Jean Darel Burns was born on March 6, 1928 in Goshen County, Wyoming to Charles Lee Burns & Pearl Ethel (Driscoll) Burns. He passed from this life on November 10, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years, 8 months & 4 days.

Mr. Burns was born Mar. 6, 1928 north of Lagrange, Goshen County, WY. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1951 with an Electrical Engineering degree. From that time, he and his wife lived and worked in Wichita, KS; Seattle, WA; Altus, OK; Tulsa; Karachi, Pakistan; Izmir, Turkey; Munich, Germany; Livorno, Italy; Sierra Vista, AZ; and Balboa Heights, Canal Zone and returned to Tulsa in 1983 where they have remained. He worked for Boeing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Panama Canal Co. He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite, a member of the Red Fork Lodge 505, Akdar Shrine, Royal Order of Jesters and Elks Lodge 946. He will always be known by his family and many of the people in and from the Canal Zone and Panama for his portrayal of Santa for 30 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearl Ethel Driscoll Burns & Charles Lee Burns, uncles Frank Burns & Earl Driscoll and aunts Cricket Burns Driscoll, Edith Burns Bennett Sloan, Grace Burns Fletcher, Lena Burns Workman Tinsley and Rachel Burns Devine.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Roberta "Doris" (Garrett) Burns whom he married on June 23, 1950 in Bixby as well as by his son; Scott Burns and daughter Laura Redemann and husband Mike, 2 granddaughters, Elizabeth & Cheyenne Redemann and many cousins.

Casket bearers are Don Driscoll, Roy Driscoll, George Driscoll, Mike Redemann, Steve Cheatham & Gary LaBass. Music will be provided by Whitney Hester & Debbie Greene.

Memorials may be directed to St. Francis Hospice or Riverview Baptist Church.