MEET DEAN

Dean Bye

Dean and his wife, Pam, have been actively involved in the life of Saint Barnabas for one year after moving to Connecticut from Dallas Texas in order to enjoy living close to their son, Jake, daughter-in-law, Christi and their three grandsons, Gareth, Harlan and Baden.  Dean has been an active Episcopalian since he was a teen-ager and began serving in the late 1960’s as the Director of Music/Organist for multiple churches in Indiana and Missouri.  The most recent of these was a 20 year term leading the Music Ministry of Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Saint Louis.  Dean, who is now retired, is a published composer and holds an undergraduate degree in Music from Anderson University in Indiana and a Master’s Degree in Music from Southern Illinois University.