John Vincent Duey
March 20, 1939 - July 5, 2022
John Vincent Duey was born in Macy, Indiana on March 20, 1939 to John Samuel Duey and Mary Gretchen Hoffman.
John left us to be with our Lord and savior while at home in ʻĪao Valley surrounded by loved ones.
He was the youngest of three children and was raised by his Uncle George F. Duey and Aunt Ethel DuBois after the passing of his parents at a young age.
John went to Fulton High School, where he lettered in basketball.
He later became a Specialist 4th Class in the US Army where he met his wife Rose Marie H. Lindsey of Lahaina, Maui. They were married on June 5,1960, and began their life together on Maui in the early ʻ60s.
He started Duey Irrigation, Inc. on Maui in 1969 and went on to farm tropical flowers and noni, raised goats, and became an antique dealer and wood worker.
He was also a kalo farmer, who with his wife, restored 24 loʻi kalo. Both were heavily involved in water rights, restoring mauka to makai stream flow for Na Wai ʻEha; and were responsible for restoring the name Wailuku River to ʻĪao Valley.
He is survived by his wife Rose Marie; son David A. (Rene) Duey; daughters Leah M. Duey and Rhonda K. “Nani” (Frank) Santos; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at Normanʻs Mortuary from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., with a prayer service at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao at 1 p.m.