Richard W. Mabey

Richard “Rick” W. Mabey CARY, North Carolina – Our loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, Richard “Rick” William Mabey, died unexpectedly in his sleep at home in Cary, North Carolina, on Saturday, August 18, 2007. Rick was born April 27, 1959, in Salt Lake City, the youngest of five children of Edward Leo Sr. and Ruth Bain Mabey Rick married his sweetheart, Camille Forsgren, in the Bountiful LDS Temple on June 15, 1996. They were blessed with two precious children. He lived most of his life in Salt Lake City, graduating from Skyline High School and Westminster College where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. He loved the healthcare field and was a true patient care advocate. He was a Firefighter/EMT at the South Davis Fire District. He worked at Easton Aluminum as the manufacturing manager in the archery division. He also worked at the University of Utah Medical Center in the Emergency Department and the Neuron-Intensive Care Unit. Rick was a member of the Cary, North Carolina 1st Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rick loved life. He had a great sense of humor. He loved his family more than life itself. Rick loved a good joke and especially loved to tease. He often said, “I only tease the ones I love the most”. He loved to play golf with his close friend Greg Peters and his father-in-law Dennis Forsgren. He was an avid spectator and player of ice hockey. Surviving are his wife, Camille Forsgren Mabey and two children, Chelsea Nicole and Joshua Lee Mabey; three sisters, Kerrie Lee (Lamoine) Heaton, Charlene (Jerry) Farr, Laurie Ann (Dan) deJong, one brother, Edward “Ted” (Juli) Mabey Jr., and his in-laws, Dennis and Judy Forsgren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a dear friend, Jared Horgensheimer. Rick, we will always remember your quick wit and fun loving nature. You will be greatly missed and have left a huge void in our hearts and in our family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Friends may call at the mortuary on Tuesday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Interment, Lindquist’s Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in the names of Chelsea Nicole and Joshua Lee Mabey at any Goldenwest Credit Union. Email condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com