Colin Keith Livasy aka
“Stoney”
July 20, 1943 - January 7,
2025
Colin was born to Keith and Veneta Garrett Livasy in Ft. Dodge, Iowa and passed peacefully in his sleep at home in Fieldbrook.
His spent his early years living in California’s Central Valley before Colin’s family moved to McKinleyville in the late 1950s.
He graduated from Arcata High in 1962 and for several years, worked as a millwright at many lumber/plywood mills in the Arcata area. He then worked 20 years for Cal Poly Humboldt Plant Operations, retiring as a Building Services Engineer in 2008.
Colin is survived by his wife, Linda; daughter Amy; foster brother Steve Livasy and his son Michael; grandchildren Brandon, Dillon, Haylley and Malia; and great grandchildren Bow, River and her mother Kimber, Tanner, Mackenzie and Eddie.
He will be missed by the many friends he made over the years, but especially Fred Taylor and the Thursday lunch bunch; fellow “Road Toad” Doug Vaughn and Betty; the Shumard’s, Dunaway’s, Grosshans’, and Farley’s; and his Fieldbrook friends, the Bailey’s and Brown’s;
Amy and Linda wish to thank the staff at Hospice of Humboldt for their compassionate care and making Colin’s last two weeks as comfortable as possible. Please consider making a donation to them in his memory:
Hospice of Humboldt 3327 Timber Fall Court. Eureka, CA 95503.
At Colin’s request, there will be no memorial service.
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