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Duane Edward Proctor

Duane Edward Proctor

Duane Edward Proctor, born in Meridi a n , Idaho on Febru ary 19 , 1939 to Vayne and Helen ( C hipman ) Proctor pa ss ed away at ho me with hi s famil y at hi s s id e on D e cember 31, 2013 a ft e r a s hort bout with cancer. He att e nd e d s cho o l s in the Meridian S c hool Di s trict, gradu a tin g in 195 7 . He w ork e d for Goodman Oil C omp a n y w h e r e h e m et Alic e DuV a ll . Th ey w er e marri e d in 195 9 a nd h a d two c hildr e n , Dou g and P a m. Duan e a nd Ali ce divo rce d but r e main e d lif el o n g fri e nd s and tr ave l companions, enjo y in g man y c a mpin g trip s a nd fi s hin g exc ur s ions.

Du a n e dro ve lon g h a ul truck for M o u n t a in S t a t es Wh o l esa l e a nd Alb e rt so n ' s Truckin g , h e th en we n t ba c k t o wor k for Go o dm a n Oil a nd w h e n it c l ose d d ow n h e wen t to w ork for P ac ifi c M e t a l until he r e tir e d in 2007. Shortl y af t e r h is r e tir e ment , Du ane t ook a n e pic tri p t o Al aska w ith hi s g r a nd s on and d a ught e r wh e re h e accom pli s h e d hi s li fe- l o n g goa l t o d r iv e th e Al as kan Hi g h w a y . He m e t and marri e d Kathy Fis h e r i n 1978 . The y enjo y ed m a n y outdoor act i v ities togeth er w ith f a mil y a nd f r i e nd s to incl u de m o to r c yc l e r i ding , s no w mobilin g , four - w heel i ng , hunt i n g, fi s hin g, campin g and attending t he grandkid s' m a n y ac ti v iti es . He w a s a lifetime memb e r of th e Ow y h ee Mo t orc y c l e Club. Duane and Kath y a l so lo ve d t r a v e l i n g to Ar i z o n a to v i s it famil y and e njo y ed visiting the Oregon Coast .

He i s s u rvived by his wife K athy, h i s two children Do u g ( Lynn) Proctor an d Pam ( M ic ) Earl , two grandc h il d ren whom h e l ove d dear l y , Si n di (Buck) H uki l l and Cody (An d ree) Earl . Broth e r J o e , S i s ter J u d y (Gary) M yers b ot h of B oi se , A u nt M a r t h a A s c u en a of W eiser, U n c l e B ob and A unt J ean Scharrer of Phoen i x , seve ra l niece s, nep h ews , cou s ins a nd be s t frien d s, A l ice and Mont y L einb e rg e r whom h e shared man y life l ong memori es w ith. H e wil l a l s o be mi ss ed b y hi s be s t l it t le four- l e gged wa l king p artner, M i ll e r . Prece d ed in death by his p a rents and se v eral a unt s, uncle s and cou s ins .

He requ es ted no funer a l ser v ice s but wa nt s all famil y and f r i e nd s to ha v e a "hu g e p a rt y" w hil e s h a ring m a n y happ y ( craz y) memo r ie s a nd l a ughter of their t i m e s p e nt to ge ther . Thi s w ill be h e ld at a lat er d a t e. Duane requ es t e d th a t hi s a s h es be spr e ad a t hi s f av orit e hun t ing spot in O wy he e C ount y .


I n lieu o f flow e r s, c ontribution s c a n b e m a de to the Id a ho Human e Societ y. We w ant to th a nk J ourn ey Ho s pi c e f or th e ir g reat care and a ll hi s f riends a nd f amil y for th e ir lo v e and support d urin g thi s dif f icult time .
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