John H. Tempest, Jr.
John Henry Tempest, Jr., "Jack," passed away peacefully at home in the company of family on December 15, 1996.
Born June 11, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mamie Comstock Tempest and John Henry Tempest, he was the first of three children.
In 1923, he was the youngest man in Utah to receive his amateur radio license and lived long enough to be the oldest active ham operator in the state. His circle of friendships extended around the world through the daily use of his ham radio. He graduated from East High School in 1924 and was a member of the state championship football team in 1923. He was also a four-year letterman in baseball. While at the University of Utah, he affiliated with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
On November 26, 1930, he married his high school sweetheart Kathryn Blackett in her grandmother's home in Nephi, Utah. They had two sons. Jack's life work was centered around the construction industry and was defined by the Great Depression and World War II. As a young man, he worked with Mullins Construction Company, laying pipe with mules. The company evolved into Mullins, Wheeler & Tempest and later became The Tempest Company, which spans four generations. Jack was vice president of the company at the time of his death.
His hobbies included radio, his garden, feeding the birds and golf. Jack and Kathryn enjoyed a 30-year membership at the Willowcreek Country Club. Jack will be remembered always for his honesty, his sustaining wisdom and quiet support. He was the sage of our family who taught us the value of independent thinking.
He is survived by his sister, Norinne Tempest; his two sons and daughter-in-law; John H. Tempest III, Richard B. Tempest and Ruth Ottosen Tempest; nine grandchildren, Terry (Brooke Williams), Steve (Ann), Robert (Elizabeth), Lynne Ann (Steve Earl), Dan, Michael (Debbie), Hank (Marlene Lambert), Matthew and David; and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Kathryn Williams, his wife, and his daughter-in-law Diane Dixon Tempest.
Funeral services will be held at Jack and Kathryn's home at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 18, 1996. Burial will follow at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park (Rosemont Section), 3401 South Highland Drive. Funeral Directors, Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
Contributions can be made to the Diane Dixon Tempest Scholarship Fund at the U of Utah.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | December 18, 1996
John Henry Tempest, Jr., "Jack," passed away peacefully at home in the company of family on December 15, 1996.
Born June 11, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mamie Comstock Tempest and John Henry Tempest, he was the first of three children.
In 1923, he was the youngest man in Utah to receive his amateur radio license and lived long enough to be the oldest active ham operator in the state. His circle of friendships extended around the world through the daily use of his ham radio. He graduated from East High School in 1924 and was a member of the state championship football team in 1923. He was also a four-year letterman in baseball. While at the University of Utah, he affiliated with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
On November 26, 1930, he married his high school sweetheart Kathryn Blackett in her grandmother's home in Nephi, Utah. They had two sons. Jack's life work was centered around the construction industry and was defined by the Great Depression and World War II. As a young man, he worked with Mullins Construction Company, laying pipe with mules. The company evolved into Mullins, Wheeler & Tempest and later became The Tempest Company, which spans four generations. Jack was vice president of the company at the time of his death.
His hobbies included radio, his garden, feeding the birds and golf. Jack and Kathryn enjoyed a 30-year membership at the Willowcreek Country Club. Jack will be remembered always for his honesty, his sustaining wisdom and quiet support. He was the sage of our family who taught us the value of independent thinking.
He is survived by his sister, Norinne Tempest; his two sons and daughter-in-law; John H. Tempest III, Richard B. Tempest and Ruth Ottosen Tempest; nine grandchildren, Terry (Brooke Williams), Steve (Ann), Robert (Elizabeth), Lynne Ann (Steve Earl), Dan, Michael (Debbie), Hank (Marlene Lambert), Matthew and David; and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Kathryn Williams, his wife, and his daughter-in-law Diane Dixon Tempest.
Funeral services will be held at Jack and Kathryn's home at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 18, 1996. Burial will follow at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park (Rosemont Section), 3401 South Highland Drive. Funeral Directors, Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
Contributions can be made to the Diane Dixon Tempest Scholarship Fund at the U of Utah.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | December 18, 1996
John H. Tempest, Jr.
John Henry Tempest, Jr., "Jack," passed away peacefully at home in the company of family on December 15, 1996.
Born June 11, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mamie Comstock Tempest and John Henry Tempest, he was the first of three children.
In 1923, he was the youngest man in Utah to receive his amateur radio license and lived long enough to be the oldest active ham operator in the state. His circle of friendships extended around the world through the daily use of his ham radio. He graduated from East High School in 1924 and was a member of the state championship football team in 1923. He was also a four-year letterman in baseball. While at the University of Utah, he affiliated with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
On November 26, 1930, he married his high school sweetheart Kathryn Blackett in her grandmother's home in Nephi, Utah. They had two sons. Jack's life work was centered around the construction industry and was defined by the Great Depression and World War II. As a young man, he worked with Mullins Construction Company, laying pipe with mules. The company evolved into Mullins, Wheeler & Tempest and later became The Tempest Company, which spans four generations. Jack was vice president of the company at the time of his death.
His hobbies included radio, his garden, feeding the birds and golf. Jack and Kathryn enjoyed a 30-year membership at the Willowcreek Country Club. Jack will be remembered always for his honesty, his sustaining wisdom and quiet support. He was the sage of our family who taught us the value of independent thinking.
He is survived by his sister, Norinne Tempest; his two sons and daughter-in-law; John H. Tempest III, Richard B. Tempest and Ruth Ottosen Tempest; nine grandchildren, Terry (Brooke Williams), Steve (Ann), Robert (Elizabeth), Lynne Ann (Steve Earl), Dan, Michael (Debbie), Hank (Marlene Lambert), Matthew and David; and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Kathryn Williams, his wife, and his daughter-in-law Diane Dixon Tempest.
Funeral services will be held at Jack and Kathryn's home at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 18, 1996. Burial will follow at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park (Rosemont Section), 3401 South Highland Drive. Funeral Directors, Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
Contributions can be made to the Diane Dixon Tempest Scholarship Fund at the U of Utah.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | December 18, 1996
John Henry Tempest, Jr., "Jack," passed away peacefully at home in the company of family on December 15, 1996.
Born June 11, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mamie Comstock Tempest and John Henry Tempest, he was the first of three children.
In 1923, he was the youngest man in Utah to receive his amateur radio license and lived long enough to be the oldest active ham operator in the state. His circle of friendships extended around the world through the daily use of his ham radio. He graduated from East High School in 1924 and was a member of the state championship football team in 1923. He was also a four-year letterman in baseball. While at the University of Utah, he affiliated with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
On November 26, 1930, he married his high school sweetheart Kathryn Blackett in her grandmother's home in Nephi, Utah. They had two sons. Jack's life work was centered around the construction industry and was defined by the Great Depression and World War II. As a young man, he worked with Mullins Construction Company, laying pipe with mules. The company evolved into Mullins, Wheeler & Tempest and later became The Tempest Company, which spans four generations. Jack was vice president of the company at the time of his death.
His hobbies included radio, his garden, feeding the birds and golf. Jack and Kathryn enjoyed a 30-year membership at the Willowcreek Country Club. Jack will be remembered always for his honesty, his sustaining wisdom and quiet support. He was the sage of our family who taught us the value of independent thinking.
He is survived by his sister, Norinne Tempest; his two sons and daughter-in-law; John H. Tempest III, Richard B. Tempest and Ruth Ottosen Tempest; nine grandchildren, Terry (Brooke Williams), Steve (Ann), Robert (Elizabeth), Lynne Ann (Steve Earl), Dan, Michael (Debbie), Hank (Marlene Lambert), Matthew and David; and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Kathryn Williams, his wife, and his daughter-in-law Diane Dixon Tempest.
Funeral services will be held at Jack and Kathryn's home at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 18, 1996. Burial will follow at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park (Rosemont Section), 3401 South Highland Drive. Funeral Directors, Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
Contributions can be made to the Diane Dixon Tempest Scholarship Fund at the U of Utah.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | December 18, 1996
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