Roderick Angus MacLeod IV, age 24, died June 23, 2009, in Buffalo, N.Y. "Rory" was born on July 23, 1984, in Holyoke, Mass., to Rod and Corinne. Rory was raised and attended schools in Carson City and Ely, Nev. He graduated from Carson City Adult High School in 2007. Rory had been living in Williamsburg, Mass ., for the last year working at his grandmother's nursery and attending a local college. Rory loved to spend time with his friends and family, especially all of his cousins. Rory enjoyed skateboarding and snowboarding, playing guitar, listening to music, and being outdoors.
Rory is survived by his father, Rod A. MacLeod III of Williamsburg, Mass.; mother Corinne Johnson and stepfather Gary Johnson of Stagecoach, Nev.; brother Stephen Helms of Gardnerville, Nev.; sister Emily Johnson of Stagecoach; grandmothers Roberta MacLeod of Williamsburg, Mass., and Carol Pion of Carson City; step-grandparents Dale and Barbara Klein of Zephyr Cove, Nev., and a very loving and wonderful extended family from Western Massachusetts, Northern Nevada, and Northern California.
Visitation will be at Walton's Chapel of the Valley 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. A funeral service will be at noon on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Walton's Chapel of the Valley in Carson City. Burial will follow at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Williamsburg, Mass.