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Robert William Dyas

Birth	:	4 May 1919 Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Nov 2014 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0306000, -93.6539000
Description	:	Robert William Dyas passed away on November 10, 2014 at Northcrest Health Care Center in Ames, Iowa.Robert W. Dyas was born on May 4, 1919 in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of Roy W. and Mary E.(Weirick) Dyas. In 1935 he graduated from high school in Andrew, Iowa. Robert entered the U.S. Army on December 5, 1940 and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in July 1942, serving in the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division, including combat in France, Germany, and Austria from 1944 to 1946. He earned the Purple Heart, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and several combat ribbons. He was... Read More	Robert William Dyas passed away on November 10, 2014 at Northcrest Health Care Center in Ames, Iowa.Robert W. Dyas was born on May 4, 1919 in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of Roy W. and Mary E.(Weirick) Dyas. In 1935 he graduated from high school in Andrew, Iowa. Robert entered the U.S. Army on December 5, 1940 and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in July 1942, serving in the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division, including combat in France, Germany, and Austria from 1944 to 1946. He earned the Purple Heart, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and several combat ribbons. He was separated from service as Major in 1946. Dyas received B.S. and MLA degrees in Landscape Architecture from Iowa State University (1946-1953). He taught at Penn State University, 1954-57, and University of California, Berkley, 1957-58. From 1958-60, he was employed as a landscape architect at Hare & Hare in Kansas City, MO. Robert W. Dyas was a Professor of Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University from 1960 until his retirement in 1989 as Distinguished Professor Emeritus. One of his largest studies while teaching at Iowa State involved a field study (1970-71) of the Midwest savanna, a region stretching from Canada to Texas.Dyas received numerous awards including the Outstanding Teacher Award (1969) from Iowa State University, the L. C. Chadwick Award (1978) from the American Association of Nurserymen, the Horticulture Merit Award (1979) from the Iowa State Horticultural Society, the Faculty Citation (1986) from the Iowa State University Alumni Association, and the Silver Medal (1987) from Tau Sigma Delta for distinction in design education.In 1956, he married Lorraine E. Roden in Paris, Texas. The couple moved to Ames in 1960 where he joined the faculty at Iowa State University. Robert Dyas was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts, and its Ames branch church where he also served as a reader and board member.Robert W. Dyas is survived by his brothers, John W. of Maquoketa, Richard H. and his wife Ann of Eagle Grove, sister-in-law Rosella (Thomas) of Maquoketa, nephews, Willard, Richard, James and John R., nieces Susan (Jeb) Johenning and Sandra Dyas and many more family members not named here. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lorraine, his brother Thomas, his nephew Floyd and sister-in-law Doris Dyas. -

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Robert William Dyas's memorial is located at: Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA.
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Robert William Dyas death on 10 Nov 2014 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0306000
Longitude: -93.6539000

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Parent

Roy W. Dyas

(1885 - 1970)

Mary E. Weirick Dyas

(1888 - 1960)

Spouse

Lorraine Elizabeth “Lu” Roden Dyas

(1917 - 2004)

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Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0306000, -93.6539000

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14. Arrasmith Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

15. Kelley Community Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9496000, -93.6582000

16. Gilbert Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1135063, -93.6402512

17. Bethany Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9366989, -93.6594009

18. Walnut Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

19. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

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Coordinate: 42.1222277, -93.5905220

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Coordinate: 42.1369019, -93.6331024

22. Baldus Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1369000, -93.6067000

23. Lincoln Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9235992, -93.6097031

24. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9623146, -93.7752838