Duane Mad Dog Tyrrell, age 56, of 630 Beach Ave. SE, Huron, died Friday, August 31, 2007, at Aberdeen, SD. His funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 5, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with Rev. Jonathan Boehne officiating. Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 1-8 PM Tuesday at the Welter Funeral Home with the family present from 6-8 PM. Duane Phillip Tyrrell was born on April 8, 1951, to Phillip Earl and Laura (Dent) Tyrrell at Huron, SD. At the time of Duanes birth, the family was living on a farm six and a half miles northeast of Yale until 1968 when due to a record snowfall they moved to Iroquois. He graduated from Iroquois High School in 1969. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps on June 15, 1969. He served on Okinawa and was honorably discharged as a Lance Corporal on May 10, 1971. He returned to the Huron area and attended college at Northern State in Aberdeen, then transferred to SDSU at Brookings where he graduated with a double major in history and political science. On December 24, 1979, Duane married Janet Wessel in Jamestown, ND. He worked for Armour and Company and Swift Packing Plant at Huron in the receiving department for many years; Bales Continental Commission; and at the time of his death for Pierce & Harris Engineering, Inc. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, William Reaves American Legion Post #7, and the Forrest McMullen VFW Post #1776. His many interests included anything to do with the subject of history, plus hunting, and fishing. He loved his family dearly and enjoyed the time he could spend with his grandchildren. He also took great pride in his work. He is survived by 1 son, Dustin Spike Tyrrell and his fiance Nichole Manning of Huron; 1 daughter, Vanessa (Forrest) Thompson of Wessington Springs, SD; 5 grandchildren, Draven Thompson, Xander Thompson, Anya Thompson, Alaina Lynn, and Champ Ian Tyrrell; 1 brother, Doug (Sandi) Tyrrell of Huron; and Mary Lois (Dale) Neu of Rockham, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents; 1 sister, Bitsy Warnell; and 1 brother, Mark Tyrrell.