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John Beyeler, loving and beloved father and friend, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2009 after struggling with a disease that took all his strength but none of his spirit. John was born on December 27, 1925 in Geneva, New York into a large and boisterous farming family. John found the love of his life and soul mate, Frances Dickson, in Fruita, Colorado, where he moved after discharge from the Army. After graduating from the University Colorado, John moved to Albuquerque in the early fifties to join Sandia Labs. He spent his early career in the Pacific where he impressed his colleagues not only with his diligent and exacting work, but his impishness and love of adventure - saving time for scuba diving, running craps games, and weaving palm hats. Honored as "The Poet Laureate of Field Test," he captured his co-workers and their exploits in hilarious, gently skewering verse. John retired in 1984 to devote time to traveling with his beloved Frances and to care for her until her death in 1985. John spent his recent years in Belen tending his garden, completing the house he designed, and traveling with his family. His vitality and love of exploration amazed anyone who dared to keep up. John was an engineer, architect, woodworker, poet, and prankster. His irreverent wit and homemade wine lifted the spirits of his many friends. He will live on in the many people whose life he touched and enriched. John is survived by his sisters Rose, Ida, and Bertha, his brother Fred and sister-in-law Clara, his daughter-in-law, Lauren, and the pride and joy of his life, sons Richard and Walt. John requested that no services be held. The family asks his many friends to commemorate his life in their own way, and that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the New Mexico Boys Ranch.
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