Roy Douglas Combs
Marriages
Alyce McGuirk - 1949
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 8B - April 2, 2023
Roy Douglas Combs, 96,
passed away peacefully
under the loving care of
HopeWest at the Ferris
Care Center on Monday,
March 13, 2023.
Roy was born in Grand
Junction, CO to Roy Eli Combs and Violet Combs. He
grew up in Grand Junction and graduated from Grand
Junction High School in 1944. Roy left for the U.S.
Navy after the last day of class his senior year, served
in the South Pacific theater, and was a landing craft
crewman in the amphibious landings on both Iwo Jima
and Okinawa.
Upon returning from service, he met Alyce McGuirk,
and they were married in Glenwood Springs, CO in
1949. They were married until Alyce’s passing in 2017.
Roy worked for the D&RGW Rail Road for 42 years
in a career that took him all over the D&RGW system.
Roy is survived by four children, Kathleen (Tony);
Kevin (Holly); Colin (Rebecca); and Erin (Ben); five
grandchildren; and his brother, Tommy. Roy is preceded
in death by his wife, Alyce; son, Patrick; sister, Dorothy;
and brothers, Leo and Lester. A memorial will be held
at a later date.
We are especially grateful to the entire HopeWest
Hospice team for their extraordinary care and kindness.
Special thanks go to Dan, Randy and Kiana, his
outstanding Hope West home care team. The family
would also like to thank the staff of both The Commons
of Hilltop and Columbine Caregivers for taking such
good care of Roy over the last few years.
Donations in Roy’s memory can be made to:
HopeWest, 3090 N. 12th Street #B, Grand Junction, CO
81506.
