Vincent John "Vince" Siren

Vincent John "Vince" Siren 1935- 2024 Vincent John "Vince" Siren passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vince was born in Dillon, Montana, on October 24, 1935, to Sylvester John and Edna Johnson Siren.

He graduated from Laramie High School in 1952. He received a B.S. Degree in Accounting from the College of Commerce and Industry at the University of Wyoming (UW) in 1956. He received a Masters in Business Administration in 1974, also from UW. He played trombone for several years in the UW Band, starting while he was still in high school. He was an active member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and continued to enjoy fellowship in the Tulsa Alumni group.

After graduation, Vince was employed by Pan Am Petroleum as an Accountant. He grew with the company and about a year and a half later, because of his on-the-job training in tabulation, he was chosen to program the company's computer. This appointment made him the first professional computer programmer in the State of Wyoming.

He was later employed by IBM for five years as a Systems Engineer and eventually joined the Sooner Pipe and Supply Corporation as a Systems Analyst. He was recently honored for 40 years of membership in the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Vince entered military service as a Second Lieutenant, graduating from the ROTC Program at the University of Wyoming. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry as an Airborne (Paratrooper) qualified Infantry Officer. After two years of fulfilling his active-duty requirement, he completed his military service in the Army Reserves, having achieved the rank of Captain.

A private pilot, Vince was a long-time member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). He thoroughly enjoyed his hobby of flying and was frequently able to spend time with family and friends by flying to visit. He navigated the airways of the Rocky Mountains and flew to North America's highest airport in Leadville, Colorado which overlooks the United States from an altitude of 9927 feet. His favorite flying experience was flying over the Dead Sea from Israel.

Vince's family and friends will remember him as a kind, generous, brilliant, and witty man. He is survived by his sister Anne Siren Levig of Sun City West, Arizona, niece Debra Levig Grabau of Virginia, Minnesota, nephew Michael Levig of Duluth, Minnesota and a large extended family. He is preceded in death by his parents.

A Funeral Mass is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4, at St. Paul's Newman Center in Laramie, Wyoming. Interment will follow at Greenhill Cemetery with Military Honors. A vigil will be held at the Newman Center on Tuesday, December 3, at 6:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the University of Wyoming Foundation or to St. Paul's Newman Center in Laramie.