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1956 - 2017 (60 years)
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Name |
Rodney Edward PERRY |
Birth |
9 Jul 1956 |
Polson, Lake County, Montana |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
24 Feb 2017 |
Idaho County, Idaho |
Notes |
- Rod died Friday, Feb. 24, 2017.
He was born July 9, 1956, in Polson, Mont., to Monte and Joyce (Carlson) Perry. He spent his early years in Elk River, Boise and Kamiah. He attended Kamiah High School and later North Idaho College at Coeur d'Alene.
In 1973 he joined the U.S. Air Force, working as an aircraft crew chief. After his discharge he returned to Idaho, where he worked various jobs as a diesel mechanic and truck driver. He worked for Veco Cyprus LTD, working in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, as an off-road heavy haul truck driver, transferring to heavy equipment mechanic. In 2004, he transferred to Veco International Inc. and worked in Sakhalin Island, Russia, as a heavy equipment mechanic, welder and fabricator.
He returned to the U.S. in 2007 and started working in the oil fields of North Dakota in 2009 as a heavy haul truck driver and later equipment and truck mechanic. While in North Dakota, Rod married the love of his life, Shannon (Dolph) Perry. They returned to Kamiah, where Rod was employed as a truck driver.
Rod lived and loved to ride his Harley-Davidson. He had planned to start building motorcycles.
He is survived by his wife, Shannon; daughter Alicia Bolling (OJ); granddaughter Keely of Spokane; stepdaughter Denise (Jon) Schuh; grandson Andy; granddaughter Charlotte of Connell, Wash.; brother Calvin (Terese) Perry of Seward, Alaska; sister Del Rae (Bill) Hendren of Mead, Wash.; sister Donna Woods of Buhl, Idaho; and last but not least, his cat, Boner, of Kamiah.
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Person ID |
I29516 |
Don Carlson's Tree |
Last Modified |
26 Jun 2023 |
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