Jason Roundy

Norman J Roundy, known to family and friends as Jason, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2026, at the age of 83. Jason lived a full and fruitful life focused on family and building many strong friendships. He was intent on taking care of his body and health as best he could, yet in his later years, he ultimately succumbed to the effects of frontotemporal dementia.

Born on May 6, 1942, in Provo Utah, Jason was the son of Merrill Asahel Roundy and Nellie Jane Gay. He was the youngest of 5 siblings: Marilyn, Farrell, Lee, and Dawnave. After his mother Nellie died when he was 18, his dad, Merrill, was remarried to Viola, who became a caring step-mother.

Jason spent his formative years growing up in the beautiful city of Santa Barbara, California. He always enjoyed telling stories of growing up on an acre of land with artichoke and pomegranate trees in his backyard. And he has since joked about how much that land would be worth now.

Jason was a faithful and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He deeply loved studying the gospel and participating as an active member in his wards throughout his life. He served a mission in Uruguay, an experience he treasured, and he continued to use and cherish the Spanish language he had learned for the rest of his life. Following his mission, he attended Brigham Young University on a golf scholarship where he studied Business and History.

Jason built a successful career as an entrepreneur, devoting much of his time to real estate and development. For most of his adult life, he lived in Salt Lake and Utah counties and always had a real estate project underway. Jason preferred to complete the majority of the work with his own two hands and also used these projects as opportunities to teach his children valuable lessons; often “hiring” them to help along the way. He showed trust in them at young ages to contribute to his projects, and while he paid them generously for their efforts, they now suspect that much of their work likely needed redone after they left. Jason also took pride in completing large construction projects without ever officially owning a truck. His children vividly remember feeling both nervous and slightly embarrassed as they helped load ten-foot 2x6s from Home Depot into his red convertible Chrysler Sebring, heading off to the next project while putting full faith in his tie-down job.

Jason was very proud of and adored his children Tiffany, Lisa, and Ryan. He would often talk about how talented and creative Tiffany was in everything that she did for work and fun. Also, in caring for her family and being a big support for him throughout his life. He loved Lisa and would always comment on her love of life and spunky personality. She was the only child who took after him in his ease and ability to spark up a friendly conversation with anyone. Jason was proud of his son Ryan for being a graduate from his alma mater BYU. He also loved supporting him in his athletic career; from 3 year old soccer, to high school football, to his college Rugby National Championships. Jason loved and looked forward to spending time with his kids, and as they became parents, with his grandchildren: Brecken, Max, Raynger, Amelia, and Lucy.

Jason loved all types of sports, and he enjoyed introducing his children to sports in their younger ages. They remember learning how to ski on the slopes at Alta, playing tennis in the red rocks at St George, and hitting golf balls at Nibley Park; he especially loved playing and teaching his children how to golf. Jason didn’t let the norm stop him from having fun with his kids. Whether it was throwing paper towels like footballs at the grocery store or even taking Ryan to Liberty Park to shoot his new bow-and-arrow – something you would never think of doing today!

Jason felt the fullness of life when he was outside, immersed in nature. He loved long walks, hiking, floating down the Provo River, riding bikes, and rollerblading around town, enjoying many of these activities into his eighties! He felt his best when he was staying active and eating well, principles he would talk about often and consistently emphasized the importance of taking care of your body.

He also found great joy in being creative. Jason rarely went anywhere without his Canon film camera, proudly displaying photographs of nature and his family throughout his home. Anytime he got together with his kids, you could bet he would have an envelope with the latest pictures he had taken of them to share. He had a lifelong appreciation for art and often owned more art than wall space to hang it! In time, he also found deep fulfillment in creating his own art as well.

All throughout his life Jason had good friends and family that he enjoyed devoting his time and energy to. In the later years of his life, he was lucky to have some very good friends that touched his life greatly and gave him extra support, even as his frontotemporal dementia took over. His family is forever grateful to those that supported him and gave him extra love and help when he may have needed it the most.

His family welcomes anyone who would like to attend the graveside service. To be held at 3pm on April 13, 2026, at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary located at 3401 Highland Dr, Millcreek, UT 84106.