- Date Of Death: May 6, 2018
- State: Idaho
Richard “Dick” Casull , 87, passed away peacefully at home on May 6, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Dick was born on February 15, 1931 to Joe and Gwen Casull in Salt Lake City. He had one younger brother, Don. When Dick was 17 he met the love of his life, Geraldine “Jeri” Carey. They were inseparable, and on January 25, 1951 married at the Salt Lake City Temple. After a short military enlistment, they lived in Salt Lake where Dick worked in an auto mechanic shop and Jeri at Allen Steele. In 1977 they made their move to Freedom, Wyoming where they have lived ever since. They were married for over 68 years! The ” Legendary” Dick Casull is most famous for his firearms design of the .454 Casull handgun, along with many other handgun and rifle designs. Dick built his first gun at the age of 11 and never looked back! Dick held 17 major firearm patents and was voted Outstanding American Hand gunner in 1988 along with many other awards over the years. Dick’s younger years were very adventurous, getting into mischief as any young boy in that era. His mother took that gun away he built when he was 11, but Dick saw where she hid and took it back! At age16 he ran away to Mexico on horseback with a friend. Many stories were told about guns and “trouble!” Dick also had a love of flying and earned his pilot license. He flew his Cessna 180 all over the country. He loved cars, planes, and horses but mostly loved his country and designing guns. Dick was a warm loving man who did all business on a “cowboy handshake” and was truly a cowboy through and through. Dick was preceded in death by his father, Joe, mother, Gwen and brother, Don, He is survived by his wife Jeri, sister-in-law Janis and many nephews and nieces. He will be dearly missed by his close friends.
