Dennis Robert Bicknell died on January 7th, 2016 with his family present at his home in Loveland. Dennis and Marcella had moved from their home in The Retreat in Glen Haven in November 2014. Dennis was born in Fort Morgan CO to Donald and Geneva Bicknell on July 14, 1937. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1955 and University of Colorado in 1959 with an Engineering Physics Degree. He was commissioned as a Naval Officer after completing Officer Candidate School and served on active duty for four years. Upon being released from active duty he began work in the Oil and Gas Service Industry. In 1984 he went to work for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as a Registered Professional Engineer and retired as Executive Director of the commission in 1993. He then took part in the life and activities around Glen Haven. In the Autumn of 1964 he met Miss. Marcella Ribas in Clarksburg West Virginia. They were married on April 24, 1965 and celebrated 50 years of marriage last year. A son, Andrew, was born in 1967 and another son, Peter, born in 1970. He is survived by his wife Marcella. Son, Andrew, his wife Brandy and their children, Katelynn, Elise, Ian, Lily, and Lindsey. Son, Peter, his wife, Lisa and their children, Brandon, Sonya and Nicole. A brother, Reid and his wife Susan. Dennis is preceded in death by his sister, Lynda Simon and his parents.Cremation has been completed. His final resting place is in The Estes Valley Memory Garden in Estes Park.A gathering of family and friends will be held at Trout Haven Event Room, 800 Moraine Avenue Estes Park, at 1PM Tuesday, January 12th. Donations to the National Alopecia Areate Foundation (www.naaf.org), National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (www.nucdf.org) or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) may be made ain care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Ave. Estes park, CO 80517. See www.allnutt.com to send a message to Dennis' family.
Published in The Fort Morgan Times on Jan. 11, 2016