Michael David Parrie

Michael David Parrie, born November 16, 1958, lost a long battle to cancer on August 21, 2022.

Mike's whole life was dedicated to helping the underdog and fixing things. Too bad he can't fix our broken hearts today.

Michael was born to Albert and Alice, in Rawlins, Wyoming. Mike thrived in Saratoga, where his parents had the Parrie's Electronic Store. He was Student Council President 3 times in High School, and was a State Champion wrestler.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Mike started several companies, including Big A Auto Parts in Saratoga (which he started with his family) and MD Parrie Contracting in Tie Siding. His carpentry work was in demand, and his fans included client and author Andrew Grant, who included Mike as a character in the novel Too Close To Home.

He married Traute Lynn Nye in 1977. He and Traute had two children, Lindsay, born in 1982, and Zach, born in 1984. Although Mike and Traute divorced in 1998, they remained close friends to the end.

He was preceded in death by father Albert and brother Randy. He is survived by mother Alice and her husband Kenny, daughter Lindsay and her husband Levi, their two daughters Lainey and Milea, son Zach and his fiance Emily, brother Joe and his wife Kathy, many nieces and nephews, the extended Nye family, as well as many close friends (especially Jody Blunsom), all of whom will hold him in their hearts.

The family would like to thank the staff at Ivinson Memorial Hospital for their loving care and friendship of Michael. Memories may be shared with Alice Parrie Swanson at PO Box 1257, Saratoga, WY 82331.