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Dean Dee Dykes, 70

Dean was born on Aug. 7, 1946, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and spent his whole life in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area. He passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at his home in Spokane, Wash.

He had a lifelong love of the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. His love of motorcycles started in his youth with riding dirt bikes, and later he spent years riding Harley Davidson motorcycles with his wife, Diana. For most of his adult life, Dean worked for Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood.

Dean and his wife of more than 20 years, Susan Stone, had two children, Ron and Michelle. Dean and Diana were married for 15 years, until her death in 2009.

Dean is survived by his son, Ron Dykes and his wife, Arielle and their daughter, India of Spokane; his brother, John Dykes and his wife, Donna and their children, Tyler and Amber of Spokane Valley, Wash.; his sister, Judy Jacobson and her daughters of Albany, N.Y.; and grandson Russell Hattal, son of Michelle Dykes, of Olympia, Wash. He was preceded in death by his parents, Betty Ruth Munn Dykes and Leslie Earl Dykes; his wife of 15 years, Diana Lynn Dykes and his daughter, Michelle Lee Dykes.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at United Steelworkers Local 338 Union Hall, 14015 E. Trent Ave., Spokane Valley.