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Duane Shillinger
Duane Shillinger grew up on the Crow Indian Reservation near Wyola and Lodge Grass, Montana. Life on the reservation was difficult with meager amounts of money for his parents to p...view moreDuane Shillinger grew up on the Crow Indian Reservation near Wyola and Lodge Grass, Montana. Life on the reservation was difficult with meager amounts of money for his parents to provide for the basic needs of the family members. Duane attended an Indian school at Wyola and achieved poorly in the multi-cultural environment. His mother, acutely aware of the poor academic achievement, found it possible for the family to move to Sheridan, Wyoming where Duane was exposed to new opportunities.
After graduating from high school, Duane enlisted in the United States Navy and was assigned to a communication station for the Sixth Fleet in North Africa. Later, Duane was assigned to several ships where he served as a radioman. He very much enjoyed using Morse Code as a means to send messages.
Once out of the Navy Duane attended the Sheridan Community College and then graduated from the University of Wyoming, majoring in social work and psychology.
In 1967 Duane was employed at the Wyoming State Penitentiary as a counselor and was eventually appointed as Deputy Warden; and, in 1979, Governor Edward Herschler appointed Duane to serve as Warden of the prison. After nearly thirty (30) years service at the prison, Duane retired and he and his wife, Darlene, located in the small community of Ryan Park, a summer and retirement home located above Saratoga, Wyoming.
It was at Ryan Park that Duane was inspired by the environment and sometimes the clash of residents to try his hand at writing a mystery novel. His book, MOST UNCOMMON EVENTS AT RYAN PARK, left two (2) characters believing that Irana Dubliski was wrongly released from the charge of murdering her husband.view less