Pedro Sergio Estay

Pedro Estay Obituary

Estay, Pedro Sergio
Pedro Sergio Estay, 82 of Driggs, ID passed away on September 17, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ. He was born May 29, 1929 in Santiago, Chile, to Jose Miguel and Rosa Estay. Pedro was a strong man with a strong heart who fought an unexpected battle with ALS until the end. He was a loving, caring husband, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather who enjoyed his home, beautiful garden and pond, TVChile, Real Madrid, his dogs, Silver and Golden Bear, and most of all, family time. He was an accountant in his early professional career and was the inspector for the Auditor General in Chile at a young age. He later became an exporter/importer while living in Arizona, North Carolina and California; and most recently, a builder, while living in Driggs, ID. He had an uncanny ability with math, doing complex math addition in his head. He was the kind of man everyone knew and liked. He shook everyone's hand, from the shoe shiner and hot-dog vendor on a street corner on up, always offering a kind word and a smile. Pedro was an athlete and loved all sports, particularly soccer and basketball. He was also a National Trap-Shooting champion. He participated in several international championships and was a member of the Chilean Olympic trap-shooting team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ann; sister Eliana (Armando) Vallarino of Santiago, Chile and their family; daughters Peggy (Tom) Murphy of Phoenix, AZ, Laura (Hank) Lowery of Scottsdale, AZ, and Susan Estay of Palm Desert, CA; sons Peter (Stephanie) Estay and Alex (Jackie) Estay; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Pedro was preceded in death by siblings Miguel, Rosa and Gabriela Estay; daughter Ximenita Estay; and grandchildren Jason and Stephanie Monongye, and Alex "Bubs" Lowery. The family thanks Hospice of the Valley for their tremendous compassion and support. Our father will be greatly missed. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., at Paradise
Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Pedro's name, to Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, AZ.

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Sep. 20, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Pedro Estay

4 Entries

October 3, 2011

" mi mas sentido pésame"
Tu amiga
taty

Kendy

September 26, 2011

The Lord saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put his arms around you
And whispered, “Come with me.”

With tearful eyes, we watched you suffer
And saw you fade away,
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,
A beautiful smile at rest,
God broke our hearts to prove
He only takes the best.

It’s lonesome here without you
We miss you so each day,
Our lives aren’t the same
Since you went away.

When days are sad and lonely,
And everything goes wrong,
We seem to hear you whisper,
“Cheer up and carry on.”

Each time we see your picture,
You seem to smile and say,
“Don’t cry, I’m in God’s keeping,
We’ll meet again someday.”

Rhonda Braswell

Sylvia Yáñez

September 25, 2011

A mi querida amiga Peggy y sus hermanos reciban un abrazo con todos mis recuerdos y mi cariño, se que despedirse del papá es muy doloroso y en este momento difícil quiero que sepas que desde acá estoy contigo. Besos

Carla Martinez-Davis RN

September 24, 2011

On behalf of the MDA/ALS Staff at Barrow Neurological Institute, our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Estay. Though our acquaintance was short, it was apparent that Mr. Estay was a wonderful person and well loved by his devoted family.