Dean James Lautenschlager passed away on April 13, 2022 at the age of 59, in the town of Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Dean's famous line that started many stories was "you won't believe this one"—his zest forlife was legendary. He lived his life as if every day could be his last, impacting everyone around himwhile he did it.Son of Alfred and Ramona Lautenschlager, Dean was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he was trained asa boiler technician and worked on the USS Badger stationed out of Pearl Harbor. Hawaii. He worked as astationary engineer for various companies throughout the Midwest. Towards the end of his wild life, hemoved back to his birthplace of Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he worked as the Chief Engineer atColumbia Saint Mary's Hospital and reconnected with his soulmate Sandi. Dean is not someone whoselife can be easily summed up and measured by words on a screen. He kept people rolling in laughterbecause he could find humor in the most mundane life circumstances, and it never went unnoticed.Dean was an unstoppable force of nature. He flew into every room, lit it up, and left as quickly as hecame. He always brought the fun and had you hysterically laughing even while he was kicking your ass inpool, which was regularly.A notoriously wild man, Dean was also the kind of person who was always there for you even when itwasn't convenient. He was loyal, forgiving, and adventurous- a rare breed of person. When he wasn'ttearing through life on his motorcycle, some of Dean's greatest moments were shared with his wife,Sandi Gurley Lautenschlager, as they danced in their kitchen together and were always seen side byside. Dean and Sandi were best friends.In addition to Sandi, Dean is survived by his son, James Dean Lautenschlager who was the light of his life.Dean was proud of his son and they spoke everyday. Dean's siblings, Vicki Taves, Lisa (Steve) Baumann,and Linda Lautenschlager as well as many loving nieces and nephews. The amount of friends Deanamassed over the years is truly impossible to count. Though gone too soon, there is one thing bothfamily and friends can agree to: no stranger to trouble, Dean was an expert at laughing in spite life'smany challenges.It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Dean that his memorial service has been scheduledfor Saturday, June 11th at 7424 Lake Shore Drive, Caledonia Wisconsin at 4:30pm- 10:00pm. There willbe food and drink but please bring a chair and anything you choose to drink. For those of you who canstay there is a special surprise at 9:00pm.