Our dad, grandpa, brother, and friend, Rocky Alan Craft, was called home on January 16, 2023 after a long five year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Rocky was born on December 5, 1965 in Torrance, California to Loren Rocky Craft and Lila Jane Dorman Craft. Rocky was the third of nine children. Growing up he lived all over California, Oregon, and Utah. Moving around a lot, he recognized the need to help care for his younger siblings; acting almost father like to them. His younger sister, Barbie said, “He was the coolest older brother that I could have asked for. One time I asked to drive his car without a license. When I got to the gas station, I could not judge distance very well and ended up running into one of the poles. He never got mad. I thought he did not know for a while until we went back to the gas station together and the guy flagged me in. Then Rocky told me that he had known for a while, he just did not say anything and he still let me drive his car.”

When Rocky was eighteen, he and his brother, Brian, rebuilt an old Ford Pinto into a racecar. They lifted the back end and souped up the engine. They would race that car down Center Street in Provo and got a lot of looks and questions. He was always so proud of it. That Ford Pinto is still talked about to this day.

If Rocky was not working on an old car or truck, he was tinkering with something or looking to buy or barter for his next project. He was a real-life MacGyver. He could literally fix anything. He would often use what he had on hand: gum, duct tape, shoelaces, an old wire hanger, and he would say, “that’ll work for now.”

He was always busy working on something, often times talking one of his brothers (usually Daniel, Donald, or Randy) into helping him. His dream was to own a couple of acres of land full of old cars and trucks that he could just work on. Believe me, if Rocky could not fix something, it was TRULY broken. He was very smart and strong willed.

He lived for his family! He adored his children and his grandchildren. He had a great relationship with his siblings and his cousins, nieces, and nephews. He also had many, many friends.

Rocky loved taking his kids fishing when they were little. He taught his girls how to drive stick shifts, how to change a tire, how to use tools, and that it was okay to get their hands dirty. He taught his oldest how to parallel park by dragging two old cars and some sort of bar (to mimic the curb) out in front of their house and let her play bumper cars until she got it right.

Rocky was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although he had a rough go in life, he had a testimony of his Savior, Jesus Christ. Rocky was genuinely the most compassionate, Christ-like person you would ever meet. He literally would have given the shirt off of his back and every penny he had to someone with less than he had. He was always helping others less fortunate than him. He was a friend to all. It was hard not to like Rocky. He was witty, funny, smart, and easy to talk to. He was such a good example to so many and a beacon of light to anyone that knew him.

Rocky is survived by his children, Amy Mann Brown (Jeff), Leslie “Michelle” Craft Griego, Samantha “Sammie” Craft, Sara Mann Wells (Shawn), Austin Craft, Kearia Craft Harvey (Shawn), and Jessica Craft South (Charles); twenty-three grandchildren; and his siblings, Barbara “Barbie” Craft, Daniel Craft, Adam Craft, Randy Craft, and Lorna Craft.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Loren Rocky Craft and Lila Dorman Craft Petroff; and his brothers, Anthony “Tony” Craft, Brian Craft, and Donald Craft.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff in the ICU at the Murray Intermountain Medical Center who took such great care of Rocky for over a month.

We love you and we miss you! This is not goodbye; it is until we meet again.

Funeral service, Monday, January 23, 2023, 12:00 (noon), Cedar Pass Ward Chapel (8273 North Simpson Springs Road, Eagle Mountain, Utah 84005). The family will receive friends at the church in Eagle Mountain from 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. prior to the service on Monday morning. Burial will follow in the Lehi City Cemetery (1525 North 600 East Lehi, Utah 84043). Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price and Huntington where friends are always welcome daily and may share memories of Rocky online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net