

Herbert David Duey was born Oct. 4, 1932, in Deshler, Nebraska. Herb spent a majority of his early years in Silver Spring, MD. He attended Montgomery Junior College and enjoyed boxing as an intramural sport. He graduated with a B.S. and M.S. from Penn State University. At Penn State, he was an active member of the Spelunking Club, where he met Barbara Voysey. They married July 13, 1957. He served as a corporal in the U.S Army before embarking on a successful career as a petroleum geologist. Herb and Barbara spent many years in Wyoming and Colorado before living in both Bakersfield and Houston.
After retiring in 1995, Herb enjoyed volunteering as a docent for the Museum of Natural History and an income tax preparer for AARP. In 2000, Herb and Barbara relocated to Portland, CT, where Herb continued his volunteer work with AARP, delivered Meals on Wheels and served as a docent for Dinosaur State Museum.
Barbara died in 2008, and Herb relocated back to the Denver area in 2013. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which he succumbed to on June 24th, 2015.
He is survived by his partner of many years Linda Cunningham, by his sons Jon of Englewood, CO, Charles of Westminster, CO, William of Houston, TX and one granddaughter Anna.
In Lieu of flowers, please send donations to: In Memoriam Herb Duey
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
c/o Joe Tempel
16831 W. Alameda Parkway
Morrison, CO 80465
www.dinoridge.org/donationsandpayment.html
Denver Botanic Gardens
Development Office
909 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
www.botanicgardens.org/get-involved/donate
First Congregational Church of Portland, CT.
Music Fund
554 Main St.
Portland CT. 06480
Friends of Dinosaur Park and Arboretum Inc.
Dinosaur State Park
400 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3506
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