Lt. Col. Ronald Wayne Tyree

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Ronald Wayne Tyree, 70, of Slidell, LA died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at home with loved ones at his side. He was born on December 17, 1943 in Gainesville, GA to the Late Lillian Cantrell Tyree and LTC (Ret) Byron M. Wayne and was raised by Major (Ret) James H. Tyree. He earned his Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Engineering from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He retired, after 23 years of service, from the United States Army, part of which included service as a combat engineer in Vietnam. He continued his career as an engineer in the private sector working on such projects as the decontamination and deactivation of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons processing site in Colorado, construction maintenance of I-95 in Florida, and with the State Department to build the Jordan International Police Training Center in Amman, Jordan. His wife and best friend, Jan Pipkin Tyree, his parents and his brother, Steven Tyree, preceded him in death. He is survived by his three children, Shannon Tyree of New York, NY, Michael Tyree of San Jose, CA and Elizabeth Ott and husband Jon-Paul, of Jacksonville, FL; his beloved sisters Beverly Starr of Auburn, AL and Elaine Snow of Conyers, GA; his aunt and uncles, Mildred Cantrell McKinney, Virginia Wayne Fecher, Bill Randolph Wayne, and Ed Rivers Wayne; extended family, Briana Sherrer, Pam Shaw, Richard Starr, Charlie Snow, Kathy Boys and John Pipkin; his nieces, nephews and friends, especially Cordie and Will Cortez, who took care of him as if he were family. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 1:00 PM at First Pentecostal Church, 388 Robert Blvd, Slidell, LA. Arrangements by Bagnell & Son Funeral Home of Covington, LA.