Hugh Burns Lynch

Hugh Burns Lynch, age 84, was born in Torrington WY on Aug. 1, 1935. His parents were Hugh B, Lynch Sr. and Edith Capps Lynch. He grew up in the mining community of Sunrise WY and graduated from Sunrise High school in 1953. He received an academic scholarship and attended the Colorado School of Mines grauating with a BS in Geophsics in 1957. After serving two years in the U.S. Army, he joined the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co as a geologist doing mineral exploration throughout the West. After about ten years he left CF&I, moved to Torrington and began a career as a stock market investor.
In 1990's he retured to school at the University of Wyoming and received a MS in Hydrology. He then moved to Cheyenne. About ten years ago he began a long and valiant battle with cancer finally sucumbing on Tuesday July 28,2020. He is survived by a brother John K. Lynch and sister-in-law Louise Lynch of WilliamsburgVA, a niece Melinda (mike) Menz of Elon NC, and two nephews David Lynch (Rebecca) Lynch of Arlington VA and Ted