Cary Andrew McSorley

Cary Andrew

McSorley

Cary Andrew McSorley was born October 8, 1985 to Chuck and Cheryl McSorley, younger brother to Jason and Tara. As a child, Cary is said to have had a fun personality. He had an ability to make everyone around him smile. He was full of life and up for anything: According to Tara he would even let her dress him up from time to time. As some of Cary's friends have already shared on social media he did march to the beat of his own drum. When Cary was 4 years old, the family took a trip to California. While on that trip he managed to sneak his way past the outside railing of the Queen Mary to within a step of falling overboard. During that same trip, while at Disneyland, he apparently became weary of walking and laid down under a display '57 Chevy for shade while his family frantically looked for him. It was during these early years that Cary professed a love for the Lord and was baptized, publically proclaiming his dependence on Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

As a teenager, Cary was gifted in a myriad of ways. He possessed unique skills in computer programming, management, graphic design, cooking, and maintenance.  His dad says "Without his constant assistance I wouldn't have been able to do much more than turn on my computer, let alone employ its benefits. Whatever I'm able to do on the Web, setting up the router and WIFI, using email, Word, Excel, etc.,  and keeping my computer running efficiently, is solely due to the constant training and oversight provided by Cary." In fact, early in his teenage years he taught himself computer programming and web design and used his computer prowess to land a few jobs designing websites for paying customers.

Cary had a cooking ability that would blow his family away. He made a pastrami sandwich that Jason would lovingly refer to as the Coronary. Tara remembers him working at Tony's Meat Market and almost daily making her his special Panini sandwich on her way to work. He did the same thing for Jason when he was working at Jason's Deli, often delivering his sandwiches to Jason's workplace. Even I was on the receiving end of some of his cooking. I remember him taking leftovers from the fridge and whipping them into one of the best sandwiches I have had. Cooking was one way in which Cary was able to touch the lives of everyone in his family.

There is no doubt Cary had a prodigious mind. It seemed like whatever he was interested in he excelled at and could retain and recall in great detail. In fact, as a teenager Chuck says "he memorized all 39 verses of Romans chapter 8, a feat not many of us here today could probably boast."

However, Cary's foremost passion, as many of you know, was BMX biking. If you wanted to find Cary during this time of his life you checked the skate parks. Many of you here have left messages on his facebook page remembering Cary as the kid doing the "sickest" tricks, and one of the most creative riders at the park. In fact, Cary suffered a broken leg while riding that took almost an entire year to heal. Chuck says, "His passion and skills for BMX were evident.  I especially enjoyed (and often reveled) at the things he could do on his bike at the skate parks we frequented over his teenage years along with some of you present." Cary could literally ride for hours at a time.

Anyone who knew Cary, I think would describe him as someone who loved other people. There wasn't anyone he didn't enjoy being around. He was always very accepting of others and didn't need a reason to get together with anyone. He would call Jason up and ask to go with him to the junk yard, even if Jason didn’t need to go, they would go just to spend time together. He also made the effort to be friends of the people Jason and Tara hung out with. He really had a heart for people and an outgoing personality that allowed him to make friends easily.

Cary's story is really a story of two lives. The Cary that many of us fondly remember was overshadowed by one under the control and influence of drugs. For those who may not know, in his later years, Cary suffered a decline in his ability to rationally think and cope. He was under severe emotional stress for which he was being treated with medications.  These medications, while sometimes helpful, often exacerbated his state of mind and health and ultimately played a role in his sorrowful and untimely passing.

As family and friends, let us remember Cary for who he was early in life: A boy full of energy with a big heart. A sweet and caring son, a fun and loving brother, and a loyal and understanding friend. Let us put our hope and trust in the Lord and in His Word for it declares in Jeremiah 31:3  "I have loved you with an everlasting love."

Graveside services were held at the Littleton Cemetery (6155 South Prince Street) on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Memorial services followed the graveside service at Highlands Baptist Church (1510 E. Phillips Avenue, Centennial, Colorado) at 11:30 a.m.

Family & friends are encouraged to share stories and photograph's of Cary here on his website (click appropriate tab above).