Ace DuMond, a primary inspiration for this website, passed away Friday, May 7th, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. His beloved wife of nearly 25 years, Sallie, was with him when he died at home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.Ace was born April 26, 1954 in Chadron, Nebraska, along with his twin brother Mark. Their parents were Lewis William DuMond and Ruth Lillian DuMond. Ruth passed on in 1986, and "Bill" died in 1994. The family moved to southern California in 1956, which is where the DuMond twins grew up to adulthood. Their home was on Windsor Place near Tustin, and the kids on the block back then became known as "The Windsor Weasels." Ace was able to keep track and stay in contact with some of the Weasels over the years and decades.
He moved to Oregon in the 1970s, becoming heavily involved in the stoneware business. He married Sallie in August of 1985. Their first son, Taylor, was born in 1988. Son number two, Keaton, came along in 1994. Taylor now lives and works in Bend, Oregon. Keaton is a student at the Jackson Hole Community School.
The DuMonds started their own stoneware business, Stoneplex, in the 1980s, and their home and business was located in a rural area in Boring, Oregon, east of Portland. They lived there until relocating to beautiful Jackson Hole. Ace got to live the last seven years of his life in the shadow of the stunning Teton Mountains.
There will be a celebration of Ace's life this coming Sunday near Jackson from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The family plans on another celebration later this summer, probably in the Portland, Oregon area.
