Joel Wesley Van Dyke

Joel Wesley Van Dyke, 55, of Black Hawk, husband of Rita. Survived by his wife of 25 years, two sons, Joel Jr., Aaron and grandchildren. Joel worked in the Coors Ceramics Co., 600 9th Street, Golden, CO in grinding dept. 401. He worked from 1966 until retiring in 1986 due to Beryllium Lung Disease. Joel went to school to learn CAD drafting. He was hired at Coors Brewery, then laid off. He then went to work for the RMH Group. Special thanks to RMH for their care and special consideration until his death. He passed away July 25th at Rose Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at Newcomer Family Chapel, Wednesday, 4 PM. Visititation will be on Tues. 1-8 PM and Wed.1-4 PM. Interment will follow at 6 PM in Dory Hill Cemetery, Black Hawk (located at the junction of Hwy 46 and Dory Hill Rd). Donations to the family will be received at the service or can be mailed to P.O. Box 589, Black Hawk, CO 80422, or to National Jewish Hospital, ATTN: Dr. Lee Newman, Director of Beryllium Research in memory of Joel Van Dyke.