Dustine Duane "Dusty" Wall

WALL WINSTON-SALEM - Ecclesiastes 3: FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND TIME FOR EVERY MATTER UNDER HEAVEN, A TIME TO BE BORNDustin Duane Wall was born in Wray, Colorado on August 29, 1970 to parents, Richard Duane and LuAnn (Green) Wall, joining a big sister, Wendy Denise, a perfect addition to the family. He was baptized into the United Methodist Church and joined the church in his youth. A TIME TO DIE He passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the Kate B. Reynolds Home in Winston-Salem, NC at the age of 39. A TIME TO BUILD UP He grew up on the farm in Sandborn, near Haigler, Nebraska learning to love and care for his numerous farm critters. He always had something tied up: pigs, chickens, rabbits, lambs, baby calves, and his horse "Pickles". He attended Haigler Elementary School. The family moved to Wray, Colorado when he was eleven years old and there he attended Wray Elementary and Buchanan Middle School. A TIME TO SEEK Dusty graduated from Wray High School with honors in 1989. He was a member of the National Honor Society and participated in Football and Basketball. As a senior he was elected Homecoming King by his peers. 4-H calves and pigs were always a summer activity. A TIME TO LAUGH AND A TIME TO DANCE A lover of music, he participated in band and choir. The farm life in Nebraska and Colorado gave him many responsibilities that shaped him into a generous, dependable, fair-minded young man and prepared him for his adulthood. A TIME TO SPEAK He earned his Associate of Arts from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado and graduated in 1993 from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado with a degree in Agriculture Education and a minor in Agriculture Business. Many lifelong friendships were established there. He had a great concern for education all of his life. A TIME TO GATHER STONES TOGETHER Dusty purchased the Wall Family Farm from his grandfather and continued his great love of farming, turning that farm into a beautiful productive adventure. He always said, "I sure had fun" making it alive with crops of wheat, corn, and alfalfa, with a cow-calf operation and 4-H pig projects, too. After graduation, he also worked for the First Pioneer National Bank as an appraiser. He had a great appreciation for all the people that he has worked with. He was a great farmer. A TIME TO LOVE Dustin met a North Carolina gal, Laurie Christine Moore "Christy". They were married in Wray, Colorado on April 5, 1997. Two precious little girls, who he adored beyond measure, were born, Sydney Elise on November 28, 1998 and Gracie Jane on December 1, 2002. A TIME TO SOW, A TIME TO REAP Dusty gathered many friends in his lifetime with his work ethic, great spirit, unique sense of humor, and generous nature. He was active in the community, serving on the Up With Music Board, singing in the Community Christmas concerts, and acting in "Paint Your Wagon" and "Hello Dolly" with the Wray Cliff Dwellers Acting and Singing Society. He was a member of the Agriculture Education Advisory Committee and RD2 Board of Education. A special interest to him was the school bond issue for the arts and athletic complex addition to the schools in Wray. A TIME TO EMBRACE The Wall family established their home in Clemmons, North Carolina in July of 2009 after dealing with his serious illness. There he made many fast friends and with his family, he enjoyed the southern warmth and beauty. A TIME FOR PEACE He received and appreciated God's gifts that he should eat and drink and take pleasure in all of his toil. Although he had many unfinished plans, he knew his next journey was going to be amazing. A TIME TO WEEP, A TIME TO MOURN He leaves us with so many memories to celebrate. The celebration of life will be conducted at Vogler Funeral Home, Reynolda Chapel, 2951 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC (336-722-6106) on Saturday, February 20, at 3 p.m., with Dr. Stephen Martin from Pine Grove United Methodist Church officiating. He will be laid to rest at Forsyth Memorial Park. Family and friends will visit on Saturday from 2 p.m. until Service time at the funeral home. Memorials in North Carolina may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27113 (336-760-1114). A Memorial Funeral Service will be held at a later date in Wray, Colorado. Memorials in Colorado may be made to the Wray Education Foundation. A TIME TO HEAL Preceding him in death were grandfathers, Richard M. Wall and John Gilbert Green; and cousins, Brent Austin Flaming and Kassi Denise Krutsinger. Surviving him are his loving wife of almost thirteen years; and his adoring girls, Sydney and Gracie of Clemmons, NC; parents, Duane and LuAnn Wall of Cheyenne, Wyoming; sister, Wendy Lee; and nephew, Blaine of Thornton, Colorado; grandmothers, Laura Pearl (Woods) Wall of Haigler, Nebraska; and Betty Lee (Browning) Green of Wray, Colorado; parents-in-law, Robert and Rebecca Hendrickson of Clemmons, NC; and James Hunter and Marsha Moore of Center Cross, Virginia; brother-in-law, James Hunter "Jamie" and Jennifer Moorep; nieces, Hailey, Ella and Molly of Lewisville, NC; foster brother, Gary and Norma Nelson of Lincoln, Nebraska, and family friend, Tiffany Minton of Bristol, Colorado and many other relatives and dear friends. What Cancer Cannot DoCorrode faith, shatter hope, silence courage, invade the soul, kill friendship, conquer the spirit, cripple love, suppress memories, or steal eternal life. Funeral Arrangements are under the care of the Vogler Funeral Home, Reynolda Chapel a Dignity Memorial Provider.


This obituary was originally published in the Winston-Salem Journal.