Rory Lee Mallo

It is with deep sadness to announce that Rory Lee Mallo passed away at his home in Cheyenne, Wyoming on March 7th, 2025. An outstanding and devoted husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and friend.

He was born on September 29th, 1961, in Hollywood, California to Gary and Cherie Mallo. He graduated from Shelby High School in Montana in 1980 and soon after joined the Army with his best friend John Gardipee, where he would become part of the 82nd Airborne Division. Rory travelled the world with the Army including a Deployment during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada. While in the Army, Rory became a private pilot. After the Army in 1984 he would obtain his A&P License and work at Aero Ventures on airplanes here in Cheyenne. During his work he was a mechanic, flight instructor, and trained to become a pilot himself. After obtaining all the licenses required to become a pilot, he worked all sorts of different flying jobs before ultimately being hired by Mesa Airlines in 1989 where he worked for 7 years. After Mesa Airlines, in 1996 he was hired by Frontier Airlines where he stayed as a Capitan for 29 years, the rest of career.

In his younger years he enjoyed racing motocross and after he became a father started auto racing with both of his sons from his previous marriage with Jennifer. Starting in 1997 with Quarter Midgets, he never missed a season of racing, owning race cars for 22 years. Everything from Micro Sprints, Mini Sprints, Midgets, Late Models, Modifieds and many more. Camping with his wife, dogs (Koda, Dakota, and Summer), and countless friends took up many of his weekends in the summer if he was not at the racetrack. As well as Elk hunting with his son Justin and close friends in the fall.

Rory was an amazing father to not only his own children, but to many others that looked to him as a father figure. Rory enjoyed any time he could spend with his two sons, and loved being a grandpa to Bristol, Brody, Braylee and Kean more than anything. His wife, dogs, sons and grandbabies were his entire world.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Cherie Mallo and Father, Gary Mallo. Rory is survived by his wife Tia, sons Justin (Jasmine) Mallo, Cory Mallo (Christina), his grandchildren, Bristol, Brody, Braylee Mallo and Kean Herbst, His siblings, Cheri Moench (Scott), Stephanie Flesch (Dan), Joe Mallo (Karla), and Stuart Mallo (Sam), as well as his many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 2:00 pm in the Moose Lodge.