Clayton Hughes "Clay" McRory
Marriages
Trudy Frohlich - 1975
Cathy Cole - 1983
Burial Details
Obituaries
Vail Daily page A7 - May 21, 2011
Clayton "Clay" Hughes McRORY died Tuesday, May 17, following a lengthy illness in Cape Coral, Fla., at the age of 57.
Clay was born Nov. 2, 1953, in Hartford, Conn., and grew up in West Hartford with his three brothers, Colin, Cletus and Courtney, and parents Gloria and George McRORY. He attended Conard High School and the family spent time skiing in Vermont and vacationing on the Connecticut shore.
Clay moved to Vail, Colo., in 1978, with his parents adn brothers following him over the next few years. He and his mother created the printing company Avon Quick Print in 1983; the business grew and became Peregrine Press, a hub of activity in the growing town of Avon. He also spent time on Avon's Design Review Board.
Clay married Trudy FROHLICH in 1975. Although the marriage was short-lived, they remained lifelong friends and passed that friendship onto their children.
In 1983, he married Cathy COLE and raised two sons, Clayton and Jack, in a home he built in Singletree. He taught his sons to ski and camp, passing on many of his "handyman" skills. He enjoyed watching them play soccer and baseball as well as ski race, stating many times that having Vail Mountain in his backyard was the reason he lived in Vail.
Clay was a member of the Army National Guard from 1983-1992 and took great pride in his involvement with stateside Desert Storm activities as well as the High Altitude Training Site in Gypsum.
An avid collector of Corvettes, he had many different models throughout his lifetime. Clay also had a passion for scuba diving, traveling throughout Florida on dive trips.
He left the Vail Valley in 2007 to care for his father in Walsenburg, Colo., and relocated to Cape Coral, Fl., in 2009 to seek a warmer climate, accompanied by his father and long-time girlfriend, Rose SERRATO.
He is preceded in death by parents George and Gloria McRORY and brothers Coutney, Cletus and Colin McRORY. He is survived by his two sons Clayton McRORY, 26, and Jack McRORY, 23, who currently live in California.
A memorial service for family and friends will be held on Saturday, June 11, at the Sunset View Cemetery in Eagle, 3 p.m.
