Alan Layne Siddoway, a longtime Summit County Sheriff's Office lieutenant whose work included mountain rescues and disaster victim identification, died Oct. 11 at his home in Rockport. He was 62.

Siddoway died following a battle with pancreatic cancer, with loved ones at his side, according to his obituary published by Walker Mortuary.

His death came four days after Summit County honored his nearly 42 years in law enforcement by naming its Search and Rescue headquarters in Kamas the Alan Siddoway Mountain Rescue Center. The Basin News reported on the county's recognition on Oct. 9, while Siddoway was still alive.

Siddoway joined the Sheriff's Office in January 1985 and served in leadership positions including captain and lieutenant. He also spent approximately three decades investigating deaths, work that brought him into contact with families facing unexpected losses.

His experience extended beyond Summit County. He briefly worked as chief investigator for the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office in 2008 and participated in the federal Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team.

According to his obituary, that federal service included efforts following the 1997 Korean Air Flight 801 crash in Guam, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina. The team's work involved identifying victims and helping return their remains to families.

Closer to home, Siddoway served as the Sheriff's Office liaison to Summit County Search and Rescue. He worked with volunteers who respond to emergencies in the county's mountains and backcountry.

That service was central to the county's decision to name the rescue facility after him. The honor recognized a career that combined emergency response with concern for the people affected by those emergencies.

Siddoway's life was also rooted in Rockport. Born in May 1964 at Dugway Proving Grounds, he moved with his family to their Rockport farm when he was 11. He maintained the family's longstanding farming and ranching tradition throughout his life.

Outside his public service, Siddoway enjoyed traveling with family and friends and collecting antique farming equipment and horse-drawn carriages, his obituary says.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, LouDean; his son Derek and daughter-in-law Brianna; granddaughters Everly and Melody; his mother, Merlene; and his siblings.

Funeral services were held Oct. 17 in Coalville.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that trees be planted in Siddoway's memory.