Lance Croley

Lance Thomas Croley, age 54, was born September 4, 1967 and died on March 24, 2022. He was born in Atlanta, Texas and grew up in the East Texas area.

Lance grew up hunting and fishing, a passion he carried for the rest of his life. He shared his love of fishing with everyone he could. Lance loved to work hard, especially when he could work with his hands which gave him the opportunity to showcase his many talents. Lance was a gifted welder, electrician and telecom field engineer.

He was loving to all, and loved by all who met him. He valued honesty and integrity and took pride in being kind to everyone he met.

Lance was an avid outdoorsman and spent his free time camping, fishing and hiking throughout Colorado and the West. Lance loved sharing his extensive knowledge of fishing by teaching those around him. He respected nature and the outdoors and taught others to do the same.

He is survived by his family in Texas: his daughter Summer Croley, father Johnny Croley, siblings Cindy Taylor, Shawn Croley, Thomas Croley and Jamie. He was proceeded in death by his mother Constance Horner.

He is survived by his family in Colorado: Fiancé Tammy and her daughter Sara and so many friends he called family.

There will be a private service held in Texas.

There will be a private memorial service held in Colorado.

In Lance’s honor please consider making a donation to: the National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/getinvolved/donate.htm , RMEF (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation) https://www.rmef.org/donate/donation-programs/ Mitral Foundation (which is dedicated to advancing the understanding of mitral valve disease) https://www.mitralfoundation.org/ or to St Joseph Hospital Foundation (Colorado)