Lloyd Bookless

Memorial service for Lloyd E. Bookless age 55 of Gillette, Wyoming will be held at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Gillette, Wyoming at 4:00 pm on Friday, November 3, 2006. Pastor Chad Brucklacher will officiate. Graveside services will be held at Oak Creek Cemetery in Bottineau ND at 11:00 am on Thursday, November 9, 2006. Pastor Carol Wendel will officiate.Lloyd passed away at his home surrounded by his family due to complications from leukemia on October 28, 2006. He was born on September 15, 1951 to Ruth (Steel) and Edward Bookless in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from high school in Fort Yates, North Dakota and continued his education at North Dakota State School of Science where he earned technical degrees in Radio Electronics and Radio Communications. He married Jerilyn Parks in 1975 at Lake Metigoshe, North Dakota. In 1977 they moved to Gillette, Wyoming where he began working for Gillette Electronics. Two years later he changed career paths and began working in the heating, air-conditioning, and sheet metal design industry. In 1983 Lloyd and Jerilyn celebrated the birth of their only child Amy Lynn. In the late 1980?s Lloyd started his own business, Lloyd?s Heating and Sheet Metal, which he operated for 10 years. He then worked for Joe?s Plumbing and Heating until he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2003. Lloyd went into remission for 2 years after his initial diagnosis. He spent that time fishing and kayaking at their cabin in North Dakota and traveling all over the world. Lloyd also enjoyed camping, drawing, painting, gardening, and working with his hands. He was an active person who didn?t let his diagnosis stop him. He inspired those around him with his positive attitude toward his disease. He lived strong. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Jerilyn of Gillette, Wyoming and daughter, Amy Lynn, a graduate student in physical therapy at the University of North Dakota, his parents, Ed and Ruth Bookless of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, one sister, Anita (Larry) Vasey of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and two brothers, Ross (Vee) Bookless of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Ed Bookless of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Lloyd?s name to Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming or on the internet at www.stevensonwilson.com.