Duane Eugene Utley

1945 - 2017

Duane Eugene Utley obituary, 1945-2017, Anchorage, TX

BORN

1945

DIED

2017

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Brookside Funeral Home - Champions

3410 Cypress Creek Parkway

Houston, Texas

Duane Utley Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 19, 2017.

Duane Eugene Utley, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away peacefully after a long battle with diabetes and its complications in Houston, Texas on Saturday, June 17, 2017. He was 72 years old. He and his wife shared many adventures in Oregon, his childhood home, and throughout Alaska.

A camping and fishing aficionado, he taught his kids important life skills like how to start a campfire after a week of solid rain, and how to properly clean and pan-fry a fresh-caught rainbow trout. After spending most of the last forty years of his life in Alaska working as an engineer for General Electric, he opted for a warmer climate in Texas. Duane is survived by his wife, Ellen Utley and son, Michael Utley, of Anchorage, Alaska; his daughter, Julie Shehata, of Spring, Texas; and his brothers, Daren and Mike Utley, of Lebanon, Oregon. The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation for his caretaker, Debbie McCloud, who spent many hours caring for Duane in Texas and truly became a sister to Ellen and Duane during her sojourn with the family.

A Celebration of Life is planned for August 7, 2017, at Waterloo Baptist Church in Waterloo, Oregon. All friends and family are invited to attend and remember Duane with stories and fond memories. Please contact Duane's son, Michael Utley, for more information ([email protected]).

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the American Diabetes Association in honor of Duane. The link below will direct you to the ADA Memorial Donation page. You may also donate by telephone or mail.

For Website and Mail Donations:
https://donations.diabetes.org/site/Donation2?df_id=19524&19524.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T

For Telephone Donations:
1-800-DIABETES

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