Robert Cary Mahan was born on August 11, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. He was the oldest of four children of Daniel Mark Mahan and Susanna Wilson Davis Mahan. Susanna was a descendant of Perry Thomas and her family had lived in Ashland, Kentucky for several generations, after having moved from Mayfield, Kentucky. Rob had two brothers, Benjamin Cade Mahan and Case Mahan and a sister, Colleen Mahan.
Rob grew up in Ashland, Kentucky and graduated from the Paul G. Blazer High School in 1987 where he had been a member of the Ski Club. Growing up with the nearby West Virginia ski resorts as his playground, Rob grew to love the sport of snow skiing.
After graduating from high school, Rob moved to Snowshoe, West Virginia to pursue a career as a skiing professional. Rob became an experienced ski racer and worked as an instructor at the Snowshoe Resort’s Ski and Snowboard School for many years. He later became the Director of the school.
Rob was a professional athlete of the highest caliber. In addition to his ski career at Snowshoe, he was a PGA teaching professional for the Hawthorne Valley Golf Club of Snowshoe Resort.
In 2004, Rob moved to Colorado to become a supervisor of training for ski instructors at the Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colorado. At Beaver Creek, Rob was a member of the National Champion Beaver Creek Synchronized Ski Team. He also competed with that team in the Synchronized World Championships for several years in Switzerland. Rob skied all over the world, from Australia and New Zealand to France, Italy and Austria. Rob became the director of training for ski instructors at Vail Resorts in Vail, Colo., and the largest ski school in the world.
Rob was an active member of the Professional Ski instructors of America. (PSIA) He achieved the highest level of certification awarded by that institution. In addition, he was an examiner and trainer for PSIA and a member of their Eastern Regional Demonstration Team, traveling and representing PSIA around the country.
Rob was diagnosed with a brain cancer in 2009, but he continued o work at his job as director of training for ski instructors at Vail Resorts in Vail. He died on February 3, 2012 in Ashland, Kentucky at the age of 42. Both of his parents were at his side at the time of his death. He was buried in the Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum in Ashland, Kentucky.
Rob Mahan tombstone
LINEAGE: (Robert Cary Mahan was the son of Daniel Mark and Susanna Wilson Davis Mahan and the grandson of Billy Wilson and Susanna Roof Davis. Billy was the first child of Homer Elijah and Opal Muriel Wilson Davis. Opal was the second child of John William and Ora Avis Lancaster Wilson. Ora Avis was the fifth child of James Edwin and Peachie Ann Coleman Lancaster. Peachie Ann was the fourth child of Alfred Boyd and Alpha Thomas Coleman. Alpha was the second child of Perry and Elizabeth Josephine Bridges Thomas. Perry was the third child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)
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