Roy Noel Montell

At the age of 18, he joined the United States Navy where he served as an electronics technician

and achieved the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer. His military career lasted for over 30 years.

On May 11, 1957, at the age of 22, he married the love of his life, the Swiss-born Huguette

Montell (née Veuthey, 1933-2008). He attended Clark County Community College, where he

graduated in 1984 with his AAS in Data Processing. In 1990, he graduated from the University

of Nevada, Las Vegas with a BS in Business Administration.

In his later life, Trigger spent much of his time at his daughter’s cabin in Duck Creek, Utah,

where he worked each day maintaining ATVs, spending time on the porch with his children and

grand-children, and overfeeding the family dogs when he thought no one was looking. He

enjoyed cherry tobacco from his pipe, which he always carried. He took pride in his turquoise

and silver jewelry, which he was never without. He loved black coffee and sweets, which he

made time for each day. Back at his home in Las Vegas, he enjoyed an independent life in good

health. Here, he enjoyed visiting his children every week to catch up, watching his favorite

spaghetti western films and the Hallmark channel, and overfeeding the family’s dogs when he

thought no one was looking. When we talk about Roy now, we will talk about his sharp wit, his

dry humor, his familiar stories, and the sayings he never ran out of.

He passed at the age of 86 on November 1, 2021 at Dignity Health St Rose Dominican Hospital

in Henderson, NV at 12:04am with his two daughters, Yvette Harris and Cherie Johnson, at his

side. He is survived by his two other children, Michelle Wheeler and Guy Montell, as well as his

nine grandchildren (Shane and Dillon Wheeler; Madison and Cameron Harris; Brandi Ray; and

Jonathan, Erin, Roland, and Connor Johnson) and five great-grandchildren.

Following his wishes, no service will be held. Roy was a private person and wouldn’t have

wanted much fuss.