Nov. 21, 1981 – April 18, 2013
Chad Ray Macy, 31, of Sweet Home, died April 18, 2013.
He was born Nov. 21, 1981 in Corvallis to Daulton Ray Moss and Leona (Macy) Williams.
He has lived in Monroe, Corvallis, Texas, Yachats, Sisters and Sweet Home.
Mr. Macy was an initial-attack wildland firefighter. He worked for Highland Forest Products in Holley and was a sports car transporter. He also worked for McCollum, Pentagore and Staley logging companies, and for Triple T mill in Cascadia. He also set up manufactured homes for Pruit Company.
He had a passion for many things, particularly playing with his daughter and playing guitar. He also loved hunting, fishing, camping and gold panning with his dogs and family. He enjoyed picking chanterelle mushrooms in the mountains. He loved animals and just being with nature.
Mr. Macy loved his Native American heritage and learning about it through participating in annual pow wow events and from his Aunty Ginger. He created Native American arrowheads, dream catchers and obsidian knives, selling them at American Family Video.
He is survived by his daughters, Michayla Pauls and Trinity Seber, both of Sweet Home; parents Leona and Woody Williams of Sweet Home and Daulton Moss and Cynthia Hayes of Bethel, Alaska; brother Clinton Williams of Sweet Home; sisters Jaime Pierce of Helena, Mont., Jodi Cheshire of Sweet Home and Jana Williams of Corvallis; maternal grandparents Agnes and Dennis Hagquest of Albany and Don and Lee Macy f Prineville; grandfather Glen Richey of Montana; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Shane Oliver Macy; grandma Carol St. Clair Richey; aunt Jerri-Ann Moss; grandparents Carolynn and Jack Williams; great-grandparents Oliver and Faye Mason, Monica Brown and Roy Tate; and cousin Rich Hardy.
A celebration of life and potluck was held Saturday at Sankey Park. A benefit concert was held Sunday at the VFW Hall, where donations were collected to help the family defray funeral expenses.
Donations can also be made at the Sweet Home Funeral Chapel, which handled the arrangements.