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Submitted: 2/18/22 • Approved: 2/23/22 • Last Updated: 2/26/22 • R1421421-G0-S3
June 13, 1942 - March 10, 2018
Section: Lawn Crypt
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Van Earl Dyer, 75, of Bryant, entered his heavenly home Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Little Rock. He was born June 13, 1942, in Nashville, Arkansas, to Lyle and Lue Powell Dyer.
Van grew up in Nashville and graduated from Nashville High School in 1960. He attended Henderson State Teacher's College in Arkadelphia from 1960 to 1963, where he competed in track and field. He was a sergeant with the Plano City Police Department from 1963 to 1968.
Van married Deborah Leah Baldwin on July 5, 1969, in Mount Ida. He spent 33 years in law enforcement. He served with the Arkansas State Police beginning in July 1968 as a highway patrol officer in Montgomery and Pike counties. He then transferred to public information and educational services in Little Rock where he was a trooper/sergeant in charge of Arkansas State Police Educational Services. He was instrumental in the passage of the "Arkansas Seat Belt Law." Upon retirement from Arkansas State Police in June 1995, he spent four years with the Arkansas State Police Association. From 1999 to 2000 he served as chief of police in Bryant. He concluded his professional career at the Criminal Justice Institute with the University of Arkansas as Law Enforcement Liaison Specialist from February 2001 to January 2008. Van was awarded "Outstanding Young Law Enforcement Officer" in 1975 and "Trooper of the Year" in 1976. He was a 32nd degree Mason, active with Special Olympics Arkansas, and numerous other organizations. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bryant and loved his church family dearly.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Bonnie Allred and Dorthea Clark, both of Texarkana.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years Deb; two sons, Jeff Dyer (Robin), of Benton, and Patrick Dyer, of Little Rock; four grandchildren, Maggie, Drew, Caroline, and Abby Dyer; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Pinecrest Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2018, at Pinecrest Funeral Home with burial following at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Bryant First Baptist Church, Special Olympics Arkansas or the American Diabetes Association.
Contributed on 2/18/22 by ashaw444
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