Stanley (Stan) Leroy Paddock, 83, of Greeley, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Grace Pointe in Greeley.
He was born January 19, 1934 in Boulder, Colorado to Jesse Miller & Esther Lucille (Adamson) Paddock of Greeley. Stan graduated from Campion Academy in Loveland, Colorado in 1952 and then attended the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Walla Walla College in College Place, Washington where he studied for two years, marrying his first wife, Helen A. (Ann) Lampson. After returning to Colorado, he continued work in the auto repair business with his father at Paddock Auto Repair.
During his growing-up years, he traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico with his parents. He was a life-long history buff, loving to stop at all the historic monuments and road signs. He always had a love for cars. He raced at Big Country Speedway in Cheyenne and became a crew member at Colorado National Speedway in Erie. Stan was a great father and grandfather.
He is preceded in death by his second wife, Alyce (Brown) Paddock and his parents, Jesse & Esther Paddock.
He is survived by his children, Cindy (Bill) Patten, Rex (Shelley) Paddock, and Barb Simonton and step-children Traci (Eric) Hess and Brett (Chrissy) Allison. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Moser Funeral Service Chapel, 3501 S. 11th Avenue, Evans, CO 80620.
In lieu of flowers, it is the wishes of the family that the memorial remembrances be made to The American Cancer Society in care of Moser Funeral Service.
An online guestbook and obituary are available at www.moserfuneralservice.com.