John Wallace Cady

John W. Cady, 72, died at his mountain home on April 14, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Astoria, Oregon, grew up in Montpelier, Vermont, and lived most of his adult life in Colorado. He was a research geophysicist in the U.S. Geological Survey for 20 years, after obtaining degrees from Harvard and Stanford. Most of his research was conducted in Alaska, where his father Wallace Cady had also mapped mercury deposits for the U.S.G.S. during World War II. After early retirement, he devoted himself to his children, the tree farm, and geophysical consulting, pretty much in that order. He made himself at home in different cultures around the world, beginning with an 18-month overland trip through Europe, the Middle East, India and Nepal, and Africa. John was a mountain climber, an excellent skier, a backpacker, a creative thinker, an idealist, a builder, a doer, and a lover of life and the great outdoors. He challenged himself and everyone around him to think outside the box. He is survived by his sisters Nancy and Norma Cady, his wife Marith Reheis, his children Carlos, Flor, and Elder, four grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren. His passing leaves a hole in the web of our lives.

A memorial gathering of friends and family will be held at a later date at his home, likely in June.