Mr. Murray Lloyd Loree

It is with profound sadness that we remember our dearest Murray, our loving husband, our treasured father, and our proudest Grandpa ever. Murray Lloyd Loree passed away on July 8, 2023. We celebrate the life of a man who genuinely cared for so many people. He loved to visit, laugh, tease, and listen to other people’s stories. His sense of humour was legendary and infectious. Murray Lloyd was born June 3, 1957, the third of five children, to Donna and Lloyd Loree. He was raised on the Loree farm north of Nanton. At 15 he left home and started working, making his own way in life. He became an accomplished truck driver, a welder, a ranch hand, a corral designer, and a livestock trailer salesman. His work ethic was admirable, and something that he passed onto his children. He was incredibly proud of Dayne and Jocelyn’s ambition and accomplishments. Murray received a great deal of satisfaction from designing livestock trailers to suit his customer’s needs, hearing of their successes, and finding the perfect used trailer for his clients. He worked for the last 13 years as the Western Canadian representative for Merritt Trailers, and built not only a solid customer base, but a large group of friends. Murray married Deb Delinte, the love of his life, on November 11, 1978. Together they built their farm north of Nanton and raised their family. Their children were the focus of his life and later, his 4 grandchildren. He loved sporting events, rodeos, music concerts, track meets, hockey games, dance recitals, anything to invest in their lives. Anybody that knows Murray knows about his grandchildren, Sawyer, Sophia, Everly, and Reiss. There was no prouder man to see the life his family was building especially with the addition of his daughter-in-law, Elysa, and son-in-law, Steve. In lieu of memorial donations, we would like you to follow Murray’s example and pay it forward. Take the opportunity to pay for the coffee of someone behind you in line, or pick up the tab of another. Do good in your life and let others know that you see them… this was Murray’s way. Murray was predeceased by his father Lloyd, his mother Donna, his brother Denny, his step father Denny, his brother-in-law Blake and nephew Tyler, his father-in-law Hubert, his brother and sister-in-law Keith and Cheryl, as well as his maternal and paternal grandparents. He leaves to mourn his treasured wife of almost 45 years, Deb, his son and best pal, Dayne and beloved daughter-in-law Elysa, his daughter and best friend, Jocelyn and his buddy and son-in-law Steve, and his most precious gifts in his life, his grandchildren, Sawyer, Sophia, Everly, and Reiss. Also surviving is his sister-in-law Joan, brothers Grant (Wendy) and Hugh, sisters Brenda (Dave), Cat (Dean), Maureen (Lew), and Jennifer (Steve), mother-in-law Virginia (Bob), sisters and brothers-in-law Carolyn (Kim), Brian (Liz), Sharon (Ken), Greg (Tami), and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. A Memorial Service will take place at the Nanton Community Memorial Centre on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 1:00PM. Caring for the family is Lyle Reeves Funerals of High River (Craig Snodgrass) 403.652.4242.

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Mr. Murray Lloyd Loree

June 3, 1957 - July 8, 2023