Class of 1953. Tom Ryan. Senior Class President / Governor. Basketball, Lettermen, Childrens' Theater, Thespians, Graduation Committee. ~ ~ ~ ~ Thomas R. Ryan was born on October 9, 1935, in Greeley, Colorado. His parents were Thomas Richard Ryan and Grace K. Ryan. He attended schools in Colorado, including his first years in high school in Denver. He came to Brigham Young High School in his junior year, where he was liked so well he was elected president of his senior class for the coming year in 1953. He liked to remember that he got into hot water for posting Adlai Stevenson posters at the school in the year when Eisenhower won the presidency. He married briefly in the 1970s, but had no children. He died at home in Hornsey Rise, London, UK on April 14, 2007. At his request, his ashes were scattered at Stratford-upon-Avon, England, Shakespeare's birthplace. His friends honored his wishes in the Holy Trinity Churchyard, the church where Shakespeare's family tomb is located. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: My partner Tom Ryan, who has died of cancer aged 71, was an inspirational teacher, dramaturge and writer. Many of the generation now making their way in TV, radio and the stage can point to him as a supportive influence. He was known for his kindness and insisted on the importance of structure in playwriting and the need for students to analyse plays. For 14 years, he ran a playreading workshop, ranging from the Greeks through Shakespeare (Tom's great passion) to contemporary works. Those who attended received an education rare in its breadth. Tom taught with the playwright Bernard Kops for many years. They had different teaching styles, and this could sometimes lead to fireworks, but the workshops were noted for their creativity. Tom also taught at the City Lit adult education college in London and for a time was literary adviser to Polka Children's Theatre. Born in Colorado, he studied directing with Jose Quintero in New York, worked with Tyrone Guthrie, and was a stage manager at Shakespeare festivals in Colorado, Oregon and Connecticut in the late 1950s to mid-1960s. He taught in American universities for many years. In 1984 he came to Britain and worked as a script reader for the National Theatre, RSC and Royal Court, and was flatmates with the theatre director Katie Mitchell. Peter Wolf, the radio dramatist, described his gift as a script developer: "He deployed all the experience distilled from a life given to theatre to make the process of working and reworking play scripts a humanising process as well as a technical one." Tom understood the struggle involved in writing plays because he aspired to write. He was a member of the writers' group led by Stephen Jeffreys for the Paines Plough touring company in London. His writing was always concerned with American politics and social issues and attempted to blend politics and myth in dramatic form. [Series: Other Lives: Obituary Of Tom Ryan, by Eileen Cadman. The Guardian, Friday November 9, 2007.] Added note: Tom was much loved and valued by his students here in the UK, and is fondly remembered by them and by his friends. He had marvellous humanity, kindliness and humour, and a lack of pretension not always found in the theatre world. - Eileen Cadman, May 2008.

Class of 1953. Harlow Eldredge Smoot II. Chorus, Photography Club, Assistant Librarian. Married. Medical Doctor, OBGYN. Raised by parents: Seth Eldredge Smoot and Lillian Gladys Hurst Smoot. Their children included: Harlow Eldredge Smoot II, M.D. [BYH Class of 1953]; Linda Alpha May Smoot (Richard) Wheeler [BYH Class of 1958]; Diana Smoot; Reed Philip Smoot [BYH Class of 1965] (Julia Jan Olsen); and Sandra Smoot. ~ ~ ~ ~ Note: Harlow Eldridge Smoot I - Birth: May 2, 1891 SLC, Utah; WWI Veteran, Death: April 24,1956, Provo, Utah; Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Block 3 Lot 75; His parents: Reed And Alpha May Eldredge Smoot; wife: Anita Parkinson Smoot (d. 1984). [The Smoots are Mayflower descendants.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Harlow E. Smoot II, MD, Obstetrician & Gynecologist. Locations: Dinuba, California (CA) 93618, Lindsay, California (CA) 93247, Tulare, California (CA) 93274, and Visalia, California (CA) 93291. {Alternate address: Harlow Smoot, 3020 Mojave Lane, Provo, Utah 84604-4827 - (801) 373-6459.} ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Harlow Eldredge Smoot II, M.D., age 77, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home in Provo, Utah surrounded by his family. He was born July 4, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the eldest child of Seth Eldredge Smoot and Lillian Gladys Hurst. Named after his grandfather, he was the first great grandchild of Reed Smoot, LDS Apostle and US Senator. Harlow graduated from B.Y. High in 1953, and Brigham Young University, where he served with the Intercollegiate Knights. He graduated from UCLA School of Medicine after which he completed a rotating internship and a three-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology at LDS Hospital where he served as chief resident his final year. He served as a Captain in the US Air Force, practicing obstetrics and gynecology at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Following his Air Force service, he practiced medicine for 35 more years in Utah and California. He loved his profession and being able to help others. He kept current on the latest medical advances and maintained his license throughout his life. During his internship at LDS Hospital, he met Carol Lee Walkingshaw. They were married in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on June 27, 1963. He delivered all seven of his children. They have 15 grandchildren. He was a wonderful father and grandfather. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was an active member of the LDS Church where he held various callings, including serving in the Provo Temple. He loved the Fourth of July and fireworks. Other interests included attending Education Week and BYU religion classes, tennis, history and civil war activities, BYU athletics, books, films and photography. He is survived by: his wife, Carol Lee; children: Rebecca Smoot, Provo; Deborah (Shawn) Henderson, Orem; Jennifer Smoot, Lehi; Harlow (Kristin) Smoot, North Las Vegas; Cassandra (Troy) Dickerson, Las Vegas; Stephen (Evgenia) Smoot, American Fork; and Christopher (Karen) Smoot, Springville; 15 grandchildren; sisters, Linda (Richard) Wheeler, Casper, Wyoming; Sandra (Ronald) Dallin, Provo; brother, Reed (Julia) Smoot, Provo; and brother-in-law, Michael Kawasaki, Provo. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Diana Kawasaki. Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 14, 2013 at 12 noon in the Mojave LDS Chapel, 3050 Mojave Lane, Provo, Utah. Family and friends may attend a Viewing that morning from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to the services. Interment in the Provo City Cemetery with Military Honors. Condolences may be expressed at www.uvfuneral.com [Deseret News, January 12, 2013]

Class of 1953. Football, Baseball, Band, Chorus. @2001

Class of 1953. Gene Speakman. Cabinet, Secretary of Yearly Publications. Chorus, Quill & Scroll, Legislative Forum, Debate, Childrens Theater, Thespians, Wildcat Yearbook Editor. ~ ~ ~ ~ His parents: Martha Aroha Ellertson married twice: Byron D. Jones, and later Eugene C. Speakman. Their children: Donna Speakman [BYH Class of 1941] (Russell) Moore, of Provo; Sammie Speakman [BYH Class of 1943] (Owen) Stayner of Salt Lake City; and Gene Speakman [BYH Class of 1953] (Elaine), of Mt. Pleasant, Utah. [As of 1998] ~ ~ ~ ~ Email sent to speakge@cut.net bounced back. @2010

Class of 1953. Chorus, Fauvines, Notre Maison. Married ____ Binks. Born to Joseph Kitrell, Sr. and Martha Lena Crews Stumph.

Class of 1953. Tony Taylor. Senior Class Vice President & Secretary. Band, Chorus, Photography Club, Thespians, Wildcat Yearbook Layout Editor. Anthony Hansen Taylor was born April 4, 1935, in Provo, Utah. His parents: Henry Dixon Taylor, Sr. [BYH Class of 1921] and Alta Hansen Taylor. His parents had four sons: Henry D. Taylor, Jr. [Senior Class President, BYH Class of 1949], Palo Alto, California; Anthony H. Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah [BYH Class of 1953]; Stephen K. Taylor and David A. Taylor, Provo, Utah. Tony died December 29, 1998. ~~~~OBITUARY: Anthony Hansen Taylor passed away December 29, 1998 in Provo, Utah. He was born April 4, 1935, in Provo, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1953. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from BYU and his Masters of Fine Arts from Utah State University. Tony was an art instructor for 30 years in the Salt Lake School District. He taught at both South and East High Schools. He was involved in community theater, and recently endowed The Anthony H. Taylor Indian Collection to the Utah Museum of Natural History. Tony loved to travel and paint. He also enjoyed art history, food and Indian art and artifacts. He served an LDS mission to New Zealand and held various church callings. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1958 to 1960. Tony is survived by three brothers, Henry D. Taylor, Jr. (Colette), Stephen K. Taylor, David A. Taylor (Kristine), Mrs. Ethelyn P. Taylor, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry D. Taylor Sr. and Alta Hansen Taylor. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 2, 1999 in Provo, Utah. The family suggests a memorial donation to BYU London Study Abroad, Study Abroad Office, Kennedy Center, BYU Provo, Utah 84608. [Deseret News, Wednesday, December 30, 1998.]

Class of 1953. Senior Class Social Chair. Baseball, Tennis, Band Vice President, Representative, Soph Class President, Graduation Committee.

Class of 1953. J. Richard Vance. Childrens Theater, Representative, Forensics. Updated @2011

Class of 1953. Chorus, Fauvines President, Notre Maison, Oratory State, Childrens Theater. Married Emery P. Patten. Her parents: Thomas Lynn Wakefield and Helen Whitesides Wakefield of Provo, Utah. Their four children: Dan Wakefield [BYH Class of 1955], Provo; daughters, Mary Lynn Wakefield (Emery) Patten [BYH Class of 1953], Fairview; Emma Susann Wakefield [BYH Class of 1958], Menlo Park, California; and Helen Margaret Wakefield (Dick) Devey [BYH Class of 1964], American Fork. [Alternate address: RR1 Box 72C, Fairview, Utah 84629-9505 @2001]

Class of 1953. Band, Chorus, Photography Club. BYU 1957.

Class of 1953. Chorus, Fauvines, Notre Maison Vice President, Shorthand Club, Type Team. @2001

Class of 1953. Basketball, Lettermen, Band, Chorus. Born January 28, 1935, died May 2, 1972. He married Wilmyra. He died in Kellogg, Idaho, one of the victims of the Sunshine Mine disaster. This tragic event took the lives of 91 miners. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Block 16, Lot 48. IDAHO - Memorial to Workers at Sunshine Mine Big Creek Canyon, Kellogg. A 15-foot steel sculpture of a hard rock miner standing at the foot of Big Creek Canyon just outside Kellogg, Idaho. The statue commemorates the 91 men who died in an underground fire at the Sunshine Mine. On May 2, 1972, a fire broke out underground at the "Sunshine." Before the day was through, 91 miners had lost their lives. The event is remembered each May 2nd with a service at the statue.

Class of 1953. Chorus, Fauvines Vice President, Banner Carrier. Married _____ Lloyd. --@2001

Class of 1953. Hannah Mae Williams. Chorus, Fauvines, Thespians, Childrens' Theater, Interpretive Contest. @2001

Class of 1953. Chorus, Soph Class Secretary, Senator, Notre Maison, Shorthand Club.

Class of 1953. Band, Chorus, Photography Club. @2001