Ross D. Carpenter, 74, passed away on June 8, 2023 in Payson, Arizona.
Ross Daniel Carpenter was born December 16, 1948, in Greeley, Colorado to Walter S. (Tuffy) and Addine M. Carpenter. He grew up in several locations in New Mexico and Arizona following his father's career as an educator, including Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and Ganado on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He was a standout athlete at Ganado High School, from which he graduated as senior class valedictorian in 1966.
He attended Arizona Western College in Yuma for a year and transferred to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1971. He was drafted into the U.S. Army following college, serving two years at Fort Ord, California. Following his discharge, he engaged in construction work in Arizona while competing in rodeo bull riding events around the Southwest. He later obtained his teaching credentials and taught math, science and P.E. in the Payson, Arizona elementary and middle schools while coaching football and basketball. He was also part of the coaching staff for Payson High School boys' basketball that led their team to the state finals two years in a row. After retirement from the Payson school district, he ran the wellness center at Eastern Arizona Community College.
He was a loving husband to his wife Shari for 40 years, a devoted father to his daughter Katie (Noah), a doting grandfather to Harley Jane and Brynlee Sloane and a lifelong fan of the San Francisco Giants. His family, including his brother, Charles (Irma) of Holbrook and sister Starla (George) of Colorado, will miss him greatly while being proud of the legacy he leaves for them.
Ross Daniel Carpenter was born December 16, 1948, in Greeley, Colorado to Walter S. (Tuffy) and Addine M. Carpenter. He grew up in several locations in New Mexico and Arizona following his father's career as an educator, including Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and Ganado on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He was a standout athlete at Ganado High School, from which he graduated as senior class valedictorian in 1966.
He attended Arizona Western College in Yuma for a year and transferred to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1971. He was drafted into the U.S. Army following college, serving two years at Fort Ord, California. Following his discharge, he engaged in construction work in Arizona while competing in rodeo bull riding events around the Southwest. He later obtained his teaching credentials and taught math, science and P.E. in the Payson, Arizona elementary and middle schools while coaching football and basketball. He was also part of the coaching staff for Payson High School boys' basketball that led their team to the state finals two years in a row. After retirement from the Payson school district, he ran the wellness center at Eastern Arizona Community College.
He was a loving husband to his wife Shari for 40 years, a devoted father to his daughter Katie (Noah), a doting grandfather to Harley Jane and Brynlee Sloane and a lifelong fan of the San Francisco Giants. His family, including his brother, Charles (Irma) of Holbrook and sister Starla (George) of Colorado, will miss him greatly while being proud of the legacy he leaves for them.
Ross D. Carpenter, 74, passed away on June 8, 2023 in Payson, Arizona.
Ross Daniel Carpenter was born December 16, 1948, in Greeley, Colorado to Walter S. (Tuffy) and Addine M. Carpenter. He grew up in several locations in New Mexico and Arizona following his father's career as an educator, including Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and Ganado on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He was a standout athlete at Ganado High School, from which he graduated as senior class valedictorian in 1966.
He attended Arizona Western College in Yuma for a year and transferred to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1971. He was drafted into the U.S. Army following college, serving two years at Fort Ord, California. Following his discharge, he engaged in construction work in Arizona while competing in rodeo bull riding events around the Southwest. He later obtained his teaching credentials and taught math, science and P.E. in the Payson, Arizona elementary and middle schools while coaching football and basketball. He was also part of the coaching staff for Payson High School boys' basketball that led their team to the state finals two years in a row. After retirement from the Payson school district, he ran the wellness center at Eastern Arizona Community College.
He was a loving husband to his wife Shari for 40 years, a devoted father to his daughter Katie (Noah), a doting grandfather to Harley Jane and Brynlee Sloane and a lifelong fan of the San Francisco Giants. His family, including his brother, Charles (Irma) of Holbrook and sister Starla (George) of Colorado, will miss him greatly while being proud of the legacy he leaves for them.
Ross Daniel Carpenter was born December 16, 1948, in Greeley, Colorado to Walter S. (Tuffy) and Addine M. Carpenter. He grew up in several locations in New Mexico and Arizona following his father's career as an educator, including Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and Ganado on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He was a standout athlete at Ganado High School, from which he graduated as senior class valedictorian in 1966.
He attended Arizona Western College in Yuma for a year and transferred to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1971. He was drafted into the U.S. Army following college, serving two years at Fort Ord, California. Following his discharge, he engaged in construction work in Arizona while competing in rodeo bull riding events around the Southwest. He later obtained his teaching credentials and taught math, science and P.E. in the Payson, Arizona elementary and middle schools while coaching football and basketball. He was also part of the coaching staff for Payson High School boys' basketball that led their team to the state finals two years in a row. After retirement from the Payson school district, he ran the wellness center at Eastern Arizona Community College.
He was a loving husband to his wife Shari for 40 years, a devoted father to his daughter Katie (Noah), a doting grandfather to Harley Jane and Brynlee Sloane and a lifelong fan of the San Francisco Giants. His family, including his brother, Charles (Irma) of Holbrook and sister Starla (George) of Colorado, will miss him greatly while being proud of the legacy he leaves for them.
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