Roy NYE

NYE Roy A. Nye, 1921-2005. Our kind and gentle husband, dad, and grandpa passed away in Salt Lake City on March 14th, 2005 - his 74th birthday. He patiently endured 15 years of Parkinson's disease, complicated by a fall and brain injury in January. Roy was born and raised in Paris, Idaho, to Frank and Arstanie Nye. He attended Utah State University with a major in music. He met his sweetheart, Beverly Kay Scheel, while serving an LDS mission to the Western States. They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on the 18th of September, 1953. Together they raised a family of two sons and two daughters on sunshine and rainbows. Roy proudly served his country in the United States Army for two years in Washington during the time of the Korean conflict and shared his deep patriotism with his family. His career was in insurance management with Reliance Insurance and with T.E. Wood. Promotions within the industry gave him the opportunity to live in many pats of the country with his family - Sandy, Utah; Omaha, Nebraska; Prairie Village, Kansas; Plano, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chardon, Ohio; and then back to Cincinnati until his retirement in 1992. Since that time, he and Beverly have made a wonderful home in South Jordan, Utah. The have made many dear friends over the years. Nearly every move brought new opportunities to teach young people, including his own four children, the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Early Morning Seminary. He was a masterful, yet humble, teacher who truly loved that blessing. He served in many church callings and was devoted to each. He especially enjoyed the time he spent in volunteer service at the Utah State Penitentiary. Roy loved music and put his college education to good use by sharing that love with many piano students (again including his own four children) and choir members. Sunday afternoons and evening bedtimes were always a calm experience with the beautiful music he encouraged. He also dearly loved natue and the wonderful world our Heavenly Father created for us. He especially enjoyed feeding and watching the birds. He always noticed and loved trees, even taking their pictures to remember them from different areas and countries. He leaves behind his loving wife, Beverly; children, Stephen (JoDeane) of West Jordan, Utah, Mark (Shelli) of Wexford, Pennsylvania, Kristen (Mark) Seethaler of Sandy, Utah, and Heidi (Bruce) Barrett of Columbia, Missouri; 28 grandchildren whom he loved and enjoyed so much; one great-granddaughter and two new little spirits whom he will meet before we do. Funeral services will be held at the River Ridge 8th Ward Chapel next to the Jordan River Temple in South Jordan, Utah, 11 A.M. Friday, March 18th, 2005. Friends and family may call at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway, on Thursday evening from 6-8 P.M. and one hour prior to the services on Friday at the church. Interment, South Jordan Cemetery. We love you, Dad!