he met Chelly Vandre. The couple married on March 3, 1984 in Henderson. They moved to Wisconsin where they lived for a time. Wayne was the first Wyoming recipient of the LVAD Mechanical Heart Pump which he received in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2005. Wayne enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles, camping, and fishing; and he was a collector of Louis Lamour novels. Wayne dearly loved his family. He is survived by his wife Chelly ; a son Nathan Bartow and his fiance Beth Allan; and his daughter, Jennifer Marie all of Torrington; his sister Kathy (Dale) Beaman of Torrington, an uncle Virgil Gladson of Torrington; an aunt, Lois Bartow of Colorado; four nephews, Chris (Christina) Beaman of Casper, Wyoming, Brad (Mareta) Beaman of Torrington; Ricky (Katy) Vandre of Texas and Harlan (Jamie)Terry of New York. He was preceded in death by his parents, a step mother, Bonita Bartow, and one nephew, Justin Vandre.

Harold Bartow,

July 31, 1949 - January 26, 2007