We are thankful for their lives and the legacy they have given to us. We pray we will show our gratitude through the lives and legacy we pass on to our children, grandchildren, and on and on....
Walt was born in Wendell, Idaho,and lived in Idaho 64 of his 86 years. Eileen was born in the Twin Falls Idaho Hospital going home to Wendell from there, and lived in Idaho for 57 of my 85 years.
Married June 14, 1961 in Salt Lake Temple. We thank our children and grandchildren for the wonderful 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration.they hosted for us in June 2011. For 50th we went on a Mediterranean cruise to be with D. Kelly Ogden as he lectured "In the Footsteps of Paul the Apostle." We have lived in St. Louis,MO, Minneapolis,MN; Talihina,OK; Burley,IDAHO 42 years, 3 years in Merida, Mexico;;2 years in Guatemala City, Guatemala; 18 mos in Argentina,Oct 2008 to Mar 2010; and 3 years as temple president and matron of the new (dedicated Aug 21, 2011) San Salvador El Salvador Temple for--July 2011 to Nov 1, 2014. As of Aug 2018 we moved to live with our daughter Julie, her husband John, and their 4 children in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Walt passed away of Lewy Body Dementia on Aug 21, 2020 at age 86.
We love and adore each other, our 7 children, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren and 6.ggc..
Walt was a physician, I was a medical secretary for PHT, then homemaker and mother.
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