Dennis Olney Doyle, 77, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 in the Intermountain Medical Center with pneumonia and its related complications. His wife and children, their spouses, and many grandchildren were at his bedside.
Dennis was born February 6, 1942 in Maywood, California to Bernice Olney and Cecil John Doyle. They lived several years in the Seattle, Washington area until the parents divorced, and mother and two sons returned to Maywood. At the age of eleven, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was his anchor for life.
In the fall of 1959, he enrolled at BYU. He wrote the social column for the Daily Universe with photo & by line. With the example of great friends, he accepted a call to serve 2 ½ years in the French East Mission in 1961, where his love and proficiency of the French language, culture and people proved to be a deep and lasting blessing throughout the remainder of his life.
Upon his return to BYU, he met a coed who had served with him in France, Mary Kaye Deschamps of Burbank, California and the two dated and were married in the Los Angeles Temple on December 22, 1965.
In May 1967, he was drafted into the United States Army, but chose to go to OCS at Fort Benning. He graduated as a 2nd Lt., and his first assignment was to AF South in Naples, Italy. French was among the official languages of NATO there. His wife could accompany him! The birth of their first child, Angela, in 1969 was a bonus. In the following ten years, the family grew to seven children.
May 1970 was his discharge date, and he and his little family returned to the Salt Lake Valley, where he had been hired to teach English at the new Cottonwood High School. He was a memorable, exemplar teacher there for thirty-two years and added French, Yearbook, tennis (boys and girls), and soccer (boys and girls) to his list of teaching and coaching favorites. Upon his retirement, he was hired to teach IB French at Hillcrest High School for six years.
He was a high school soccer referee until he was seventy-five. He retired again but continued to substitute for another decade, comfortable in any subject!
He was an active member of his ward and stake in Sandy. He served as the Ninth Ward bishop and worked faithfully and enthusiastically and with remarkable humor in every area of responsibility ever given him. His art and calligraphy skills had him perpetually in demand for poster-making. He was always in demand for ward and stake choirs and play productions, photography, teaching, and refereeing.
He and Mary Kaye were ordinance workers in the Jordan River Temple for six wonderful years, then served two glorious years as the office couple in the Switzerland Geneva Mission (same geography as their youth mission). Again at home, they served as missionaries for a year introducing Pathway to Sandy. In 2017, they were called to be MLS missionaries in the Salt Lake City South Mission, serving in their stake area.
He sent all his children on full-time missions, to university degrees, and into lives of happiness and productivity. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kaye; children, Angela Vosti (Mark), Draper; Matt Doyle (Mary), South Jordan; Andy Doyle (Camie), Herriman; John Doyle (Aubrey), Sandy; Stephanie Doyle, South Jordan; Kevin Doyle (Janell), Spanish Fork; and Mark Doyle (Chanelle), Layton; twenty-four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Terry (Katy), Mesa, Arizona.
A viewing will be held on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Relief Society Room at the Galena, Sego Lily, and Edgemont Ward Building, 9824 South Flint Drive (1150 East), Sandy. The funeral service will be held at the church the following day, Monday, June 24, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held prior to the services in the Relief Society Room at 10:00 a.m.
Published in the Deseret News on June 22, 2019.
Dennis was born February 6, 1942 in Maywood, California to Bernice Olney and Cecil John Doyle. They lived several years in the Seattle, Washington area until the parents divorced, and mother and two sons returned to Maywood. At the age of eleven, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was his anchor for life.
In the fall of 1959, he enrolled at BYU. He wrote the social column for the Daily Universe with photo & by line. With the example of great friends, he accepted a call to serve 2 ½ years in the French East Mission in 1961, where his love and proficiency of the French language, culture and people proved to be a deep and lasting blessing throughout the remainder of his life.
Upon his return to BYU, he met a coed who had served with him in France, Mary Kaye Deschamps of Burbank, California and the two dated and were married in the Los Angeles Temple on December 22, 1965.
In May 1967, he was drafted into the United States Army, but chose to go to OCS at Fort Benning. He graduated as a 2nd Lt., and his first assignment was to AF South in Naples, Italy. French was among the official languages of NATO there. His wife could accompany him! The birth of their first child, Angela, in 1969 was a bonus. In the following ten years, the family grew to seven children.
May 1970 was his discharge date, and he and his little family returned to the Salt Lake Valley, where he had been hired to teach English at the new Cottonwood High School. He was a memorable, exemplar teacher there for thirty-two years and added French, Yearbook, tennis (boys and girls), and soccer (boys and girls) to his list of teaching and coaching favorites. Upon his retirement, he was hired to teach IB French at Hillcrest High School for six years.
He was a high school soccer referee until he was seventy-five. He retired again but continued to substitute for another decade, comfortable in any subject!
He was an active member of his ward and stake in Sandy. He served as the Ninth Ward bishop and worked faithfully and enthusiastically and with remarkable humor in every area of responsibility ever given him. His art and calligraphy skills had him perpetually in demand for poster-making. He was always in demand for ward and stake choirs and play productions, photography, teaching, and refereeing.
He and Mary Kaye were ordinance workers in the Jordan River Temple for six wonderful years, then served two glorious years as the office couple in the Switzerland Geneva Mission (same geography as their youth mission). Again at home, they served as missionaries for a year introducing Pathway to Sandy. In 2017, they were called to be MLS missionaries in the Salt Lake City South Mission, serving in their stake area.
He sent all his children on full-time missions, to university degrees, and into lives of happiness and productivity. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kaye; children, Angela Vosti (Mark), Draper; Matt Doyle (Mary), South Jordan; Andy Doyle (Camie), Herriman; John Doyle (Aubrey), Sandy; Stephanie Doyle, South Jordan; Kevin Doyle (Janell), Spanish Fork; and Mark Doyle (Chanelle), Layton; twenty-four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Terry (Katy), Mesa, Arizona.
A viewing will be held on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Relief Society Room at the Galena, Sego Lily, and Edgemont Ward Building, 9824 South Flint Drive (1150 East), Sandy. The funeral service will be held at the church the following day, Monday, June 24, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held prior to the services in the Relief Society Room at 10:00 a.m.
Published in the Deseret News on June 22, 2019.
Dennis Olney Doyle, 77, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 in the Intermountain Medical Center with pneumonia and its related complications. His wife and children, their spouses, and many grandchildren were at his bedside.
Dennis was born February 6, 1942 in Maywood, California to Bernice Olney and Cecil John Doyle. They lived several years in the Seattle, Washington area until the parents divorced, and mother and two sons returned to Maywood. At the age of eleven, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was his anchor for life.
In the fall of 1959, he enrolled at BYU. He wrote the social column for the Daily Universe with photo & by line. With the example of great friends, he accepted a call to serve 2 ½ years in the French East Mission in 1961, where his love and proficiency of the French language, culture and people proved to be a deep and lasting blessing throughout the remainder of his life.
Upon his return to BYU, he met a coed who had served with him in France, Mary Kaye Deschamps of Burbank, California and the two dated and were married in the Los Angeles Temple on December 22, 1965.
In May 1967, he was drafted into the United States Army, but chose to go to OCS at Fort Benning. He graduated as a 2nd Lt., and his first assignment was to AF South in Naples, Italy. French was among the official languages of NATO there. His wife could accompany him! The birth of their first child, Angela, in 1969 was a bonus. In the following ten years, the family grew to seven children.
May 1970 was his discharge date, and he and his little family returned to the Salt Lake Valley, where he had been hired to teach English at the new Cottonwood High School. He was a memorable, exemplar teacher there for thirty-two years and added French, Yearbook, tennis (boys and girls), and soccer (boys and girls) to his list of teaching and coaching favorites. Upon his retirement, he was hired to teach IB French at Hillcrest High School for six years.
He was a high school soccer referee until he was seventy-five. He retired again but continued to substitute for another decade, comfortable in any subject!
He was an active member of his ward and stake in Sandy. He served as the Ninth Ward bishop and worked faithfully and enthusiastically and with remarkable humor in every area of responsibility ever given him. His art and calligraphy skills had him perpetually in demand for poster-making. He was always in demand for ward and stake choirs and play productions, photography, teaching, and refereeing.
He and Mary Kaye were ordinance workers in the Jordan River Temple for six wonderful years, then served two glorious years as the office couple in the Switzerland Geneva Mission (same geography as their youth mission). Again at home, they served as missionaries for a year introducing Pathway to Sandy. In 2017, they were called to be MLS missionaries in the Salt Lake City South Mission, serving in their stake area.
He sent all his children on full-time missions, to university degrees, and into lives of happiness and productivity. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kaye; children, Angela Vosti (Mark), Draper; Matt Doyle (Mary), South Jordan; Andy Doyle (Camie), Herriman; John Doyle (Aubrey), Sandy; Stephanie Doyle, South Jordan; Kevin Doyle (Janell), Spanish Fork; and Mark Doyle (Chanelle), Layton; twenty-four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Terry (Katy), Mesa, Arizona.
A viewing will be held on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Relief Society Room at the Galena, Sego Lily, and Edgemont Ward Building, 9824 South Flint Drive (1150 East), Sandy. The funeral service will be held at the church the following day, Monday, June 24, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held prior to the services in the Relief Society Room at 10:00 a.m.
Published in the Deseret News on June 22, 2019.
Dennis was born February 6, 1942 in Maywood, California to Bernice Olney and Cecil John Doyle. They lived several years in the Seattle, Washington area until the parents divorced, and mother and two sons returned to Maywood. At the age of eleven, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was his anchor for life.
In the fall of 1959, he enrolled at BYU. He wrote the social column for the Daily Universe with photo & by line. With the example of great friends, he accepted a call to serve 2 ½ years in the French East Mission in 1961, where his love and proficiency of the French language, culture and people proved to be a deep and lasting blessing throughout the remainder of his life.
Upon his return to BYU, he met a coed who had served with him in France, Mary Kaye Deschamps of Burbank, California and the two dated and were married in the Los Angeles Temple on December 22, 1965.
In May 1967, he was drafted into the United States Army, but chose to go to OCS at Fort Benning. He graduated as a 2nd Lt., and his first assignment was to AF South in Naples, Italy. French was among the official languages of NATO there. His wife could accompany him! The birth of their first child, Angela, in 1969 was a bonus. In the following ten years, the family grew to seven children.
May 1970 was his discharge date, and he and his little family returned to the Salt Lake Valley, where he had been hired to teach English at the new Cottonwood High School. He was a memorable, exemplar teacher there for thirty-two years and added French, Yearbook, tennis (boys and girls), and soccer (boys and girls) to his list of teaching and coaching favorites. Upon his retirement, he was hired to teach IB French at Hillcrest High School for six years.
He was a high school soccer referee until he was seventy-five. He retired again but continued to substitute for another decade, comfortable in any subject!
He was an active member of his ward and stake in Sandy. He served as the Ninth Ward bishop and worked faithfully and enthusiastically and with remarkable humor in every area of responsibility ever given him. His art and calligraphy skills had him perpetually in demand for poster-making. He was always in demand for ward and stake choirs and play productions, photography, teaching, and refereeing.
He and Mary Kaye were ordinance workers in the Jordan River Temple for six wonderful years, then served two glorious years as the office couple in the Switzerland Geneva Mission (same geography as their youth mission). Again at home, they served as missionaries for a year introducing Pathway to Sandy. In 2017, they were called to be MLS missionaries in the Salt Lake City South Mission, serving in their stake area.
He sent all his children on full-time missions, to university degrees, and into lives of happiness and productivity. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kaye; children, Angela Vosti (Mark), Draper; Matt Doyle (Mary), South Jordan; Andy Doyle (Camie), Herriman; John Doyle (Aubrey), Sandy; Stephanie Doyle, South Jordan; Kevin Doyle (Janell), Spanish Fork; and Mark Doyle (Chanelle), Layton; twenty-four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Terry (Katy), Mesa, Arizona.
A viewing will be held on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Relief Society Room at the Galena, Sego Lily, and Edgemont Ward Building, 9824 South Flint Drive (1150 East), Sandy. The funeral service will be held at the church the following day, Monday, June 24, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held prior to the services in the Relief Society Room at 10:00 a.m.
Published in the Deseret News on June 22, 2019.
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