tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89118816495266206692024-03-13T13:29:39.592-07:00 Gunther Family Journey*Lee* *Valerie* *Jackson* *Brooklyn*Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911881649526620669.post-17944416459012540682016-10-26T07:26:00.003-07:002016-10-26T08:31:06.206-07:00The Red Barn 2016In an attempt to avoid the over commercialized corn maze to the North of our Vineyard city--- we headed south to the Red Barn, for fresh vineyards, pressed cider, and tractor drawn wagons. Its authenticity was not to disappoint. We visited the Barn with the Stucki and Moore families, as well as Preston a friend of Jackson's. We picked out Pumpkins, shot apples, road hay sacks, and ate the most delicious roasted cinnamon apples filled with ice cream.<br />
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Provo Canyon in all its glory. Trail head near Vivian Park. October 2016<br />
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Brooklyn approves. And a kiss sealed the deal the day we got our keys.Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911881649526620669.post-82987883029842739352015-01-05T14:16:00.000-08:002015-04-23T15:49:12.602-07:00Goodbye Alaska<br />
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Our little Provo neighborhood was our home for 2.5 years. In the summer we hiked the mountain range behind our home. In the winter the neighborhood kids used our rock wall as a sledding hill. </div>
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Jack went to his first BYU game while living here, and asked for a blue room. </div>
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We bought a tramp, a fire pit, and a patio set. We felt like real home owners. Roasting marshmallows with friends, listening to my children's laughs and watching the sun come over the mountain will always be fond memories for me. </div>
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I brought my sweet baby girl home to her nursery here. I nursed her in that chair and sang her to sleep countless times. She took her first step in this house, Jackson turned 4, 5, and 6, while living here. </div>
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We loved our house on the mountain. We said goodbye January 2015, just after Christmas. </div>
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When we saw the street read Alaska we took it as a sign. Lee once lived in Alaska and we knew the house was to be ours. Before we bought the house we said a prayer behind it on the mountain as a family, asking that if it was meant to be ours then we could get it. We got it. We loved it. We learned what we were supposed to learn from it, at least we hope so. Then one day we knew it was time, just like that. The feeling was heavy, and confusing. I thought Jack would go to this elementary until 6th grade, I thought I would rip out the basement kitchen and put in a library. None of that was to be, and that is okay. Change is good and sometimes necessary for growth. This was our last Christmas at our home, and it was hectic and a little stressful to be honest, packing, ect. But it was still good, it was still Christmas, which is always magical with little ones. We received our accepting offer exactly 1.5 weeks after we listed our home. It was meant to be. </div>
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This was my favorite view. The climbing vines, the rock wall, the mountains, but mostly because this is where my children played, where Jack learned to ride his bike without training wheels, where they would draw for hours with colored chalk, and where Jack once sold lemonade with his friends. At the end of it all, we have our memories, We are taking them with us to bigger and better things. We are moving to the lake to start our new adventure in the summer of 2015.<br />
Until then we will call our Springville rental home for a little while.<br />
Goodbye Alaska 2093, and our dog of course, he stayed with our friends on Alaska, where he was the most happy playing on the mountain. </div>
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911881649526620669.post-22214344656917426392014-09-13T18:38:00.000-07:002015-08-28T13:32:20.047-07:00Big Cottonwood Canyon Half marathon This was my fastest half yet. I started out strong. I felt amazing.<br />
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You were born on a Tuesday around 5:00 pm. Before that, I didn't like Tuesdays much, after uncle Cole died on a January Tuesday 7 years before you were born- they always brought a little sadness. You gave Tuesdays new meaning. Your first Tuesday was beautiful and sunny, the second to last day of July. The Portneuf Hospital where you were born was bright and sparkly beneath the blue Pocatello sky. You blew every expectation of motherhood out the window and stole my heart the moment I saw you. I still remember your squints for eyes, and small chubby fingers that gripped mine. The day you were born my world changed, I changed. Because of you, life was new, better, brighter. </div>
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Today was also a Tuesday. This day was a September sunny kind of Tuesday, and I made you stand on the front porch for pictures. Baby refused to move, and you tried to run off the porch. Daddy stood there too, thinking Mom is silly for all my signs and pictures. Today you started Kindergarten. It was kinda a big deal. <br />
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Today you wanted to walk to our neighborhood school alone (but we held hands and walked together), today we packed your first school lunch, and I cried. I know you are ready, and I need to let you grow up, but I miss that squinty eyed baby sometimes, all-though this big boy Jack version is pretty great too.<br />
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You are still blowing my expectations on life out the window, you are brave, and smart. You are curious, and a little mouthy (just like your mama). You are kind, thoughtful and fair, you have energy coming out your ears, and I love you for it.<br />
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You are my summer baby, born in the month of fireworks, you say this means you have fire power. </div>
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I remember that month. I remember your blond curls. I remember you now so energetic, full of questions, giving me advice, learning about the world, trying to find out where you belong in it. </div>
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I will tell you a secret my son. You belong with me. You are my favorite. </div>
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I love the shots of my babies below on the way home from our St George road trip, the trip to see my dear cousins baby receive a blessing. They remind me how fleeting childhood is, how unassuming, non-judgmental, humble, and innocent childhood really is. I asked Lee the other day how and when we loose our ability to see the world as children. I don't remember loosing mine, though I have, and I marvel at my children and the way they see others, the way the take in the world around them. </div>
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The way the play without a care in the world, it is so endearing.<br />
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Slow down little ones, no hurry to grow up, stay little a little longer please. </div>
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She turned 85 on April 1st 2014</div>
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I am a child of God, lead singer: Jackson Lee Gunther</div>
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An organ representing her amazing musical abilities</div>
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With her three sons Bart, Brad, & Bret</div>
Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911881649526620669.post-17325755941754889112014-01-13T22:16:00.000-08:002014-06-29T13:37:31.760-07:00Aloha Hawaii Part 1 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Turtle Bay. The Island of Oahu Hawaii.</div>
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Our Condo sat right on the beach. It was just the right size for 3 families.</div>
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Jack was giving me step by step instructions how to catch the best wave :)</div>
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The Resort at Turtle Bay. This girl LOVES her Daddy. </div>
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Look closely. While Scuba Diving we swam with the turtles.</div>
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Children always amaze with their pure love of discovery and never ending curiosity about the </div>
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World around them. My hope for my children is to always keep this longing to understand. </div>
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This beach was amazing. The sand was so clean and picturesque</div>
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This boy made me a Mom, and stole my heart from the first moment I held him. </div>
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We woke up to 70 degree weather and the high was around 80. January was a perfect time to visit Hawaii, we only had a few hours of rain the whole trip. </div>
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We didn't get a chance to do a temple session while there, but this pure white temple was so stunning next to all that green. </div>
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Our hike to near Honolulu. At the lookout point were World War II bunkers.</div>
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View from the top. I will never forget this view. The sky and the ocean were a similar color that day, and it was difficult to tell where the sky ended and the ocean began. The view was absolutely breathtaking</div>
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This was my least favorite part of the trip. We all went on a small boat and drove about a mile out into the ocean, where Cherlyn, Lee, Dad and Jantzen had a date to dive with the sharks.. The waves were really rocky that day and the boat felt more like a torture chamber. It's funny now, but at the time we were all so sick! This picture of course was taken before we left the dock. That is why we are all still smiling! :)</div>
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The snow was plentiful Christmas 2013, we especially got dumped on living right under the mountain. I am starting to remember what it is like to have a true Utah Winter. Jack loves to ride his black sled down our side hill with friends, Lee dislikes shoveling the driveway, I love seeing my kiddos all bundled up in their snow suits, but dislike the multiple clothing changes. These are the days of hot chocolate, family parties, staying busy, and trying to stay focused on the true meaning of Christmas.</div>
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We spent the first part of our Christmas break with Lee's Dad and Step Mom. We went through the lights at Willard Bay, followed by hot cocoa and a visit to Santa. Brooke was not a fan of the guy in red, and refused to sit on his lap. Her face was priceless. </div>
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Grandma Donna is a fan of all things Christmas. Jackson had fun raiding her stash of singing Christmas animals, and playing dress-up with Grandma. I appreciate her as a Grandma and mother in law. </div>
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Lee's family watched our babies so we could go out to our annual friends Christmas party, Donna sent me this picture of my babies who fell asleep together. This picture melts my heart, Brooke's pigtails are just too adorable, and their faces are like angels. </div>
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Our annual friend Christmas party in Logan. Always an entertaining night, and fun to catch up with friends we don't see as often. </div>
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Christmas Eve is always spent with Lee's Mom's family the Warburtons. Lee with his brother Phil, and Munn's cousins Gerald and Kasey. Handsome boys. </div>
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We arrived at my parents late Christmas Eve, and woke up to this, Merry Christmas from the Peterson House. My Mom always makes it magical for the everyone. I love going home. </div>
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Matching Jammies for the Peterson Grand-babies. Jack, Kolden, Blakely, Brooklyn</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Good friends, good food, and a great time. Happy Thanksgiving 2013 from the Ivy. Lee's brother Phil his family, our good friends the Gormans, Eli and his wife Amy, Annette, Lee's cousin Kasey Munns. </span></div>
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Every 6 months we have the privilege of listening to the LDS General Conference, this was our Conference weekend Fall 2013</div>
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This is one of my all time favorite pictures. Brooks diaper with falling leaves stuck to it, and both kids faces showing the pure innocent joy of that moment. It was a Fall day that seemed to last forever. The sun was so bright, the leaves were so crisp-I hope I never forget the way my children looked on that day. Some days are too bright to forget. </div>
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We attended the live Conference for the first time. My favorite quotes: </div>
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<b> "Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny."</b></div>
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<b>"The acorn of honest inquiry has often sprouted and matured into a great Oak of understanding." </b></div>
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911881649526620669.post-84552451177239597362013-10-01T22:12:00.000-07:002014-03-02T10:06:15.515-08:00Boys Gold Mining Lee had the opportunity to go with two of his brothers and Jackson to Quincy California to the Rich Bar gold mine, along the feather River during the last weekend in September.<br />
Lee has always loved gold mining, and had visited this sight a few times prior having known the owner. Lee and his brothers were able to use a Sleuth Box to sift for Gold deposits along the river bottoms bedrock of the Feather River. They stayed at a little cabin, and enjoyed having a boys weekend. Jackson espcially enjoyed having a boys trip in Dad's new truck.<br />
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Jackson was exhausted from all of the hard work. He loved lifting up rocks and teasing the crawdads that were in the river. He spent his days digging in the dirt while the men worked. They didn't find as much Gold as they had wanted to but they found some, about 100.00 dollars worth. Lee had a great time with his brother's Pete and Ben, and was glad that the deer they hit on the way there caused minimal damage to his truck.<br />
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We took a quick Vegas Trip with only miss B in early September. Lee's brother Phil and his wife were in Vegas as well. Brook had her first experience on the Vegas strip at 9 months old. She had a lot of fans stopping to tell us that she was a cutie. This girl knows how to work the crowds already. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SdTHpswb-nw/Uxqc-UT1ZYI/AAAAAAAAKPI/kdG81wFEnhg/s1600/IMG_1065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SdTHpswb-nw/Uxqc-UT1ZYI/AAAAAAAAKPI/kdG81wFEnhg/s1600/IMG_1065.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
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We stayed at the Las Vegas Hotel, but enjoyed one night out on strip with baby in tow, eating at the Flamingo and getting our picture with parrots. Jackson had a fun time staying with Grandma and Grandpa Gunther while we were gone and attending Peach Days Festivities in Brigham City. </div>
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Two bottom two top teeth=absolutely adorable cuteness!Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911881649526620669.post-47300880992754462652013-07-30T22:10:00.000-07:002014-03-07T18:32:20.330-08:005 years old!!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first baby who made me a Mom is 5 years old.<br />
It seems as if he has always been with me, I like most parents cannot imagine my life without him. He completely changed me, before Jack I didn't understand how valuable the role of a mother was, I didn't understand what it truly meant to love a child unconditionally.<br />
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2. He is very inquisitive. He never stops asking questions. He loves anything science, and discovering new things, he is especially interested in Geography. Jack loves to bring us the globe and ask where different locations are, as well as point at his own maps in his room telling his friends where the states and countries are.<br />
3. He is an amazing older brother. I had some initial hesitations on how Jack would do after being an only child for so long, but he exceeded every expectation. He is so kind and gentle with his sister, he genuinely worries about her getting hurt, or in trouble. He watches out for her and protects her fiercely. A common voice around our house is Jack exclaiming "Where is baby cakes?" He is overly concerned about her location at all times.<br />
4. He is kind. He will still hug me and tell me he loves me. He loves his family, and extended family. He makes sure to give hugs and extra love to those who are having a hard day.<br />
5. He is honest. He will tell the truth even when it will get himself or others in trouble.<br />
6. He is cautious. His Dad feels like I have made him afraid, but in reality I have raised a very cautious boy, who doesn't run out in the road, and is very aware of danger.<br />
6. He is wise beyond his years. He can recall detailed information about past memories, and carry on very in depth adult conversations with me. He has always been a little smarty pants, sometimes I wonder if he is almost too observant for his own good. He is a beautiful little spirit, and I am so grateful that I can call him my son.<br />
Happy 5th Birthday Jackson, we love you.<br />
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Miss Brooklyn won 3rd place in the Freedom Festival baby show near the 4th of July. She was in a specail parade with the other adorable babies. Provo takes the 4th of July very serious with their famous Freedom Festival. We had a busy month, with the Freedom run, baby show, children's parade, & the 4th of July parade. JAck loved riding his bike and throwing candy in the Children's parade, and sissy had a special banquet honoring her as one of the baby show winners. </div>
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We visited San Diego in June. This was Baby Cake's first real vacation with a plane ride. We stayed in an adorable little bungalow that opened up to the beach in Oceanside. We went Sea-world with Grandma and Grandpa Gunther, and Cousin Callie.<br />
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We watched several shows at Sea World including the dolphin and whale shows. They were very cool, it was amazing how the trainers could command these huge animals to jump through the air to different choreography.<br />
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This happy little girl did great. We love her to pieces and feel so grateful to have two healthy children in our family.<br />
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Jackson had a great time, except for the day he got stitches at the ER, after hitting his lip on the bar stool. He was a lot tougher than Mom was through out the ordeal, and bounced back like a champ. He is such a thoughtful big brother and is always worried about his sissy. I loved Oceanside and I hope we can visit there again. Lee and I also had a great run in San-Diego along the oceanfront. We didn't have any cameras with us, but we ran by the statue of the sailor kissing the girl, at the World War II memorial with Bob Hope speaking to the troops. It felt really cool to be there, I could feel the presence of those who gave their lives for our wonderful country.
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In April, Baby Cakes turned 4 months old. She is so precious. Her hair is dark auburn, and her eyes look like they are going to be brown like her brothers. From day one she has been the easiest baby. She has slept 10-12 hours at night since the day I brought her home from the hospital. She is a great eater, and happy in basically any situation and with anyone. I am so grateful for her calm temperament, at such a bust time in my life. She is the newborn in the house, but probably the calmest member of the family.<br />
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We had a little Easter Egg hunt in our yard for Jack and cousin Blakely.<br />
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Uncle Janzten had fun hiding a ton of eggs for the kiddos.<br />
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We still love living next to our mountain. The snow is melting quickly, and Spring is in the air.<br />
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We love playing dress up with this cutie<br />
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And this handsome guy is doing awesome as a Chiropractor. Lee is ready for summer to be here, so he can hit the trails on his mountain bike.<br />
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Gold's gym lunch date<br />
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Typical Thursday.<br />
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Lee's Grandfather Lloyd Frank Gunther passed away after living an exceptional life. He was a famous paleontologist with several fossils named after him . He outlived 3 wives and was an extraordinary example of hard work, financial security, and devotion to the Lord. I hope that his countenance will be felt in our home and our children will inherit his qualities. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">BRIGHAM CITY – Lloyd Frank Gunther passed away March 24, 2013 at his home in Brigham City, Utah. Lloyd was born May 23, 1917 in Lehi, Utah to Richard Carl Gunther and Marie Rutishauser Gunther. He was the youngest of seven children. Lloyd grew up loving the outdoors and nature. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">He attended Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah and graduated with a BS degree in Wildlife Management. Lloyd was recently honored as the oldest graduate alumni of that college. He served an LDS mission to Germany which was interrupted by WWII. He finished in the Southern States Mission. Lloyd married his lifelong sweetheart, Metta Christensen on September 8, 1941. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">He took a job with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Lloyd was drafted in the army and served two years in the South Pacific. Following his discharge, he returned to work with the Fish and Wildlife Service which included work in Utah, Missouri, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Washington DC.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">They raised six children and along the way developed a family hobby of rock collecting. In 1965 the family returned to Utah and settled in Brigham City where Lloyd became manager of the Bear River Bird Refuge. He expanded his interest in rock hunting and amassed a huge collection of fossils and minerals. He shared information with many college professors and donated many valuable specimens. He published articles and even authored books.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">His collection drew attention worldwide and he was honored as the first recipient of the Strimple Award by the Paleontological Society of America, which honors extraordinary contributions to science from a non-academic. The majority of his collection has been donated to many museums and universities around the world. In return, about twenty new species of fossils have been named in his family's honor.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Lloyd was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many callings, including Bishop of the Brigham City Third Ward. Metta passed away 29 years ago. He was then married to Frieda Taylor for 13 years. Following her death he married DeEsta Young. They were also married for 13 years until her death. He considered it an accomplishment to have survived three wives and counts all children from the three marriages: 18 children, 98 grandchildren, and 218 great grandchildren.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Lloyd is survived by one sister, Marcille, 98, Santa Barbara, CA and six children: Larry (Marie) Gunther, Orem, UT; Metta Marie Fife (Dennis)Brigham City, UT; David (Margo)Gunther, Boston MA; Val (Jo Ellen) Gunther, Brigham City, UT; Jared (Donna) Gunther, Brigham City, UT; Jay (Vickie) Gunther, Redlands, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, and all three wives.</span>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076604692720726413noreply@blogger.com