Lyle States was born on March 11, 1960 in Eads, Colorado to Donald & Betty Jean States. Lyle passed away on October 7, 2019 in Colorado Springs, CO following a brief illness. At this time the family lived 5 miles north of Holly, Colorado. In 1967 the family moved to the Koen farm west of Lamar. Lyle attended Wiley School from 1967 to his graduation in May of 1978. During this time Lyle was an active part of the family's farming operation. In 1979 the family struck out on a mining adventure near Cave Creek, Arizona. Lyle & his brother Clint had many good memories of the times on the mining claim.