Ricky Marvin Perry
December 9, 1979 - September 1, 2023
Ricky Marvin Perry, beloved friend, husband, brother, father, son, and papa passed away unexpectedly at home on September 1st, 2023 at the age of 43.
Rick was born on December 9th, 1979 to Ina Perry and Laird Perry. He grew up in Sandy and South Jordan, UT and graduated from Jordan High School. He attended the University of Utah where he earned a Masters degree in Business. He started a business with his friends and worked extremely hard to take care of his family and friends. When he wasn’t working, you could find him with his grandkids, working hard in the yard, or preparing for his next adventure.
Rick met the love of his life Diane (McCollum) Perry on May 4th, 2001 and they later married on May 4th, 2013. They shared a beautiful life together for 22 years. They spent so much time traveling the world and he always made sure that she had everything she wanted. He became “Papa” when Norah and Jack Kreeck entered his life and he made it his priority to make sure they had anything and everything they would ever need. He would take them to Costco and let them pick out their favorite foods. He would take them on so many adventures, but most recently they visited Bear World and Park City.
Rick had a light and energy that would light up the darkest of days. He loved cooking for his family and always made us our favorite dinners for our birthdays and the holidays. He was an excellent cook and cocktail connoisseur. At Christmas time, he was Santa to so many and took all the gifts in a giant Santa bag. His selflessness and giving nature taught us all how to live life fully and never take what we have for granted.
Rick loved deeper and more purely than anyone we know, and we will forever be grateful he was a part of our lives. Rick is survived by his heartbroken family, his wife Diane (McCollum) Perry, Mother Ina (Lund) Perry, brother Kendall (Brandie) Perry, sister Chrisine (Ron) Rhodes, daughters Natalie Stubbs and Brittany (Bailey) Lopez, his in-laws John and Janet Rasmussen, his sister and brother in-laws (Jennifer Allgood, Bryan Rasmussen, Jerry Rasmussen, Jill Handley, Janna Gardner, and Harry Colligan) his many nieces and nephews, and his grandchildren Norah and Jack Kreeck, his beloved co-workers and friends. He is preceded in death by his father Laird Perry, son Nicholas Stubbs, and father-in-law Paul McCollum.
A celebration of life for everyone who loved Rick will be held at Starks Funeral Home located at 3651 South 900 East in Salt Lake City on Friday September 15th, 2023. Guests are encouraged to use parking and entrance located at the north side of the building. Friends and family will have the opportunity to share memories from 6:00 -8:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, Rick would want a donation made to your charity of choice in his honor.
In Loving Memory
Wishing you peace, comfort, courage, and lots of love at this time of sorrow. My heart hurts for your broken hearts today. My deepest condolences for your loss.
Gone but never forgotten, I was devastated by your passing, but I am grateful for our friendship and for the laughs we shared and for your business acumen. Though you were my boss I deeply loved our friendship and our car talks. Your work family misses you deeply and I know we will see you again but until then we will push your passion for your company forward and honor your wishes for our future. I will keep Diane and your family in my prayers Godspeed my friend.
My heart breaks for you and your family Diane. I am so so sorry!! Thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult of times. Much love ��
Rick was one of those unique individuals that brought joy to everyone he met. Whether you knew him for 15 minutes or 15 years you walked away impacted by his presence. He was incredibly bright, remembered everything, had little patience for bad ideas, always brought an infectious laugh when it was needed, and bred confidence in everyone he met that it was going to be OK because he was involved. Maybe surprisingly for someone so accomplished, Rick genuinely cared about others and showed it all the time. The number of times someone casually referenced something they cared about only to find a thoughtful gift, helpful tip, etc. was countless. It could be something you all talked about earlier that day or years ago, with Rick casually stating "I remember you liked X so . . . " when you didn't even remember the original conversation yourself. While his untimely and unexpected death is hard to believe and heartbreaking, when I think about it even that was typical Rick. Rick was well known for his love to get together with friends for dinner, drinks, etc. He was also well known for his disappearing acts where after extensive searches to find him you would realize Rick had just left without saying goodbye. Unfortunately Rick has left but like him I won't be saying goodbye. Somehow, somewhere, we will see each other again and drink a beer on a patio on a beautiful summer day.
May God rest this beautiful mans soul. In the time we have known Rick, we found him to be a kind, and welcoming person. He truly lived his life with his beautiful wife, in a way that was an inspiration to us all. He will be missed. Our love and condolences to the family. May his memory be eternal ����♥️
I am so saddened to hear of Ricks passing. He truly had a kindness that was noticeable the moment I met him. When he met Diane and we all worked together, it was so nice to see such their relationship grow in love. I am praying for peace and healing for the family and send my condolences and love. ������
Rick was a friend and mentor in my life. He allowed me to grow as a person and in my career with Foursight, he hired me just over 5 years ago. He gave me a chance. He taught me that is okay to make mistakes and learn from them. He had a quirky sense of humor, telling me often that I was 'ridiculous' and shake his head in disbelief, making me smile and laugh every time. I will miss him peeking his head around the corner of my office and scaring me! He impacted so many people and those that knew him will never be the same. He will be missed, dearly.
I am just heartbroken knowing that my friend has left our physical world! His bright smile, contagious laugh, and ridiculous sense of humor will be missed dearly. Our friendship, amazing trips, concerts, and crazy antics will not be forgotten or be the same without you here. My love and prayers go out to Diane and her beautiful family!
I keep trying to understand why your departure hurt me so much, and I think it's because I still have a lot to learn from you, and above all, return a little bit of everything you taught me, thank you for so many work and personal advices and for always being my superhero defending me to the cloak and dagger of whoever it was, thank you for so many things Rick, I will always remember you as the best human being I have ever met with a gold heart, a super leader and a great friend, thank you for always trusting me!! Now I am going to apply everything I have learned from you and I will continue to be what you always expected from me! Send you a big hug all the way to heaven Mr. Rick Perry!!
Ricky! You will always be a big part of our lives. We were there on your first date with Diane and privileged to be there when you got married. You were there when our kids were born and they always loved going to RicknDianes! Thanks for remembering my favorite things, surprising me with gaime baos and always remembering no cake on my bday only pie, sorry la. We had some great times filled with laughs. Sometimes we had our differences but you were and will always be family. We will be there for Diane and the kids until we meet again. Give Nick and Paul a big ol hug from us!
The most interesting man in the world! Rick was one of a kind, a great conversationalist that seemed to have rich life experience in so many different areas. I always felt like I learned something new when I talked with him, and would often walk away inspired to seek out some new life experience of my own. Though small and simple, I remember him telling me about the existence of The Root Beer Store in Sandy when he found out my daughter loved Root Beer, and she now begs us to stop there anytime we are nearby! Just a small thing Rick offered that will keep on bringing joy to my family for years to come. Rick made everyone, myself included, feel like a close friend. There is an emptiness around the office without his presence. I express my condolences to Diane and family for the void that must be in their hearts now. Though the pain from his leaving us is hard to bear, please know that his friendship, love, and influence are still very much alive with myself and countless others.
Words can do little to help, but we hope you know how profoundly sorry we are for your loss. Our hearts ache for you. The whole CCSI team in Mexico and I send our deepest condolences to Rick’s family. We all mourn, as we lost a great man on this earth, a leader who impacted many of our lives. You are in our thoughts and our prayers. “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear.”
Ricky, I loved you more than I think you ever knew. You were my friend first and foremost. I'll never forget our movie marathons. The times that you were there when no one else was. The amazing meals you made us. The amount of love you gave me. The beautiful life you gave us. More importantly, you gave Jack and norah the world. You taught them so much. There will forever be a hole in our hearts that is you. Thank you, so much, for being there for me, for Nick, my mom, and for my kids. I love and miss you so much. Say hi to Nick, my dad, Gracie, paulie, and Lola for me. I promise I will take care of us down here. I love you forever.
I'm deeply saddened by this news. Rick was one of the nicest people I have met in my professional career and I am so thankful our paths crossed. My heart breaks for his family at home and at Foursight. Rick will be missed greatly by all, he inspired so many of us in his special way.
I sure will miss us razzing each other about our football rivalry. You made me feel so welcome & so valued at Foursight, & I respected & admired you so much. My condolences to family. ��
Happy Birthday Bro! I miss you each and every day!Love you always
In Loving Memory
