Leroy Farrell McGhie died on March 4, 2008 in Salt Lake City at age 90. He resided at 960 South Donner Way (2985 East) in the Foothill neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
He was born in Sandy, Utah on April 6, 1917 to John Leroy and Sigrid Johnson McGhie, the oldest son of 10 children. He graduated from South High School ('33), attended the University of Utah and served in the Pacific Theatre with the Navy during World War II. He married Blanche Murphy in 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and raised their family in Palo Alto, California.
He received a BA ('47), and MBA ('53) from Stanford University, worked with Varian Associates, was the first employee for the Stanford Electronics Research Laboratory, and was Assoc. Dean of Engineering at Stanford for 25 years before retiring to Salt Lake City in 1980. He was an active member in the LDS church throughout his life, serving in various positions including as financial clerk to 12 bishops.
Most notably he and Blanche served as the first ambassadors for the LDS Church in Nairobi, Kenya in 1980, and later directed the Family to Family Book of Mormon project. They were also docents at the Church Museum of History and Art for over 20 years, missionaries in Palo Alto and for the Salt Lake Liberty Stake, in the International Mission Presidency and temple workers in Oakland.
Farrell was also a Salt Lake Temple worker and served in the Palo Alto Ward bishopric. He loved golf, fishing, sports, statistics and musical productions, but most of all he loved Blanche.
He was very proud of children Dennis (Lee/Portland), Joanne (David/Oakley) and David (Leslie/Sacramento), plus grand-children, Jake, Sam, Ben, Drew, Erica and Patrick, and great-grand-children Raegan and Logan. He is survived by Blanche, siblings, Arlene Roberts, Bonnie Rockwood, Claron, Verlie Hansen, Marlen and Brent. Preceded in death by son, Alan, and siblings, Joy, Verona Rudlick and Duane.
Funeral Services will be held at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel located at 2795 East Crestview Drive (about 900 South) on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Viewing from 10-11:45, with the Funeral Services at 12 noon.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/13/2008 - 3/14/2008.
He was born in Sandy, Utah on April 6, 1917 to John Leroy and Sigrid Johnson McGhie, the oldest son of 10 children. He graduated from South High School ('33), attended the University of Utah and served in the Pacific Theatre with the Navy during World War II. He married Blanche Murphy in 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and raised their family in Palo Alto, California.
He received a BA ('47), and MBA ('53) from Stanford University, worked with Varian Associates, was the first employee for the Stanford Electronics Research Laboratory, and was Assoc. Dean of Engineering at Stanford for 25 years before retiring to Salt Lake City in 1980. He was an active member in the LDS church throughout his life, serving in various positions including as financial clerk to 12 bishops.
Most notably he and Blanche served as the first ambassadors for the LDS Church in Nairobi, Kenya in 1980, and later directed the Family to Family Book of Mormon project. They were also docents at the Church Museum of History and Art for over 20 years, missionaries in Palo Alto and for the Salt Lake Liberty Stake, in the International Mission Presidency and temple workers in Oakland.
Farrell was also a Salt Lake Temple worker and served in the Palo Alto Ward bishopric. He loved golf, fishing, sports, statistics and musical productions, but most of all he loved Blanche.
He was very proud of children Dennis (Lee/Portland), Joanne (David/Oakley) and David (Leslie/Sacramento), plus grand-children, Jake, Sam, Ben, Drew, Erica and Patrick, and great-grand-children Raegan and Logan. He is survived by Blanche, siblings, Arlene Roberts, Bonnie Rockwood, Claron, Verlie Hansen, Marlen and Brent. Preceded in death by son, Alan, and siblings, Joy, Verona Rudlick and Duane.
Funeral Services will be held at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel located at 2795 East Crestview Drive (about 900 South) on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Viewing from 10-11:45, with the Funeral Services at 12 noon.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/13/2008 - 3/14/2008.
Leroy Farrell McGhie died on March 4, 2008 in Salt Lake City at age 90. He resided at 960 South Donner Way (2985 East) in the Foothill neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
He was born in Sandy, Utah on April 6, 1917 to John Leroy and Sigrid Johnson McGhie, the oldest son of 10 children. He graduated from South High School ('33), attended the University of Utah and served in the Pacific Theatre with the Navy during World War II. He married Blanche Murphy in 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and raised their family in Palo Alto, California.
He received a BA ('47), and MBA ('53) from Stanford University, worked with Varian Associates, was the first employee for the Stanford Electronics Research Laboratory, and was Assoc. Dean of Engineering at Stanford for 25 years before retiring to Salt Lake City in 1980. He was an active member in the LDS church throughout his life, serving in various positions including as financial clerk to 12 bishops.
Most notably he and Blanche served as the first ambassadors for the LDS Church in Nairobi, Kenya in 1980, and later directed the Family to Family Book of Mormon project. They were also docents at the Church Museum of History and Art for over 20 years, missionaries in Palo Alto and for the Salt Lake Liberty Stake, in the International Mission Presidency and temple workers in Oakland.
Farrell was also a Salt Lake Temple worker and served in the Palo Alto Ward bishopric. He loved golf, fishing, sports, statistics and musical productions, but most of all he loved Blanche.
He was very proud of children Dennis (Lee/Portland), Joanne (David/Oakley) and David (Leslie/Sacramento), plus grand-children, Jake, Sam, Ben, Drew, Erica and Patrick, and great-grand-children Raegan and Logan. He is survived by Blanche, siblings, Arlene Roberts, Bonnie Rockwood, Claron, Verlie Hansen, Marlen and Brent. Preceded in death by son, Alan, and siblings, Joy, Verona Rudlick and Duane.
Funeral Services will be held at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel located at 2795 East Crestview Drive (about 900 South) on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Viewing from 10-11:45, with the Funeral Services at 12 noon.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/13/2008 - 3/14/2008.
He was born in Sandy, Utah on April 6, 1917 to John Leroy and Sigrid Johnson McGhie, the oldest son of 10 children. He graduated from South High School ('33), attended the University of Utah and served in the Pacific Theatre with the Navy during World War II. He married Blanche Murphy in 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and raised their family in Palo Alto, California.
He received a BA ('47), and MBA ('53) from Stanford University, worked with Varian Associates, was the first employee for the Stanford Electronics Research Laboratory, and was Assoc. Dean of Engineering at Stanford for 25 years before retiring to Salt Lake City in 1980. He was an active member in the LDS church throughout his life, serving in various positions including as financial clerk to 12 bishops.
Most notably he and Blanche served as the first ambassadors for the LDS Church in Nairobi, Kenya in 1980, and later directed the Family to Family Book of Mormon project. They were also docents at the Church Museum of History and Art for over 20 years, missionaries in Palo Alto and for the Salt Lake Liberty Stake, in the International Mission Presidency and temple workers in Oakland.
Farrell was also a Salt Lake Temple worker and served in the Palo Alto Ward bishopric. He loved golf, fishing, sports, statistics and musical productions, but most of all he loved Blanche.
He was very proud of children Dennis (Lee/Portland), Joanne (David/Oakley) and David (Leslie/Sacramento), plus grand-children, Jake, Sam, Ben, Drew, Erica and Patrick, and great-grand-children Raegan and Logan. He is survived by Blanche, siblings, Arlene Roberts, Bonnie Rockwood, Claron, Verlie Hansen, Marlen and Brent. Preceded in death by son, Alan, and siblings, Joy, Verona Rudlick and Duane.
Funeral Services will be held at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel located at 2795 East Crestview Drive (about 900 South) on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Viewing from 10-11:45, with the Funeral Services at 12 noon.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/13/2008 - 3/14/2008.
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