"[Sexton] volition beryllium missed," she continued. "My emotion goes retired to his household during this heartbreaking time."

Born successful Oakland, Calif., Sexton was antecedently enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1967, the obituary states, and afterward went connected to become Senior Estimator and Vice President for Tutor Perini Construction—a ample contractor institution successful the United States. Outside of his profession, Sexton took clip to research the large outdoors.

"His changeless thrust and astonishing physicality allowed him a lifelong pursuit of his emotion for backpacking successful the precocious state of the Sierra Nevada's, skiing the powdered bowls of California, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado mastering the powdered terrain," the obituary continued, "while chopper skiing successful the Ruby Mountains, and riding the dusty trails of Southern California connected his upland bike."

Sexton joined his wife Diane Rodrick successful 1968, according to the obituary. The mates of 54 years share daughters Amy and Heather, who died astatine property 16 successful 1992 from viral pneumonia.

"However, the emotion Roger felt for Heather carried implicit to the emotion helium felt for his grandchildren, Drew and Hadley, keeping her representation live done them and becoming their endearing Be Pa," the obituary shared. "Therefore, it is with emotion that we accidental goodbye, oregon arsenic Be Pa would often say, 'see you later, alligator, successful a while, crocodile, don't fto the moles dilatory you down.'"

Sexton is survived by his wife, daughter, grandchildren, sisters Pamela Mills and Patricia Markowitz and "numerous friends, cousins, nieces and nephews."