Danny D. Montgomery

Danny D. Montgomery, passed away at his home in Mesa, AZ, on June 18, 2021 after a more than 5 year courageous battle with ALS. He was 72. His family was by his side. Leaving us much too soon, he will be missed greatly.

Danny was born in Phoenix, AZ, the son of Clarence (CE) and Juanita Montgomery, living his childhood in the Buckeye, AZ area. He was very athletic in school, graduating from Buckeye Union High School, Class of 1966, with All Conference First Team honors in football. After high school, he became a transmission rebuilder until he received his draft notice, which motivated him to join the United States Marine Corps instead of being drafted into the Army. He spent 2 years in the Marines, 1 year of that time in Vietnam as a Squad Leader. He was honorably discharged at the end of those 2 years having earned the rank of Corporal (E4).

After being discharged from the Marine Corps, Danny worked at a labor job until he was accepted into the Bricklayers Journeymen Program where he earned Journeyman status after 3 years of college courses and on the job training. Danny was a very hard worker and took pride in his work which led him to owning his own masonry company for about 5 years. He was always very creative and artistic; he designed and built many beautiful creations, plus, built his own home during this time. Danny retired from bricklaying and worked for the State of Arizona for more than 20 years, where he officially retired in 2006. After retirement, he bought a small ranch in Texas fulfilling his dream of being a rancher with the cattle and other animals he loved.

Danny's hobbies included his ranch, he excelled and very much enjoyed country & western dancing, was a very big fan of spectator sports, held season tickets for the Arizona Cardinals when they first came to Arizona, and was a dedicated player in Fantasy Football.

Danny is survived by his son, Stephen Montgomery (Michele), his grandson Tobias, of Queen Creek, AZ, a brother Clarence (Gene) Montgomery of Tyler, TX, a sister Vangie Carmean (Doug), of Mesa, AZ, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister-in-law Christine Montgomery.