Jeffrey Lawrence “Jeff” Green

Jeffrey Lawrence “Jeff” Green, 71, of Dayton, WY passed away March 24th, 2025, at Mountain Plaza Assisted Living & Memory Care in Casper, WY after a brave battle with dementia.

The oldest of seven, Jeff was born on the island of Guam on July 16th, 1953, to Lawrence “Larry” and Joyce (Rasmussen) Green. The family lived several places during Jeff’s childhood as part of Larry’s Navy career, including California, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin, Washington State, Maryland, and Illinois. One of Jeff’s fondest memories growing up was visiting his grandparents in Watauma, Wisconsin every summer to fish. In 1972, Jeff graduated from University High School in Irvine, California. After high school, he was in the Navy ROTC, stationed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a year, Jeff went to Jacksonville, Florida and went through more Navy ROTC training aboard an aircraft carrier. During his time in Florida, he got to catapult off an aircraft carrier! After Navy ROTC, Jeff returned to University of Wisconsin-Madison for a short time and attended school there. Taking a break from college, he moved back to California to be near family. While in California, Jeff worked various jobs, including being the athletic director/racquetball pro of the San Francisco Bay Club and the Telegraph Hill Club.

A couple of years later, he moved to Alaska and took a job at a fish processing plant in Kenai. In addition, Jeff was also a commercial fisherman and remembers not-so fondly swimming with sharks while resetting crab traps. While in Alaska, he married his first wife and had two children from this marriage, Kari and Jensen. Jeff was proud to have hand-built their house in Alaska. While the kids were young, the family relocated to Rockland, Maine, where Jeff got a job as a firefighter. Following Maine, his sister Susan, who worked as a dietician at The Children’s Hospital of Denver in Colorado, encouraged Jeff to apply for a position there. Jeff moved to Denver and accepted a job as an EMT on the pediatric patient transport team. It was at Children’s Hospital where Jeff began pursuing his nursing degree in 1990. During that time, Susan introduced him to his future wife of almost 34 years, Lynda Bartholme. Lynda was working as an administrative assistant in the department of infectious diseases. They were married on May 10th, 1991.

Jeff dedicated himself to his studies and graduated with his bachelor’s degree in nursing within one year. His first nursing job was in the surgical intensive care unit of University Hospital in Denver. After one year in the surgical intensive care unit, Jeff applied for Anesthesia school and joined the U.S. Army Reserves. He returned to Maine, where he attended anesthesia school at the University of New England in Biddeford. Jeff graduated summa cum laude from the University of New England with his Master of Science degree specializing in Anesthesia in 1993. He accepted his first job as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was there, Jeff and Lynda had their son Caleb in 1996. When Caleb was 9 months old, the family moved to the state Jeff would call home the rest of his life, Wyoming. The family lived in Douglas, Wyoming where he started Medicine Bow Anesthesia. Jeff was an independent contractor providing anesthesia services at Memorial Hospital of Converse County. In 1999, he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Captain. After 12 years in Douglas, he was ready for change. Jeff moved the family and Medicine Bow Anesthesia to Sheridan, Wyoming, where he provided anesthesia services at Sheridan Surgical Center until his retirement in 2017. Jeff had a passion for the medical field and was proud of his 24-year career as a CRNA. He took pride in his work and strived to build a connection with his patients to put their mind at ease. In retirement, he enjoyed taking care of his home and 12 acres in Dayton, WY.

Jeff had a passion for helping others. A hard worker, he was always there to lend a helping hand and share his wisdom with everyone he met. Jeff was a handyman and could fix almost anything that was needing repaired. He was a skilled woodworker and built dozens of beautiful pieces of furniture. Many of these pieces can be found in the homes of his family members. He loved trees and dedicated countless hours to taking care of the trees around the property. In addition to woodworking and trees, Jeff enjoyed hunting, fishing, attending University of Wyoming football games, and reading. He was a history buff and always had a World War 2 or Vietnam War fact to share. One of Jeff’s greatest joys later in life was helping Caleb run his business, Evergreen Custom Haying. Every summer, there would be hundreds of small square bales to stack, and Jeff was ready for the challenge.

Jeff lived a very full life, and his children and grandchildren brought him the greatest joy. His knowledge, helping hand, and humor will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Jeff was preceded in death by his parents Larry and Joyce Green, and his brother-in-law Dr. Jerry Wade. Jeff is survived by his devoted wife Lynda Green of Dayton, Wyoming; daughter Kari Green(Nick Scheidies) of Rollinsville, Colorado; sons Jensen Green of Alaska, and Caleb (Jazmin) Green of Sheridan, Wyoming; brothers Jim Green (Jody Pallone) of Firestone, Colorado, and Mark Green (Sherri Inman Stephens) of Greens Fork, Indiana; sisters Susan Wade of Yreka, California, Kate Medina (Kevin Locatis) of Punta Gorda, Florida, Mary Pedersen (Michael) of Seattle, Washington, and Barbara Hunter (Mike Paz) of Laguna Niguel, California; grandsons Paxton (age 5) and Finley (age 4); sisters-in-law CJ Bartholme of Dayton, Wyoming, and Jan Sullivan of Thornton, Colorado; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family would like to thank the staff of Mountain Plaza Assisted Living & Memory Care Center in Casper, Wyoming for their devoted and loving care of Jeff while he was there. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made online at www.lbda.org or mailed to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road, S.W., Lilburn, Georgia 30047. A scholarship in Jeff’s memory will be established in the future. A celebration of life will be held later this summer in Dayton, Wyoming.