April 7, 1955 ~ June 1, 2026
Donald George Moyer passed away at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado on June 1, 2026 at 71 years of age. He was born in Meeker, Colorado on April 7, 1955, second of four children to Richard L. (Dick) and Merle Dene Moyer. He lived in five different states through his early childhood as his family moved following his father’s career as a sawyer, pulp wooder, roughneck and logger before settling in Meeker, Colorado in 1960. Don had a strong work ethic forged in his youth working with his dad and brothers in the logwoods. He graduated from Meeker High School in 1973. He attended Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, graduating with a B.A. in Accounting and a minor in Geology in 1977. After college he started his career as an Independent Landman doing contract land work for many companies in the oil, gas and minerals industries across the country. Don met Susan E. Taylor in the early 1980’s, and after several years of courtship they were married at Evenson’s Grove up the White River outside of Meeker, Colorado on September 20, 1986. They had two sons while living in Meeker and the family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1991 for Sue’s career at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
As a Certified Professional Landman, he loved the complicated puzzle of title work as well as the people he met and relationships he built throughout his career. He loved to share stories about his life, as well as hear about yours.
Don loved the outdoors, especially the fall hunting seasons pursuing elk, deer and bear in the mountains outside of Meeker. He had horses and enjoyed riding in the desert outside Grand Junction or up in the mountains across Western Colorado and New Mexico. He regularly hiked trails in the Colorado National Monument for exercise in his retirement. He spent countless days at the family cabin that his dad built up the Dry Creek drainage of the White River, avoiding the desert heat of Grand Junction.
Don was an avid reader of western history and enjoyed visiting museums and archaeological sites across Colorado and neighboring states. He was a big fan of road trips and seemingly every mile he had a story to share of the histories he had read.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Merle Dene Moyer. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sue Moyer, his two sons, Mark (Sarah) Moyer and Rodney Moyer, as well as his three grandchildren, Rachel, Avery and Taylor Moyer. He is also survived by his brothers, Larry (Diane) Moyer, Gary (Betty Lou) Moyer and by his sister, Beverly (Jim) Brennan, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
