Alan Thomas Rees

The family of Alan Thomas Rees is devastated by his sudden and unexpected death. He was born June 30 1958, to John Robert Rees (Dec. Mar 1999) and Joyce Whittle (Dec. Mar 2019) who loved and adored him.  He was the baby of the family and beloved by his older siblings John Craig Rees and Laura Lenzy.  He was smart, athletic, sarcastic with just the right amount of charm.  He married his high school sweetheart Jean Marie Parkin November 16, 1979 in the Salt Lake Temple.  He loved his wife dearly and truly had a best friend to tackle all of life’s adventures with.  He was blessed with three beautiful children, John Thomas Rees (Keondra Rees), Jodie Marie Groves (Dustin Groves), and Jackie Rees whom he loved and treasured.   He managed to be a father and a best friend to each of his children and had a very deep and special relationship with each of them.  He worked professionally as an Optometrist and created many relationships with his patients over his 30 years of service.  He had a close-knit group of friends that he enjoyed playing racquetball and golf with weekly.  He would always make the loser buy donuts for the rest of them afterwards.  He had the best sense of humor and was always poking fun and making people laugh.   His happy place was vacationing at his beloved Red Frog Beach in Panama.  He always invited friends along and loved showing everyone a good time.  He dreamed of retiring and spending more days walking along the beach hand in hand with his partner Jean.  His love of sports consumed his spare time and he watched every game he could fit in.  He loved being a grandpa to his 7 grandchildren, Bentley, Campbell, Jack, Reggie, Ruby, Ty, and Hazel.  He was the best at rocking them to sleep in his lazy-boy.  His love for his family was deep in his heart and he would sacrifice and do anything to help them.  He loved his Heavenly Father and was a dedicated disciple as he served and loved all those who knew him.  These are sad days for us, but a happy day for Alan as he will be encircled in the love of his Savior.