He was married on June 21, 1957 and is survived by Birthe Wagner Ashby, his wife of 53 years. Dean and Birthe are the parents of five sons, Scott, Duane, Mark, Paul, and Sean. There are 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grand children.
Dean graduated from the University of Utah in January 1959 with a bachelor's in Electrical Engineering. While in college he was a member of the Lamba Delta Signa fraternity. He was also a member of the Intercollegiate Knights fraternity. Later, he attended University Central Oklahoma in Edmond and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
In June 1948 Dean joined the National Guard, and was assigned to the 115th Ordinance Company. He later transferred to the 191st Air National Guard and served as a P51 aircraft mechanics Crew Chief. While in the Guard his unit was called up to active duty in the Korean War and was stationed at Clovis Air Force base in New Mexico. He went on inactive reserve status in 1953 and received an honorable discharge in 1955.
He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden from October 1953 through May 1956. As a faithful member of the church, he served in many positions through out the years.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 30th at 1:00 pm at the LDS chapel, 12020 Mustang Rd, Piedmont, (Surrey Hills area). Interment will be at the Fort Sill national cemetery.
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