Class of 1969. Ronald Robison.

Class of 1969. Warren Royall.

Class of 1968 and 1969, graduating Junior. Lilia Rubio.

Class of 1969. Cynthia "Cindy" Sessions. BYU BA Education 1973. Married Gary W. Lippincott. @2012

Class of 1969. Ellen Shelton.

Class of 1969. Richard J. "Rick" Shumway. Class Vice President, Class Party Committee. Ricks College, 1970. BYU BA 1981. BYU MA Comm Schl Leadership 1982. Rick married Carolyn T. Jensen. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Richard Jennings Shumway, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandpa, returned to his Heavenly Father on July 24, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loved ones in his final hours. He will be missed by all who knew him, but we know that he is at peace and will lovingly await our return to be with him. Rick was born on November 18, 1950 in Provo, Utah to R. Phil and Nelda Moon Shumway. He attended schools in both Provo and Orem, Utah. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden from 1969-1971. He said that a day never passed that he did not remember his sweet experiences there. He graduated from BYU with a B.A. in History, an M.A. in Community Education, and also held a post-graduate certificate in Gerontology. He spent his professional career in long-term care administration, and touched the lives of many. He loved the residents, their families and staff that he interacted with, and always viewed his career as an opportunity to serve others. Rick was a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He always made the Lord his first priority, and served his Heavenly Father faithfully in numerous capacities. Through each of these opportunities, he impacted many. Whether as a missionary, the Blazer Scout leader, a teacher in Primary, the ward choir director, or a member of the bishopric, he loved each opportunity that he was given. Rick was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He married Carolyn T. Jensen in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity on June 15, 1979. Together they were blessed with three children: Richard Phil Shumway; Cameron Craig Shumway; and Mary Katherine (Katie) Shumway. His family brought him the greatest joys of his life. He cherished his time with his two beloved grandsons, Jakie and Ricky. They always brought a sweet smile to his face, and he to theirs. Rick is survived by his wife Carolyn, his children: Rick (Sarah) Shumway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Cameron and Katie Shumway, Provo, Utah; his grandchildren Jacob Cameron and Richard Jennings Shumway, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); his mother Nelda Shumway, Orem, Utah; brothers Scott (Anne) Shumway, Matt (Becky) Shumway, and Jim (Jill) Shumway, and sisters Linda Shumway and Hallie Shumway Crockett. He was preceded in death by his mentor and father, Phil and his brother-in-law, Lynn Crockett. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Grandview South Stake Center, 1122 N. Grand Ave., Provo. Friends may call at the church Thursday, July 30 from 6-8 p.m. and from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment in the Provo City Cemetery will follow. Condolences may be sent to info@bergmortuary.com. [Provo Daily Herald, Wednesday, September 29, 2009.]

Class of 1969. Larry Simonsen [John Lawrence Simonsen, not Simonson.]

Class of 1968/1969, graduating Junior. Steve Soffe. Sports Reporter of Brigadier Newspaper in 1967-68. BYU Mechanical Engineering 1989. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Steven Wayne Soffe passed away peacefully at his home in Logan, Utah on March 4, 2023 after a brief, but courageous struggle with colon cancer. He was born on March 8, 1951 and adopted at the age of 14 months by his loving parents, H. Wayne and Dorothy Ruth Stringfellow Soffe. He was raised in Provo, Utah, along with his sister Sherry. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1968. He later served in the Pennsylvania Harrisburg mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Steve’s father, a coach and instructor at BYU, passed away when he was 15 and his mother passed away when he was 21. Luckily he didn’t have to be alone too long because he met and taught the gospel to his future wife, April Lynn Yost, while serving his mission. They met again when Steve returned to Provo where April was attending BYU. Because they were both orphans, Ron and Beverly Kidman, the parents of one of Steve’s former mission companions, welcomed them into their home and provided them with a wonderful family to be a part of for the rest of their lives. Steve and April married July 13, 1973 in the Provo Temple. As a young man, Steve worked a gritty, blue collar job at Geneva Steel, which later served as the site of Kevin Bacon’s iconic dance scene in the 1984 film, Footloose. His family heard regular facts like these throughout his life. When Steve was laid off during the economic downturn of the late 1970s, this became a blessing in disguise. Steve and his family were able to relocate to Cache Valley to focus on a college education in engineering. Steve graduated from Utah State University and worked as a systems safety engineer for the space shuttle program at ATK (formerly Thiokol,) for 22 years. He then worked at Hill Air Force Base until his retirement in 2020. He always loved to share his love of aeronautical facts and history. Steve loved being a woodworker and built many beautiful pieces of furniture for his family members. After his retirement he was able to spend more time doing this and made many wonderful toys and furniture for his grandchildren. He was always the one that everyone called when something stopped working or something needed to be done, and he was always the one who showed up to figure out what to do. He often wondered why his family thought he could do anything, and the reason was because he could do anything, except for maybe plumbing. Plumbing was his nemesis. He loved to help people and be of service whenever he could. Steve served in many church callings over the years. He especially enjoyed serving in a USU married-student stake and as a ward librarian team along with his wife April. They have always said that they work best as a team rather than individually, so this was a very enjoyable calling for both of them. Steve’s children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren were his world. He loved his family so much and was never happier than when he was with them. He attended every dance recital, band concert, cheerleading competition, play, graduation, and all the football, baseball, soccer, basketball and lacrosse games. He was always the proud dad or grandpa taking all the pictures with a huge smile on his face. One of the greatest joys of Steve’s life was when he was gifted an Ancestry DNA kit a few years ago which resulted in him connecting with his birth family. He found that he had two brothers, Paul and Mike, two sisters, Diane and Pam, his Aunt Beth and Uncle Bob, and multiple cousins who all welcomed him and April into their amazing family. Steve, who started adulthood as an orphan, was blessed with an amazing family and was so happy to see all of them before he passed. He is survived by his wife, April and children, Jason (Mireesa), Wayne, Amy (Cam), and Mark (Lindsey). His beloved grandchildren are Taeler (Jaxsen), Terra, Vivianne, Makinley (Taft), Makelle, Oliver, Miles, Kennedy and Harrison and great-grandchildren Lennon, and Grant, who will be arriving in May. Steve’s family would like to thank the many friends, neighbors, home health and hospice workers, and hospital staff who provided care for Steve and made his last days more comfortable. Funeral services are under the direction of Allen-Hall Mortuary and will be held Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 12 p.m. at the Cliffside Ward building, 1380 Mountain Road, Logan, Utah. A viewing will be held at the church from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the funeral service and on Friday evening, March 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E. Center St., Logan, Utah. Interment will be in the Logan Cemetery. The funeral will be livestreamed and can be accessed by going online at www.allenmortuaries.com. Source.

Class of 1968/69. Sylvia Spears. Associate Editor of Brigadier Newspaper in 1967-68. BYU 1974. She married Neil Goldstein. ~ ~ ~ ~ DEATH NOTICE: Sylvia Spears passed away before Christmas in December 2022 in California.

Class of 1969, graduated in 1968. Lesley Strong. Lesley graduated as a junior and was the Valedictorian for the graduating juniors. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1971 with a BS in Elementary Education and Minor in History. She began her teaching career with the Salt Lake City School District in 1972. She earned an MA in Education from Westminster College in 1980, and an administrative degree from the University of Utah in 1992. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Curriculum and Professional Development in the Salt Lake City School District. Her parents are Robert Q. Strong and Beth C. Strong. She has three sisters; Carol Strong Lowe (BYH Class of 1971), Diane Strong Krause (Larry)(BYH Class of 1972) and Jeanne Strong Schaerrer (Mark). Lesley married Tom McLaughlin in 1978, and they are the proud parents of Michele and Elizabeth and one grandson Brandon. @2009 ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1968 and 1969, graduating Junior. Lesley Strong. She married Tom McLaughlin.

Class of 1969. Ralph Strong. BYU BS Accounting 1974.

Class of 1969. Kathryn Swensen. A Cappella Choir, Pep Club Vice President, Hi-Steppers, Senior High Honor Society, Miss Merry Christmas Attendant, BYU BS Education 1974. Married Paul F. Graf. Five children. [1968 Wildcat yearbook incorrectly spells name Swenson]. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Albert Donald Swensen [BYH Class of 1933] and Jennie Romney, married June 15, 1937. Her parents have six children: Marilyn Swensen [BYH Class of 1956] (Ted) Hess, of Nampa, Idaho; A. John Swensen [BYH Class of 1957 -- twin], of Lehi, Utah; Donald G. (Louise) Swensen [BYH Class of 1957 -- twin], of Sandy, Utah; Philip R. (Dana) Swensen [BYH Class of 1962], of Hyde Park, Utah; Margaret "Margie" Swensen [BYH Class of 1965] (Dennis) Lifferth of Centerville, Utah; and Kathryn Swensen [BYH Class of 1969] (Paul) Graf of Santa Clara, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: St. George, Utah - Kathryn Swensen Graf, age 59, passed away April 16, 2010, in St. George, Utah. She was born April 11, 1951 to Albert Donald Swensen and Jennie Romney Swensen. She married Paul Fenwick Graf in the Salt Lake City Utah Temple on August 13, 1976. Kathy was born and raised in Provo, Utah. She attended Wasatch Elementary, BY High and after BY High closed in 1968, graduated from Provo High School in 1969. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a teaching certificate. She was a BYU folk dancer and toured Europe with them. She taught Kindergarten and First Grade at Maeser Elementary School in Provo, Utah. When her first child was born she retired from school teaching and became a full-time mother and homemaker. She has been engaged in that capacity ever since. She created in her home a place of peace and refuge and all who entered enjoyed the feeling. Her children and husband know they are loved and cared for. She supported her husband in all his endeavors. She was a gracious hostess. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and has served in many capacities. She served in the ward as Junior Sunday School Coordinator, Primary teacher and counselor in the presidency, Young Women's President, counselor and advisor, Relief Society President and counselor, and in the stake as a counselor in both the Stake Primary Presidency and Stake Relief Society Presidency. She was a family history consultant. She served on scout committees, as a unit commissioner, and was Woodbadge trained. She attended many recitals, ball games, performances and girls camps. She bottled her own fruit, made excellent blackberry and strawberry jam, sewed, crocheted, quilted, enjoyed being at the temple and working there, organized her family history, located and organized many old family photos, always had a subtle sense of humor about life and her part in it, enjoyed fresh cut flowers in her home, welcomed her children's friends into her home and always kept the refrigerator full to feed them, and was always reading a good book, looked forward to outings with her sisters and friends whom she loved and cherished. Her testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ is reflected in her family and dedicated life of service. She is survived by her husband, Paul Fenwick Graf of Santa Clara; children: Marianne Graf of Salt Lake City, Utah; Jennie Graf (Cory) Tanner of Lambertville, New Jersey; John F. Graf of Santa Clara, Utah, Brian R. (Ann) Graf of Orem, Utah, Rebecca Graf of Provo, Utah, and grandson, Jacob Tanner; she is also survived by her stepmother, Marjorie Swensen of Provo, Utah, and siblings, Marilyn (Ted) Hess of Nampa, Idaho, Donald (Louise) Swensen, of Sandy, Utah, John Swensen of Lehi, Utah, Philip (Dana) Swensen of Hyde Park, Utah, Margaret Swensen(Dennis) Lifferth of Centerville, Utah. She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert Donald Swensen and Jennie Romney Swensen, and her sister in law, Markay Bruggeman Swensen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Santa Clara LDS Stake Center, 1706 Desert Dawn Dr., Santa Clara, Utah. Visitations will be held Tuesday, April 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah and on Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the Stake Center, prior to services. Interment will be at the Santa Clara City Cemetery. Arrangements, Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221, website at www.metcalfmortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, Monday, April 19, 2010.]

Class of 1969. Gary G. Taylor. BYU 1974. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alternate address 1: Gary Taylor, 1181 Arden Dr Encinitas, CA 92024-5105 - Age: 50-54 - (760) 753-0957 - Household: Gary Taylor, Marlene Taylor, Carmen C Colmenero, Ysidro Colmenero, Crystal J Taylor @2010 Alternate address 2: Gary G. Taylor, 7535 Plein Aire, San Diego, CA 92127-3806 - (858) 756-2851 - Household: Gary G. Taylor, Gene G Taylor, Gary G. Heard @2010

Class of 1969. Stephen Taylor. BYU BS Accounting 1975.

Class of 1969. Nadine Vincent. Exchange- Distribution Editor of Brigadier Newspaper in 1967-68.

Class of 1969. Jim Watts. HIS OBITUARY: James Doyle Watts, 46, of Sonora, California, born March 1, 1951, died Saturday, February 7, 1998, at his home. Mr. Watts was a native of Provo, Utah. Jim lived in Sonora for nine years. He was a computer program manager with Sun Microsystems for 12 years. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sonora First Ward. He is survived by his children, James D. Watts, Thomas J. Watts, William K. Watts, Heather L. Watts, Carol A. Watts, Lisa M. Watts and Elizabeth A. Watts, all of Sonora, Melinda Watts Garren of Rexburg, Idaho; his father, Verdun A. Watts, Sr., of Utah; a brother, Verdun A. Watts, Jr. of New York; and sisters, Edyth Watts Meridith and Connie Watts Post, both of California. He was predeceased by his sister, Carolyn Watts Sargent. A funeral was held Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sonora. Interment, Mt. Shadow Cemetery. [The Modesto Bee, February 10, 1998]. [Leukemia] His parents: Verdun Austin Watts, Sr. [BYH Class of 1939] and Bernice Peay Watts. They had five children: Connie Watts ( ) Post (dec.), Carolyn Watts [BYH Class of 1955] ( ) Sargent (dec.), Santa Maria, California; Edyth Ann Watts [BYH Class of 1960] ( ) Meredith, San Rafael, California; Verdun Austin Watts, Jr. [BYH Class of 1962] (Jo Ann), Morehead, Kentucky; James D. Watts [BYH Class of 1969] (dec.) ( ), Sonora, California.

Class of 1969. Gary K. Zabriskie. Provo Fire Department engineer. Retired Provo City Fire Rescue Engineer/Paramedic after 30 years of service. Also retired Commercial Pilot with A&P Mechanic licenses. @2021