Roy Edmund Faulkner

Our beloved Roy Edmund (“RE”) Faulkner passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13 , 2026, due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Valiant to the end, RE endured his nineteen-month battle with humor, stoicism, grace, patience and faith. He was an example of how to be the very best you can be in any given circumstance.

His loving nature, humility, quiet resilience, courage, strength, intelligence and selfless nature blessed the lives of anyone lucky enough to know him. He had a tender soul—and loved and accepted people for who they were. He noticed the needs of others and quietly met those needs. He particularly loved children and animals, both of whom were instantly drawn to him.

RE was born on March 4, 1951, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Edmund Roy Faulkner and Iola Elizabeth Bowman, the 7th of 9 children. He was named after his grandfather, Roy Edmund Faulkner (the original RE) and like his father and grandfather, was highly respected for his work ethic and integrity. He learned to drive a tractor at the age of six and worked hard throughout his youth and young adulthood alongside his father and brothers. He was also very aware of his mother’s needs as her eyesight was poor and often spent time assisting her—she knew she could always depend on him. He enjoyed a close relationship with his sister, Linda too, who shared his fun sense of humor.

RE was an official member of the Shoshone Bannock tribe and was appreciative and proud of his heritage and ancestry. He grew up in Bancroft, Idaho, where he lived in the winter to attend school, and on the Fort Hall Reservation Ranch in the summer. He loved being at the ranch where he was able to ride horses, explore, hike, hunt, fish and shoot cans with his .22. He learned to care about nature, the land, the environment—and who he was and what he stood for. Ranch life taught him many valuable lessons.

Scouting was a big part of RE’s life. There was not much adult support for his scout troop, so he and a friend became the leaders of their troop, guided the 10 other scouts—and all 12 boys became Eagle Scouts. He also enjoyed music but didn’t have the opportunity to take formal lessons or purchase instruments, so he taught himself to play the trumpet, guitar and drums and later played in two bands: “The Luv-Ins” and the “King’s Knights”.

RE was an athlete. He played baseball in his younger years and played basketball, football and ran track in high school—lettering in all three sports, all four years of high school. He won all-state in basketball, all-region in football and ribbons in track and field. He was selected to go to Boy’s State, was elected co-valedictorian at his high school graduation and received a football scholarship to Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho).

After his first year of college, he was called to serve a mission in the Gulf States for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to leaving, his father passed away from heart surgery complications, and it was decided that RE would go forward with his mission while his younger brother, Kim, ran the ranch in his absence. However, two months into his mission, Kim was killed in a car accident and RE returned home to care for his mother and the ranch. It was the hardest time of his life.

When his older brothers were able to take over the ranch, RE attended Utah State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Science, a composite major, as well as a teaching certificate. Later, while working on his master’s degree at the University of Utah, he taught science at Eisenhower Junior High School in Salt Lake City and won the National Teaching (or Gustav Ohaus) Award.

RE worked in the cabinet hardware business, chips and snack food distribution, and the nutraceuticals and consumer health industry, where he began a forecasting process from scratch. He became a world-class sales forecaster and Director of Demand Planning, ultimately retiring from Johnson & Johnson.

He married Carrie Lynn Jensen in the Jordan River Temple and together with their 9 children and 14 grandchildren, they built a family and a life they loved.

RE was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with a strong testimony of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. He loved the gospel and his family and was deeply devoted to both.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Carrie; children Jeremy (Dilyana), Emily (Jerimy), Nathan (Jacey), Jessica (Scott), Sara (Yorke), Arin (David), Benjiman (Melissa), Kyler (Taulia) and Bret (Chelsea); grandchildren Amelia, River, Hayden, Wesley, SJ, Drake, Diem, Charlotte, Marlee, Derek, Ander, and Bjorn; sisters Nola and Linda, and brother Ted. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ted and Iola, and siblings Roy A., Frank, Mont, Drift and Kim. He will be forever loved and forever missed but we are so grateful he is no longer suffering.

A viewing will be held at Larkin Sunset Gardens,1950 E. Dimple Dell Road, in Sandy, on Friday, June 26, from 6:00-8:00 PM and again on Saturday, June 27, at the Ashbrook Ward building, 6770 S. 500 E. in Midvale, Utah from 9:30-10:30AM. Funeral Services will be held at the Ashbrook Ward building on June 27, at 11:00 AM (6770 South 500 East Midvale, Utah 84047).

The family wishes to acknowledge and thank the doctors and staff at the University of Utah ALS Clinic, as well as A Plus Home Health and Hospice for their dedicated, loving care—and a special thank you to RE’s hospice nurse, Stephanie, and to our own in-house hospice nurse, Sara, for treating him with such dignity and compassion. Finally, special gratitude is due to his beloved and beautiful wife, Carrie, whose unwavering devotion and honorable care was a constant source of comfort and strength to RE and sustained him throughout his journey. Through every challenge and every triumph, she stood faithfully by his side, demonstrating a love that was both enduring and inspiring.

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