Zarkou, Andy

Andy Zarkou

March 17th, 1949 – April 15th, 2012

Marriott – Slaterville – Andy Zarkou, 63, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2012, with his loving wife by his side. He was born on March 17, 1949, in Littlefield, Texas to Chris Zarkou and Maudie Mae Starkey. As a child he lived in many countries while his father served in the Navy. He settled in Roy, Utah in 1963 with his family and attended Roy High School. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 to 1970. During his tour in Vietnam, he received 3 purple hearts. He was stationed in Khe Sanh with C Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, also known as the “Walking Dead.” Upon his return from Viet Nam, he met and married the love of his life, Cathy Stuck. They were blessed with 3 sons: Carey, Todd and Shane and 43 wonderful years together. He worked for DDO, HAFB, AMAX Magnesium, and retired from IRS as the Energy Manager in 2011. Family was everything to him and he loved spending time with his sons, daughters-in-law, grandkids and friends. He enjoyed anything electronic and would take it apart just to see how it worked. Since childhood, he was a Ham Radio enthusiast and was the Utah State Director for the Navy Marine Corps Military Auxiliary Radio System. He enjoyed many fun travels and adventures with his best friend (brother) Bert and his party companion, Gwen. He is survived by his father, Chris (Pops) Zarkou; his loving wife, Cathy; sons, Carey (Dedra) Zarkou, Todd Zarkou and Shane (Jess) Zarkou; grandchildren, Colton, Rylee, Destiny, Dakota, Sienna and Layla; sister, Kathy (Will) Cornell; brothers-in-law, Randy (Gay) Stuck and Larry (Theresa) Stuck. He is also survived by his dearest friends/family, Bert and Gwen Parker and his faithful companions, Lady Dog and Sammy Boy.