Charles W. "Chuck" Connely Jr.

CONNELY, Charles "Chuck" W., Jr., 88, died in Marana, Arizona on June 1, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Connely, Sr.; his mother, Bertha Connely and his brother, Robert Connely. He is survived by his sister, Rosemary Spencer of Vacaville, CA; his children, Pamela Rodgers of San Jose, CA, Dwight Connely of Tucson, Robin Connely of Marana, Kaye Slack of Las Vegas, Nevada and Donella Brown of Las Vegas, Nevada and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He worked as a union Carpenter out of Las Vegas, Nevada beginning in the 1950's and spent years working at the Nevada Test Site. Later he was the Business Agent of the local union for eight years. He was also active in local politics and civic activities in Nevada. A life-long lover of horses he was active in horse associations and loved to ride in parades. He was a lifetime member of both the American Quarter Horse Association and the American Paint Horse Association. His horses participated in multiple events. One was a reserve national champion in cutting. One horse was reserve champion (All Around) in the state of Nevada. After losing a fight with a horse and breaking his hip on his Nevada ranch he moved to Arizona to be near his son, Dwight in 1996. He continued to raise horses and farm. In 2003 he moved his horse ranch to Marana, Arizona, where he lived until his death. He was married five times and single at the time of his death. Funeral Services will be held at DESERT SUNSET FUNERAL HOME, 3081 W. Orange Grove in Tucson at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2011 with a viewing an hour before the service. His brother-in-law, Charles Spencer, will perform the service. Mr. Connely will be buried in Pahrump, Nevada on Saturday, June 11, 2011 following a 3:00 p.m. Service there.