MCELROY, ISAAC

Sept. 30, 1992 - Jan. 15, 2021

Isaac spent his early childhood in Denver where he attended Park Hill Elementary School. He was on the jump rope team and played soccer. Isaac was an eager reader and loved trips to City Park and the Museum of Nature and Science. His family moved to Knoxville, TN, in 2002, where he played soccer and ran cross country in high school. He later moved to Tucson, AZ, where he earned an associate degree in paralegal studies and was attending the University of Arizona and working as assistant manager at Zona Fountains and as an intern at Southern Arizona Legal Aid at the time of his death. He loved cycling, hiking, and scuba diving, and in recent years completed a half marathon and a cross-country bicycling trip. He was a member of the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, where he served as an usher. He died while traveling to Indiana, where he attended his niece’s 1-year-old birthday. Isaac was a bright, adventurous, engaging, and loving man who had a deep love for his family including family dogs. His radiant smile, laughter and sense of humor will be sorely missed by many. Left to cherish his memory are his mother and father, Deb and Jack McElroy of Knoxville; his brother, Nathaniel McElroy of Knoxville; his sister, Kaylee Page of Indianapolis, and her husband Anthony and their daughter Keira; as well as many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. The family is dedicating a grove of trees to be planted in a fire-damaged national forest, where saplings will grow in his memory into fresh majestic beauty. Anyone wishing to add a tree can go to treesforachange.com and select “Custom Grove” from the menu and choose Isaac’s name from the drop-down. Please hold memories of Isaac in your heart. He was so dearly loved.