Bryan Ray Sidwell

Bryan Ray Sidwell, December 25, 1961, went to be with his Heavenly Father on September 10, 2025. He passed away at home with his wife by his side.

 

Bryan was born in Greeley, CO to Marlene (Strong) and Harold Sidwell.

Bryan had many passions in life, being a rancher was his life. His love for a great cowherd, competitive stock, and the love of his life fulfilled his heart.

 

Bryan was born and raised at the current Sidwell Herefords ranch location. He grew up attending elementary school in Nunn and graduated from Highland High School, Ault in 1980. Upon graduation he set out to grow and develop his love of Hereford cattle deeper than it was already rooted. Over those two years, Bryan spent time working for B&C Cattle in Miami, TX and traveling with Fehlman Cattle Services exhibiting Hereford cattle across the nation. Bryan returned home and the partnership Sidwell Herefords, RLLP was formed with his parents. During the 80’s being in the cattle business was a challenge. Bryan remained on the ranch while his father went to work for Producers Livestock Auction in Greeley and his mother took a job at State Farm. Through the hard times, as a team of three kept Sidwell Herefords alive and going.

 

In 2009, Bryan finally cracked the shell and decided he just might want a wife. Thank you to the National Western Stock Show, Bryan “met” (even though they had known each other for years) his true love, Linda Stangle of Stangle Herefords in Nebraska. Their love story was one for the books. Bryan’s dad had told Linda if she was ever going to have a relationship with his son, she had just better plan on marrying the ranch. A whirlwind relationship of two weeks, two cattle shows/sales, in two different states an engagement happened February 16, 2009. This was after Bryan was so kind to drive to Nebraska for Valentine’s Day and took his unbeknownst future daughters out to eat while his unbeknownst future wife was conducting parent teacher conferences. If the two girls, Shaylea and Brooke, didn’t scare him away nothing ever would.

 

Bryan and Linda married on September 5, 2009 near Lyman, Nebraska. The love they shared never wavered in 16 years. Bryan often stated he felt as if it were he and Linda against the world and together they would succeed. In 2014, Sidwell Herefords, RLLP took on a little different look. Bryan and Linda became full partners in the business as Bryan’s parents retired. From that point moving forward, Bryan and Linda shared in all aspects of the business and life. Brent and Robin Meeks of Upstream Ranch often teased the couple as every time they were seen together (which was almost always) they would be holding hands even after the honeymoon period wore off.

In the fall of 2017, Bryan became quite ill. Two hospitals and two weeks later, he had turned the corner and was improving greatly. He came home from that hospital stay with a nervous wife that just hoped and prayed she didn’t do something wrong with the medical devices and cause a catastrophe. Bryan recovered well and was living an incredibly great life. He was able to rest and recover at home as he had full faith and trust that his wife was more than capable of running the ranch in two locations. Bryan always told people the ranch could run without him, but it would never run without his wife. This was a true testament to the love they shared.

 

 

Bryan’s health took a major turn for the worse in having to undergo open heart surgery in 2022. He truly fought for his life the entire month of August and most of September. He finally made the move to a long term care facility/rehabilitation center in late September, and that is where he started rebuilding his life- completely reteaching every single muscle in his body. 116 days from the day he walked into the hospital for his open heart surgery, he walked out of the rehab facility and into his home. During this time, due to the surgery complications Bryan was placed on dialysis. This became the new normal that he and Linda navigated while at home and traveling. Linda was trained to do his treatments and it just became part of their new normal, while maintaining and keeping the passion of a progressive Hereford cowherd moving forward.

Bryan was proud of many things in his life: high school state football champions, showing the National Reserve Champion Pen of 4 bulls at the National Western Stock, National Champion Horned Female in Fort Worth, the MANY division champions that were shown, and more recently owning and exhibiting the Supreme Champion Bull at the Wyoming State Fair three consecutive years, and owning with Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, the 2019 National Horned Show Bull of the Year. All the accolades were special to Bryan, but nothing was more special than being called Papa Bryan.

Bryan is survived by wife, Linda of Carr, CO. Daughters, Shaylea Hinojosa of Greeley, CO and Brooke Redus (Jonathan) of Andrews, TX. Mother, Marlene of Chelsea, OK, brother Warren (Jolene) of Chelsea, OK, sister Cheryl of Chelsea, OK. Niece Valerie Lusk (James) of Chelsea, nephew Matthew (Laurie) of Sperry, OK. Grandchildren Kristaleigh, Benjamin, and Archie Chadwick, Parker Lynn Redus, and Baby Boy Redus. Nephews Isaac Langston and Tristan Lusk. Special family, Tessa Booco, Hayden, CO and special family friends: Connor Hill, Wakarusa, IN and Hunter Petsch, Meridian, WY.

Bryan was preceded in death by his grandparents Viola Strong, F.A. and Georgia Sidwell, father Harold Sidwell, brother Harold Todd Sidwell, aunt and uncle Cynthia and Walter Sidwell, and aunt Donna Foos

 

 

 

Bryans Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday September 16,2025 starting at 2:00PM in the sale barn at Weld County Road 27 Carr CO 80612

 

The family requests people dress casually for the service.  Or another way to word it, dress how Bryan would dress!

 

Burial will take place at Mountain View Cemetery in Nunn after the service with a reception back at the ranch to follow.

 

 

 

Memorial Gifting

 

https://herefordyouthfoundation.org/how-to-give/memorials/

 

Friends and family may make an online donation at the above link or send a check to the 

 

Hereford Youth Foundation of America

11500 N. Ambassador Drive, Suite 410

Kansas City, MO 64153 

 

When sending check, please put Sidwell memorial in the memo.