• Date Of Birth: September 14, 1957
  • Date Of Death: February 26, 2018
  • State: Illinois

Roy Owen Carey, born September 14, 1957, passed peacefully on February 26, 2018. Roy grew up in Palos Park, IL, graduated from Carl Sandburg H.S. ’75, Kalamazoo College ‘79, and settled in Darien, but his heart was in the mountains of Colorado with a life goal of climbing all of Colorado’s 14ers, missed by 1 last trip.

But Roy was equally passionate about everything to do with Frisbees, model railroading, and the faithful dogs he lovingly owned throughout his life! Flying disc sports provided Roy with sheer joy, exercise, camaraderie and the fresh air of the outdoors that he loved so much!

Whether it was guts/ultimate/disc golf, Roy understood the sports, achieving PDGA Advanced Grand master level, and enjoyed participating in the creation of challenging, yet inviting for all, courses. When not out in the fresh air of the mountains or disc golf courses, Roy imagined a stretch of train tracks near Paonia, CO and transformed a room into 142’ or 2.3 scale miles of track in a 3 tier HO train layout with masterfully detailed scenery. His sweet dog Conner had a dog bed in every room, always at Roy’s side, through to the end.

Roy was preceded in death by his loving parents, George and Elaine, and his dear brother David. He is survived by his loving sisters Phyllis (late Dan) Roughton and Renee (Dave) Macarus, and devoted brother Bill (Jean) Carey, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

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