Earl Richard “Dick” Wallis passed away on Sept. 27, 2022, in El Paso, Texas. Graveside services were held on Oct. 1, 2022, at Elm Grove Cemetery in Alpine, Texas. Dick was born on Sept. 25, 1931, near Bosler, Wyo. He is the son of Lew Elmer Wallis and Esther Anna Drube Wallis. He graduated from Longmont High School in Longmont, Colo., and attended Colorado State University for a semester before joining the Navy in 1951. He served during the Korean War. He rode in the belly of the aircraft, and spotted submarine trails on the Atlantic Ocean. In 1954 he returned to Wyoming, and attended the University of Wyoming and was on the rodeo team. He was a National Intercollegiate Reserve Champion Bull Rider in 1957.

He married Myrtle Ann Greenough on Feb. 9, 1957, in Gillette, Wyo. They made their first home on a ranch on Bitter Creek, north of Recluse, Wyo. He was a cowboy, a rancher, and a carpenter. He represented Campbell County in the Wyoming Legislature for 13 years. He competed in single steer roping. He loved sports of all kinds, including rodeo, billiards, basketball, golf, racquetball, tennis, and snow skiing. He loved horses and dogs. He is survived by his son Lew Wallis and wife Christina of Manassas, Va.; daughter Dorisann Shipp and husband Jeff of Alpine; his dog Lily; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Myrtle Ann Greenough Wallis; son Frank Wallis; daughter Sue Wallis Mc-Queary; son-in-law Rod McQueary; sisters Anne Beatty, Mary Perry, and Florence Linthicum; his parents; and his grandparents.

Online condolences may be left at alpinememorialfuneralhome. com. Services have been entrusted to Alpine Memorial Funeral Home.