Raymond Eugene (Buddy) Dupee' passed away on Sept. 21, 2025.

He was born on Dec. 20, 1952 in Wallingford, CT to Raymond Sr. and Joan Mary Young.

At the age of 5 his family moved to Tucson, AZ where he lived until 1967 when his family moved again to Holbrook. His hobbies included making furniture, gardening and flying remote control airplanes.

He met Cheryl (Sheri) Parker, his high school sweetheart while attending Holbrook High School. They were then married on December 12th, 1970.

He volunteered for NCHS and did several projects that he truly enjoyed. He also enjoyed doing jobs for others in the community with his backhoe service.

He was an elected member of the Holbrook Planning and Zoning.

He worked for Nester Motors, Babbitt's and Heward's all in the Holbrook area.

He retired from Petrified Forest National Park after 35 years of faithful service in December of 2011.

Besides his wife, he is also survived by his 3 sons, Robert (Melissa) of San Antonio, TX, William of Holbrook and Jason (Lisa) of Kingman, AZ.

He had 8 grandchildren, Micheal, Cheyenne, Miller, Treyton, Christopher, Jordan, Elisa and Meagan.

He also had 9 great grandchildren who he all adored.

Buddy recently was reunited with his niece Carol Leyba (Damon) from St. Johns, AZ.

He was preceded in death by his father Raymond Sr., his mother Joan and only brother Eugene.

Private services will be held at a later date.