Dean Brent Nelson, 55, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born May 4, 1944, in Cedar City, Utah. A resident for 33 years, he was a retired police officer, a Vietnam War Army veteran, a member of the American Legion and Fraternal Order of Police.

He is survived by four sons, Richard Nelson, Michael Nelson and Eric Nelson, all of Las Vegas, and Ryan Nelson of Henderson; his mother, Elva Nelson of Cedar City; one sister, Mary Bell of Richfield, Utah; and four grandchildren.