Casey David Domgaard

On January 17th, 1982 Casey David Domgaard was born in Roosevelt, UT to David Domgaard and Nancy Davis Domgaard.
He was his mom's little buster blue eyes and his dad's little buddy. He made them parents and they had no idea the adventures that chubby little boy would take them on.
He had 18 months of peace before he became an older brother. He loved being a big brother!

When he was 4, his family moved to Battle Mountain, NV. He spent his childhood playing with GI Joe's and flushing them down the toilet to give them a watery grave as they fought their battles. He wanted to be in the military when he grew up and he would act out all kinds of wars with those little action figures. He later started taking his sister's barbies and would make them his casualties of war. He would later laugh with his siblings about the Barbie Graveyard at 215 Carson Rd in Battle Mountain.

When he was almost 6, his first little brother was born. His love for children began at a young age and he adored Colton. Colton was just a tiny baby when Casey would sneak him out of the bassinet when mom wasn't watching to go play with him. A couple years later, Tyler came along and he was now old enough to lift babies onto top bunk beds.

He loved all of his siblings so much and would often remind us of the importance of relationships. He was protective of us and would threaten to take on anyone who messed with us.

In high school, he played football and created so many wonderful life-long friendships. He knew how to make lasting relationships and if you became friends with Casey you basically signed a contract to be his friend forever. He was a comedian and always liked to make people laugh. He was the life of the party even if there wasn't a party going on.

He developed type 1 diabetes at the age of 15 and even though this crushed his dreams of being in the military, he worked hard to develop new dreams.

After graduating, Casey worked as a BLM firefighter and loved every minute of it. He then worked in various underground mines and he always loved that he could be a miner like his dad and granddad. He would often tell me stories about operating a mucker and those he worked with all remember him as being an extremely hard worker.

As Casey grew up, he developed a deep love for the outdoors. Dad took him fishing once out at Ted Lake and while they were out in the lake they heard a huge splash and Casey was ready to bolt out of there but dad noticed that the cause of that loud splash was two beautiful moose. He told Casey to calmly come back over and to take in that moment.

In 2015, diabetes started to take a deeper toll on his body and despite several surgeries, he lost most of his eyesight. During this time, he ended up in the ICU. While there, he told his sister that he just needed an f-ing blessing and he would be okay.

Casey partied hard but had a deep faith in Christ and a strong belief in the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints. One time at a party in his youth, he got drunk and started arguing with someone about all the facts that proved that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God.

When Casey became blind, he would constantly asked the missionaries to come over and read him the Book of Mormon. He told me that it brought light and comfort into his life when he could no longer see the world around him.

Due to his blindness, he could no longer work for the mines. He hated not being able to work and used that energy to become an advocate for the disabled. He had several ideas and was working on several projects and most of them were already in the process of becoming a reality before his passing. When Casey saw needs he wasn't quiet about it and because of this, his advocacy work may save a life someday.

Casey loved being an uncle. He was well known as the 'favorite uncle' and he carried that title around like a badge of honor. He spoke to them at their level and would always make them laugh. He became uncle Casey to any kid he met. He loved kids as he had such a childlike spirit himself and could never figure out why anyone would want to grow up.

There is no way to fit Casey's almost 37 years of life into this bio, but he loved the outdoors, treasured his friendships, valued family relationships, was firm in his beliefs, and was always walking around with a goofy grin on his face.

Casey touched the life of everyone around him and never met a stranger. He is missed more than words could ever express.