Galen Wray passed away on November 14 at the age of 50. Galen was born February 25, 1972 in Ord, Nebraska to Delores and John Wray. Galen grew up in North Loup, Nebraska and graduated in 1991 from North Loup Scotia High School in Scotia with high honors. Galen got his undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in environmental studies. There he met his wife Michelle Haddix and they were married for 19 years. Galen and Michelle moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in 2005 so that Michelle could get her Master’s degree. Galen and Michelle have two boys, Ethan who is 5 and Aiden who is 2. Galen worked for Waste Not Recycling for over 10 years as a recycling technician at Poudre Valley Hospital and was a Zumba instructor for the City of Fort Collins. Despite having two artificial knees, he was very passionate about fitness. He taught Zumba classes and had a strong connection with all his fellow fitness instructors and students. Galen’s other passion in life was his boys and he was a very loving and dedicated father. Galen was a life-long learner and always had a large stack of library books around the house on a variety of subjects. Galen also enjoyed gardening, beekeeping, keeping chickens and fancied himself an urban farmer. Galen was preceded in death by his brother Corey Wray and survived by his wife Michelle Haddix, his son’s Ethan and Aiden Wray, his parents John and Delores Wray, his brother Dan Kluna, his brother Tim Kluna and wife Katrina Kluna, his brother Jeff Wray and fiancé Laura Ballard, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services and reception for Galen Wray will be at Allnutt Funeral Service, Drake Chapel, 650 W. Drake Rd, Fort Collins on Friday December 2 at 2pm. Burial will be on Saturday December 3 at 10am at Grandview Cemetery 1900 W Mountain Ave. Fort Collins.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.allnuttftcollins.com for the Wray family.
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