Roy Sigurd Kullby

Roy Kullby, age 95, of Louisville, CO died January 27, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Ross Kullby, 4 children and 11 grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son Keith Kullby, his former wife Jane Fitzpatrick Coleman and his sister Harriet Acer. His surviving children (and spouses) are Kenton (Tim), Kirk (Karen), Kevin (Susie) and Kristen Pettersen. Roy enjoyed skiing and sailing with his children as well as sharing his love of the outdoors.

Roy was born on September 26, 1927, to John Sigurd Kullby (Jonsson) and Helga Florence Astrid Loven Kullby. He was born in Flushing, New York but moved with his family to LaPorte, Indiana in 1932. After graduating from LaPorte high school he enrolled in Purdue University at age 16.

During WWII, Roy joined the US Marine Corp as a radio specialist Pvt. 1st Class. Using the GI bill, he earned a law degree at Indiana University in 1952. He moved to Chicago to start his career and married Jane Fitzpatrick. Soon after, he moved to Washington D.C. to work for the Federal Department of Justice (DOJ) overseeing patent applications and litigating antitrust cases. He moved back to Chicago and continued litigating racketeering cases for the DOJ and then continued his career with Pope and Ballard law firm in Chicago and later with Vedder, Price and Kauffmann.

Roy married his soulmate Debbie Ross in 1981. In 1986 they moved to Boulder, CO where they owned Estey Printing company until they moved to Breckenridge from 2006-2012. Later they moved to Anthem Ranch in Broomfield and then to Balfour Senior Living in Louisville.

Roy was active in the communities where he lived. He fostered his love of sports and the outdoors in his children and grandchildren and to the benefit of families in his communities. He sailed his Sunfish at Lloyd Beach in Winnetka, IL, skied all over the Midwest and the Rockies, played golf and tennis, fished and canoed in Wisconsin and rafted Colorado rivers. He loved sharing his passion for sports and the outdoors with his 5 children so much so that he would collaborate with other parents to create sports programs for their children where none existed.

He created a football program for 7th and 8th graders in Winnetka, IL. He was one of the founders of the Wilmot Junior Racing program of the Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council where he served as the president. He served as Executive Chair of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club where he lived with his family for a few years in the 70’s.

Roy was well liked and thought of as a modest man, not given to hyperbole. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Services for Roy will be held on Saturday, March 25th 1:00 at United Church of Broomfield, 825 Kohl Street, Broomfield. There will be a celebration of his life following the service at Balfour Senior Living, 1331 Hecla Drive, Louisville, CO.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cristmortuary.com for the Kullby family.