Craig Lowell Prewett was born July 17, 1947, in Taft, CA to Roy and Betty Prewett. He died August 22, 2026 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, WY, at age 79.

Craig grew up in the L.A. area and had some famous actors as high school classmates. He served in the Air Force as a nuclear weapons technician from 1966-1974, and as an aircraft loadmaster in the Wyoming Air National Guard from 1974-1979. He got his pilot’s license and for two years had his dream job of owning his own aviation business, serving as chief pilot for an air charter and air ambulance service. The rumor that he purchased an airplane without consulting his wife may not have been greatly exaggerated. He then worked at the VA, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Radio Shack, and then the VA again, retiring as manager of the VA Canteen in Cheyenne.

Craig married Katherine Stratton in 1968, and they had two sons, Keith and Richard; they later divorced. As a Radio Shack store manager in 1985, Craig went to a district meeting and met a clueless rookie manager named Carol Gerriets, who he kindly took under his wing. After a long-distance courtship including some white-knuckle winter trips to Rock Springs, WY, Craig and Carol married on May 24, 1986, in Fort Collins, CO. They were also blessed with two sons, Joshua and Andrew.

Craig was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Carol; sons Keith (Dawn), Richard (Michele), Joshua (Nicole), and Andrew; grandchildren Christopher, Kandyce, Tristan, Brooke, Callisto, Charlotte, Callen, Daniel, and Charles; great-grandchildren Avery, Aiden, Levi, and Mercedes; and many more extended family, in-laws, out-laws, and church family members.

Craig’s four sons all had unique favorite memories of their dad. Eldest son Keith remembers that “he wasn’t always a perfect law-abiding citizen, which led to one of my fonder memories, when he came to pick me up at the Denver Airport. He and my brother Rick drove down to retrieve me after I had just finished my Naval Boot Camp. During the trip back to Cheyenne, we stopped for lunch at a pizza place dominated by a large mechanical rat. When Dad returned to the table with the pizza, he placed a beer in front of me. I, now being of the Sailor persuasion, was not about to say no to a beer. I may have been a few months away from being able to consume alcohol legally, but that didn’t stop my father. This was his way of saying he saw me as an adult, even as we were being serenaded by robotic mascots.”

Rick shared that “Dad was always outgoing and made things interesting. Like teaching us about the ‘thermal’ reaction of saltpeter and sugar, which I feel was the start of my professional career and is a story for another time. But one of my fondest memories is when the family came to visit for Frontier Days from out west. We were at the house on 23rd and I remember all of us climbing up the antenna to get on the roof and watching the tornado going through the airport, then all of us rushing down when the hail started. Dad always made the best of a situation and tried to lift the people around him.”

Josh remembered his dad’s “incredible love and connection with music. For someone who didn’t play an instrument or sing, he had a vast knowledge of music and a very eclectic catalogue of music in his personal library. His musical tastes included a wide range of genres including Jazz, Rock, Blues, Synth Pop, and many more. He attended many concerts in his life, going to the Hollywood Bowl in his youth, the many concert venues in Denver, and even seeing Louis Armstrong at the Trocadero Ballroom in the old Elitch Gardens. One of my fondest memories was getting to see the legendary B.B. King with him at the Cheyenne Civic Center in 2004. Music is in every aspect of my life, and I owe my early love for music to my dad who introduced me to countless records and artists. I share the same eclectic taste in music and actively go to concerts enjoying this magnificent art form. Dad had a deep connection with music, and our shared love of music will forever keep me connected to him.”

Andrew reflected that “As the youngest boy who’s now a man living in the pathway my dad had carved through life, I can stand here in awe of my father’s life. He had a calmness, patience, selflessness and compassion that could only be described as God-touched, as if God himself had blessed him with having these traits beyond a normal human threshold. I can only remember him punishing me a couple times as a child, but they are stuck with me not because of punishment but because in those moments I had disappointed and let down such a righteous, pure, well-mannered example of a father and man. He truly set a remarkable standard for a person to aspire to be like.”

Visitation will be from 9:30-11:00 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 4776 Mountain Road, Cheyenne, WY. A Christian funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Pastor Aaron Nitz officiating, followed by a potluck luncheon in the fellowship hall. Burial with full military honors will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the Cheyenne National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church or Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School in Commerce City, CO. Craig’s faith was an integral part of his life and he served in many volunteer capacities for both Good Shepherd and RMLHS. Despite being in almost constant pain the last few years, he always said, “I am content” just as Paul wrote in Phil. 4:12: “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” He trusted in his Savior Jesus’ promise in John 14, “Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.” Well done, good and faithful servant.