Barbara Lloyd Kissack
Long-time University of Wyoming Senior Project Administrator Barbara Ann (Lloyd) Kissack, 80, of Laramie died peacefully and surrounded by friends on October 27, 2024, at Hospice of Laramie.
She was born on April 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska where her father, Henry Webster Lloyd, was stationed while serving in the U.S. Army. Following the war, the family moved to Cheyenne, the family home of her mother, Victorine Hinkle Lloyd. Her father was chief of staff for Wyoming Governor Arthur G. Crane.
Barbara attended Churchill Elementary School and St. Mary’s School and was one of the first graduates of the newly built Cheyenne East High School in 1962. She earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Wyoming in 1990.
Barbara worked in various departments at the University of Wyoming, retiring after many years at the UW Research Office with the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. A proud achievement was attained when she organized a national meeting at the Jackson Lake Lodge attended by 500 people from around the country.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, brother, and her son Sean Kissack, a Laramie High graduate, National guard helicopter medic and first responder in Rapid City, South Dakota, as well as her much beloved Golden Retrievers, Gillie, Fritha, and Prudie.
Barbara was an avid lover, photographer and protector of nature in all its forms, proud of her orchids and the orioles that returned to her backyard each spring to feast on the orange slices she provided them.
She was a devout member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral who ably served as Senior Warden, Vestry Member, Eucharistic Minister, Acolyte, Alter Guild Officer, teacher, and facilitator.
A memorial service will be held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Memorial gifts to Barbara’s favorite charity, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850, would be greatly appreciated.