Alphabetical Alumni

Firmage, Judy
720 North 1050 East
Provo, Utah 84604

Judy Wolfgramm

Class of 1958 - Honorary. [Students who attended BYH or BYJrH but for one reason or another graduated from other schools.]

Fish, Adelaide Margaret

Fish, Adelaide Margaret
Sandy, Utah US

Adelaide and Dick Fish

Class of 1936. Adelaide Fish. Source: 1936 BYH Wildcat yearbook. ~ ~ ~ ~ Adelaide Margaret Fish was born February 16, 1918 in Concho, Apache County, Arizona. Her parents were Joseph Smith Fish and Julia Ann Riggs Fish. Adelaide married Ervin Arnold Richens on November 28, 1938 in Arcadia, Duchesne County, Utah. Adelaide Fish Richens died on May 7, 2004. HER HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: Ervin Arnold (Dick) Richens, age 83, returned home to his Heavenly Father, Oct. 30, 2000, Sandy, Utah after a short illness. Dick was born the 10th of 15 children to Henry Thomas Richens and Catherine Arthema Mott on April 9, 1917, Arcadia, Utah. Married Adelaide Margaret Fish, Nov. 28, 1938. Later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, Dec. 12, 1963. They were blessed with eight children. He loved to farm on the ranch where he was born and raised. There he was truly at home. He also loved hunting and fishing. He laid the main sewer lines in the Salt Lake Valley with his brothers. Some trenches were near 60 feet deep, risking his life. He was a very good equipment operator. He had a friendly personality, and always had a joke or riddle to tell. Always willing to help people. Preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers, two sisters and first born son, Joseph Ervin. Survived by his wife Adelaide. Children, Anna (Charlie) Reynolds, Sheila (Rick) Litson, Rosemary (Ron) Lloyd, Linda (Gary) Hancey, Jeannie (Dennis) Glassburn, Steven (Jill) Richens, Denise (J.R.) Carter. 39 grand and 61 great-grandchildren. Brothers Afton Richens, Arlo Richens; sister, Thelma McKenna. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Willow Creek Seventh Ward, in Salt Lake City. Interment, Mountain View Memorial Estates. [Deseret News, Thursday, November 2, 2000.] ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Adelaide Margaret Fish Richens, age 86, passed away May 3, 2004, in Sandy, Utah. Adelaide was born the second of four children, to Joseph Smith Fish and Julia Ann Riggs Fish, on February 16, 1918, Concho, Arizona. Married Ervin A. (Dick) Richens, November 28, 1938; later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, December 12, 1963. She was member of the LDS church serving faithfully in various callings, including, Primary Teacher, In-service Leader, Visiting Teacher Supervisor, Relief Society Teacher, and served in the Baptistery at Jordan River Temple. She enjoyed gardening in her yard and was a beautiful seamstress, but her joy was her family. She was a great-great-grandmother. She looked forward to all of them coming to Grandma's house. She always loved holding the babies. She was a wonderful Mother, and we were privileged to be her children. She was exceptionally intelligent and had a great wit about her. She was an avid reader and was well versed on many topics for conversation. Circumstances placed her into the work force. She maintained the building at the Greenfield Chapel, worked as Real Estate Agent, and helped manage a manufacturing company for baby accessories. She endured many tribulations and demonstrated tremendous courage, patience and long suffering as she was afflicted with Parkinson's disease, Spinal Stenosis, and was a Breast Cancer survivor. She was a marvelous example to her entire family. Preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother Charles Riggs Fish, and first born, son Joseph Ervin. Survived by her children Anna (Charles) Reynolds, Sheila Richens, Rosemary (Ron) Lloyd, Linda (Gary) Hancey, Jeannie (Dennis) Glassburn, Steven (Jill) Richens, Denise (JR) Carter. 39 grandchildren, 81 great-grandchildren, four great- great grandchildren. Sisters: Nancy Fish Painter, of Orangeville, California, and Ruth Fish Peterson, of Placentia, California. Mom always said, "We should leave a place better than we found it." She left this world a much better place with all the love, kindness and teaching she gave to us all. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 8, 2004, in the Willow Creek Seventh Ward, Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Mountain View Memorial Estates, Salt Lake City, Utah. [Deseret News, Wednesday, May 5, 2004.]

Fish, Silas

Fish, Silas

Silas Fish

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1917. Silas Fish. He received an AB Degree in Education in 1917. Source: Annual Report, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 64.

Fisher, Afton

Fisher, Afton
Provo, Utah US

Afton and Arnold Graham

BYH Class of 1940. Afton Fisher. She served as Vice President of the Student Body Executive Council in 1939-1940. Afton Fisher is the daughter of BYH faculty member Flora Davis Fisher, and Provo High faculty member, Asael H. Fisher. Afton married Arnold Graham. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: With a light in her eye and a soft smile on her face, Afton Fisher Graham peacefully passed away on December 28, 2007 at the age of 84. She was born March 4, 1923 in Fillmore, Utah to Aseal and Flora Fisher. Afton graduated from Brigham Young High School in Provo in the Class of 1940. On September 9, 1942, Afton married Arnold Earl Graham in the Salt Lake City Temple. Their life together was a remarkable love story; timeless in its tenderness and devotion. They were married for 67 years and together they welcomed the birth of three children, 10 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. This love endured and grew long after their children were raised; long after Arnold retired from Geneva Steel in 1983. Together they traveled the world and doted on their growing family. Together they cherished their faith in the LDS Church, culminating in a mission to New York City in 1989. When Arnold passed away last January, the effect on Afton was noticeable and heartbreaking. The sparkle in Afton's eyes diminished; now in the arms of her soul mate once again can her happiness be restored. Afton's life revolved around service. She dedicated immeasurable hours to her church in a variety of callings. She gladly offered time and energy to community service as well. The first priority of her labors, though, was always her family. Lovingly known as "Nanny" to each of her adoring grandchildren, Afton was constant and committed to the welfare of her family. Further, Afton was a beautiful seamstress. There are many who still treasure the hand stitched blankets and quilts Afton's talented hands created. She also found great pleasure in her relationships with her many fortunate friends. She felt tremendous joy in the time she dedicated to her many bridge clubs, book clubs and sewing clubs over the course of her long and eventful life. Afton was loved by all lucky enough to have known her. There will be a noticeable silence in rooms now absent of her infectious laugh. Her kind words and tender thoughts will be well missed in a world desperately in need of both. Afton is preceded in death by her faithful and loving husband, Arnold; her parents, and her brother Dean. She is survived by her brother Grant of Provo and her three children: Janna (Michael) Herbert of Taylorsville; Jacque (Stanley) Smith of Provo; and Gary (Rebecca) Graham of Pleasant Grove; as well as her 10 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Edgemont 9th Ward, 4300 North Canyon Road, Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Center St. on Wednesday evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. or at the chapel on Thursday one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to info@bergmortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, January 1, 2008.] ~ ~ ~ ~ OBITUARY OF HER HUSBAND: Arnold Earl Graham peacefully passed away on January 17, 2007 at the age of 88. He was born April 11, 1918 in Provo, Utah to Earl Graham and Elvira Graham. He spent the majority of his life as a resident of Provo. As a youth, Arnold was an impressive athlete; a star at football and track as well as a state tennis champion, he was known to his peers as "Flash Graham." This love of sports endured throughout his long life. On September 9, 1942, he married Afton Fisher in the Salt Lake Temple and was tenderly devoted to her for their 64 years together. Arnold spent 38 years working for US Steel as the Superintendent of Production Planning. His eventual retirement in 1983 didn't suit someone as industrious as Arnie, and it wasn't long before he returned to the workforce, this time with the Provo Police Department as a crossing guard supervisor. This job he attentively performed until 2002. In 2001 the Provo Police Department awarded him the Support Services Division Commander Award. Arnold was never one to keep idle, in fact his active lifestyle certainly contributed to his long, productive life. In World War II, he served in the Army's 145th Medical Division. Arnold served a term as president in the Kiwanis Club. He was conscientious in both community and Church service. A devout member of the LDS faith, he served in many capacities within the Church, including Branch President and High Councilman. In 1989, he and his wife served a mission together in the New York City Visitors Center. He also spent countless hours maintaining the pastoral beauty of his mountain home in Wildwood. But his greatest and most enduring service was always towards his family. Arnold was admired by all who knew him for his loyalty and compassion. There will be many who will miss his witty personality and his warm anecdotes. He was a man driven by service and his love and dedication to his family was exemplary. Indeed, to best sum up the remarkable life of this amazing man, we need only to consider his own words: "For me, happiness is doing things for other people. If I couldn't help people, I don't know what I would do. I think that's what keeps me going." Arnold is survived by his dear wife Afton of Provo, his sister Faye Graham Firmage of Provo, and his three children: Janna Graham (Michael) Herbert of Taylorsville; Jacque Graham (Stanley) Smith of Provo; and Gary (Rebecca) Graham of Pleasant Grove; as well as his 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 22, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Edgemont 9th Ward Chapel, 4300 North Canyon Road, Provo. Friends may call Sunday evening, from 6-8 p.m., at Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center, as well as at the Church on Monday from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Full Military rites will be accorded by V.F.W. District #4. Condolences may be emailed to info@BergMortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, January 19, 2007.]

Fisher, Barbara

Barbara Fisher

Class of 1953. Assistant Librarian.

Fisher, Bert

Fisher, Bert

Bert Fisher

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1924. Bert Fisher. He received a BS Degree in 1924. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 202.

Fisher, Byron [Milton Byron] Jr.

Fisher, Byron [Milton Byron] Jr.
Springdale, Utah US

Byron and Joan Fisher

Class of 1955. M. Byron Fisher. Student Body Speech Manager, Tennis, Debate, Debate State Champs, Boys State Senator, Seminary Play, Student Council, Chorus, Quill & Scroll, Ski Club, Thespians, Type Team. BYU BS Public Policy 1961. In 1960 he married Joan Peterson, BYH Class of 1957, and they have five children: Debra, Michael, Janae, Shair and Pter. His parents: Milton Byron Fisher and Louise Larsen Fisher of Provo, Utah. Their children: Loa Shirlene Fisher (dec.) (Donald) Olsen, Manti, Utah; M. Byron Fisher [BYH Class of 1955] (Joan), Salt Lake City, Utah; Don Lowell Fisher [BYH Class of 1959] (Ellen), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Carol Louise Fisher Harper [BYH Class of 1961](John), American Fork, Utah; and ReNon Fisher Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966] (Noel R. Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966]), Ogden, Utah. Byron's alternate address: PO Box 312, Springdale, Utah 84767 ~ ~ ~ ~ Byron practiced law in Salt Lake City for 41 years. He served in the Utah State Legislature for a period of time and had his first quadruple by-pass heart surgery. After retirement they moved to Springdale, Utah, near the entrance to Zion National Park. Classmates are welcome to come and visit. They spent 18 months (2002-2003) as missionaries as Assistant International Legal Counsel for the Church in Brazil. Byron had his second quadruple by-pass heart surgery in November 2004, and is still pumping along. ~ ~ ~ ~ The Fishers went to Mexico City and served an LDS mission until September 2008. Street address: 1215 S Canyon Springs Rd, Springdale, Utah. Alternate email: fishermb@ldschurch.org @2010 ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Milton Byron Fisher Jr. 1936 ~ 2023. Milton Byron Fisher, Jr. passed away peacefully at home in Murray, Utah, on September 16, 2023, surrounded by family during a BYU football game, a fitting end for a great man who loved home, family, and the Y. He is survived by his sister Carol Fisher [John] Harper, his beloved wife, Ida Joan Peterson Fisher, his 5 children, Debra Joan Fisher [Thomas] Morgan, Michael Byron [Crystal] Fisher, Janae Fisher [Brian] Powell, Sharlene Fisher [Brian] Taylor, and Peter Charles [Nicole] Fisher, 18 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Byron was born December 5, 1936, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Milton Byron Fisher, Sr. and Louise Larsen Fisher, and has always honored his island origins. He spent his youth working shoulder to shoulder with his beloved parents and siblings in Bountiful and Provo, Utah. He graduated co-valedictorian from Brigham Young High School in Provo, Utah. Byron loved his 2.5-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Mexico, and remained enthusiastically fluent in Spanish his entire life. During his mission, he helped to open cities to LDS mission work, including Guadalajara, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, and Querétaro. Byron then enrolled at BYU in Provo, Utah, and began dating Ida Joan Peterson. They soon became "Joan and Byron" and would remain so for the rest of his life. Their love lives on throughout their extended families. To say “Byron loved his family,” hardly captures the hundreds of loving relationships. Joan and Byron would finish BYU together, move to Washington, DC to attend George Washington University Law School, and have a daughter, Debbie. Byron worked his legal career at Fabian and Clendenin in Salt Lake City, specializing in school district law, a specialty he would later teach at BYU Law School. Their Salt Lake City years completed their family with 4 more children, Michael, Janae, Shari, and Peter, and spanned more than 30 years, 4 homes, and 1 mountain cabin. Byron worked hard to balance his legal career with family development, community service, and personal hobbies. He served two terms in the Utah State House of Representatives. His service in a community of faith was consistent throughout his life. He served in almost every capacity as a member of the LDS church, including as the bishop of the Winder 10th Ward and of the Big Cottonwood Stake Singles Ward, where he was affectionately known as “Bish Fish.” After retirement, Joan and Byron would combine their faith and professionalism as missionary servants in both Brazil and Mexico. The post-professional years moved Joan and Byron to Springdale, Utah, surrounding themselves with the beauty of Zion National Park, pottery, travel, and visits from friends, children, and grandchildren. Byron said, “Children are great, grandchildren are perfect, and great-grandchildren are almost exalted.” After several years, they returned to Salt Lake City, settling near family in Murray, Utah. Byron was a talented tennis player and skier, but pottery was the craft he loved to share. He became an expert at creating thousands of household items, most of which passed hands with a smile as a “gift from the heart.” These pieces of his legacy can be found in hearts and homes throughout the world. Byron’s later contributions were made possible by the gift of a heart transplant, allowing him vitality for another 17 years, an offering he prayed could be measured in lives touched and lives blessed. It is Big By’s dying wish that any donations given by his passing go to an organ transplantation charity of the giver’s choosing. Funeral services will be held at Joan and Byron’s home ward chapel at 6350 South Rodeo Lane, in Murray, Utah, at 11 am. Gathering: Friday, September 22, 2023: 5pm-7pm. Family Greeting: Saturday, September 23, 2023: 9:30am-10:30am. Funeral: Saturday, September 23, 2023: 11am. Internment: Larkin Sunset Gardens,1950 East Dimple Dell Road, Sandy, Utah. https://www.larkinmortuary.com/obituary/view/milton-byron-fisher-jr/

Fisher, Carol Louise
9722 Ferguson Dr
Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062-8609 US

Carol and John M. Harper
  • Home: (801) 492-9201

Class of 1961. Carol Louise Fisher. Forensics, Model U.N., Dramatics, Chorus, Ski Club President, F.H.A., Wildcat Yearbook Copy Editor, Y'ld Cat Newspaper Reporter, Honor Roll, Senior Honor Panel, Seminary Graduate. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYU 1965. Married John Harper. Her Parents: Milton Byron Fisher and Louise Larsen Fisher of Provo, Utah. Their children: Loa Shirlene Fisher (dec.) (Donald) Olsen, Manti, Utah; M. Byron Fisher [BYH Class of 1955] (Joan), Salt Lake City, Utah; Don Lowell Fisher [BYH Class of 1959] (Ellen), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Carol Louise Fisher Harper [BYH Class of 1961] (John), American Fork, Utah; and ReNon Fisher Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966] (Noel R. Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966]), Ogden, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alternate email: imheroic@gmail.com [John] @2011

Fisher, Don Lowell
2100 Churchill Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103-6009

Lowell and Ellen Fisher
  • Home: (734) 662-4876

Class of 1959. Don Lowell Fisher. Student Body Business Manager. Football, Lettermen, Chorus, Concert Band, Marching Band, Dance Band, Pep Band, Thespians President, Ski Club, Key Club, Science Club, Y'ld Cat Newspaper, Seminary Graduate. BYU BS Zoology 1966. BYU MS Zoology 1968. Married Ellen. His parents: Milton Byron Fisher and Louise Larsen Fisher of Provo, Utah. Their children: Loa Shirlene Fisher (dec.) (Donald) Olsen, Manti, Utah; M. Byron Fisher [BYH Class of 1955] (Joan), Salt Lake City, Utah; Don Lowell Fisher [BYH Class of 1959] (Ellen), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Carol Louise Fisher Harper [BYH Class of 1961] (John), American Fork, Utah; and ReNon Fisher Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966] (Noel R. Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966]), Ogden, Utah. @2010

Fisher, Flora  [Davis,]

Fisher, Flora [Davis,]
See Davis

Flora and Asael Fisher

Flora Fisher: See FLORA DAVIS.

Fisher, Jeffrey T.

Jeffrey Fisher

Class of 1970. Jeffrey Fisher.

Fisher, Kathy
612 North 1084 East
Jackson, Idaho 84004 US

Kathy Duncan
  • Work: 208-436 0502
  • Cell: 208-312-4801

Class of 1973. Kathy Fisher. BYU BS Early Childhood Education 1984. Two teaching certificates: Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education 1984. She married Paul Duncan.

Fisher, ReNon

Fisher, ReNon
Ogden, Utah US

ReNon & Noel Zabriskie

Class of 1966. ReNon Fisher. 1966 BYH Senior Class Secretary. Pep Club, Drill Team, F.H.A., Thespians, Chess Club, Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Wildcat Yearbook Editor, Debate, Concert Band, Marching Band, Girls State, Superior Drama at State, Junior Prom Chair, Seminary Graduate. BYU BA Home Economics major, Math minor. Education, Teacher/Music. Teaches piano in their home. Husband: Noel Zabriskie, also BYH Class of 1966. Five children. Her Parents: Milton Byron Fisher and Louise Larsen Fisher of Provo, Utah. Their children: Loa Shirlene Fisher (dec.) (Donald) Olsen, Manti, Utah; M. Byron Fisher [BYH Class of 1955] (Joan), Salt Lake City, Utah; Don Lowell Fisher [BYH Class of 1959] (Ellen), Ann Arbor, Michigan; Carol Louise Fisher Harper [BYH Class of 1961] (John), American Fork, Utah; and ReNon Fisher Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966] (Noel R. Zabriskie [BYH Class of 1966]), Ogden, Utah. Renon served as stake Relief Society president. Noel became Superintendent of the Ogden School District on July 1, 2006. @2006 ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: ReNon Fisher Zabriskie, November 3, 1947 to August 26, 2011, died peacefully in her home after a valiant battle with cancer. ReNon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fifth of five children, to her courageous parents Louise Larsen Fisher and Milton Byron Fisher. She was the cherished wife of Noel Reynolds Zabriskie for more than 41 years. They were married and sealed in the LDS Salt Lake Temple on December 18, 1969. ReNon was raised in Bountiful and Provo, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1966. She attended Brigham Young University and in 1970 received a Bachelor’s degree, double majoring in Home Economics and Mathematics. In 1972 ReNon and Noel moved to Ogden, Utah where they became esteemed members of the community. ReNon touched hundreds of children’s lives with her gentle and patient instruction teaching students at Mound Fort Junior High School, piano lessons, folk dance, and preschool. ReNon was a faithful member of the LDS Church serving in many teaching, musical, and service callings including president of the Stake and Ward Relief Society as well as Ward Primary. ReNon will always be remembered for her unceasing service to others. She blessed all she knew through her cooking, handwork, event planning, baking, sewing, and music. Most of all, ReNon loved spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren. She is the keystone of her family. She is survived by her husband, and five children: Ranae and Danny Hart, Kaysville, Utah; Rachelle and Tony Greenwell, Roy, Utah; Alan and Jennie Zabriskie, Warrensburg, Missouri; Becky and Brad Petersen, Ogden, Utah; and Lauren Zabriskie, Ogden, Utah. Also surviving are her siblings, Byron and Joan Fisher, Springdale, Utah; Lowell and Ellen Fisher, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Carol and John Harper, Cedar Hills, Utah; and her eleven precious grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Shirlene (Don) Olsen, Manti. Services were held at the Mount Ogden Ward Chapel, 1314 27th Street, Ogden. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery. ReNon greatly valued the missionary work of the LDS Church. Because of this, the family asked that in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to an LDS Ward Missionary Fund. [Source: Zabriskie Family, August 27, 2011]

Fisher, Terri
4503 E. Crystal Hill Circle
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

Terri and Larry Jensen

Class of 1968. Terri Fisher. Student Body Historian, 1967. Student Body 1st Vice President, 1968. [See More Info link.]

Fitzgerald, Athel

Fitzgerald, Athel

Athel Fitzgerald

Classes of 1913 & 1914. Athel Fitzgerald (male). Graduated from Brigham Young High School, in the Academic Department. Source: 1913 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 63-81. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1914. Athel Fitzgerald (male). Graduated in 1914 from Brigham Young High School, Academic Department. Source 1: 1914 BYU Banyan, BYH section, pp. 84-89. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1914. Athel Fitzgerald. He received two diplomas in 1914: a BYH Commercial Diploma, and a BYH Agriculture Diploma. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 354.

Fitzgerald, Grant

Fitzgerald, Grant
Draper, Utah US

Grant Fitzgerald

BYH Class of 1924. Grant Fitzgerald, of Draper Utah. Grant is listed as a 4th Year (senior) student in the BYH Class of 1924. Background sources: BYU/BYH Annual Catalogues for the School Years 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26.

Fitzgerald, May

Fitzgerald, May
Provo, Utah US

May Fitzgerald

Faculty & Staff. May Fitzgerald, Training School, 1920-1921.

Fjeldsted, Eda B.

Fjeldsted, Eda B.

Eda Fjeldsted

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1935. Eda B. Fjelsted. Received a BS Degree in Secondary Teaching in 1935. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 432.

Fjeldsted, Fred J.

Fjeldsted, Fred J.

Fred Fjeldsted

Brigham Young High School Graduate, Class of 1904. Fred J. Fjeldsted. He also received a Special Certificate in Band and Orchestra. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, page 80.

Flake, Donald C.

Flake, Donald C.

Donald Flake

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Donald C. Flake. He received a BS Degree in Public Speaking in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 64.

Flandro, Royce Pendleton

Flandro, Royce Pendleton
Provo, Utah

Royce Flandro

Faculty & Staff, 1950s or 1960s. Royce Flandro. "Ich denke an Royce Flandro und seine Frau, die als Rentner eine Mission in Spanien erfüllt und dort einen unschätzbaren Dienst geleistet haben. Als sie nach Hause kamen, fehlte ihnen diese großartige Arbeit, und so kamen sie zur Missionsabteilung der Kirche, um zu fragen, wo sie am besten helfen könnten. Man schlug ihnen vor, doch vielleicht Ungarisch zu lernen, was sie auch taten. Ein paar Monate darauf wurden sie nach Ungarn berufen und leisteten wieder hervorragende Arbeit. Ihr nächstes Ziel ist die Mongolei." Source ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Royce Pendleton Flandro, 1922 ~ 2018. Royce was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 22, 1922 to Arthur L. and Claire P. Flandro. Royce died on August 13, 2018 at age 95. He is survived by his wife, Martha Facer Proctor Flandro. He married Melba Ottosen in the Salt Lake Temple in 1949. Together they had seven children who survive him: Victoria (Kent) Chadwick, Valerie (Gerry) Rovelsky, Jolene (Lance) Wells, Kent Flandro and Mike Gilliam, Barbara (Alan) Yearsley, Renae (Mark) Folkman and Gaylynne (Tobin) von der Nuell. He was very close to his siblings and is survived by: Paul W. (Marian) Flandro, Scott (Jean/Miriam) Flandro and Mark V. (Donette) Flandro. He is preceded in death by his sister Beverly (Lloyd) Call and brother Dayle R. (Mary) Flandro. From his youth, Royce championed family life, work, and service in the church and community. In school, he played football and ran track as well as participating in opera, choir, and theater. At both East High School and University of Utah, he was in ROTC, which prepared him to serve in World War II in North Africa and Italy, earning him a Bronze Star. Royce served as a Bishop, a Counselor in several Bishoprics, and on the Stake High Council for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Education was highly valued in his life. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and later taught at BYU for 35 years in the areas of Indian and Career Education, Educational Psychology and School Administration. Using his vast experience, he directed programs for 2 years each at Tehran University in Iran, also in Mongolia and at Utah Technical College. Work and church service continued to highlight his later years. After Melba passed away in 1985, he married Mary Jane Viehwig. Royce and Mary Jane faithfully served LDS missions in Spain, Hungary, Mongolia, U of U Institute of Religion, and Salt Lake Family History Library. After Mary Jane’s passing, he married his long-time friend, Martha Proctor, who served an LDS mission with him to the Madrid Spain Temple and later served in the Provo Temple. Royce favored the Kiwanis Club motto “We Build” for many reasons, but particularly because he found himself building or rebuilding programs, structures, people and procedures. He enjoyed innovation, problem solving and spearheading in a wide variety of settings and simply went where he was truly needed. Throughout his life, Royce never stopped discovering, learning and doing. This was exemplified by his love to read, family history research, swim, boat, ski, skate and rollerblade. His life is a testament to the love of the Lord, nature, people, various cultures and especially family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Edgemont 5th Ward Chapel, 350 East 2950 North, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Thursday, August 16 from 6-8 p.m. and at the church Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in Eastlawn Memorial Hills. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [Provo Daily Herald, August 15, 2018]

Fletcher, Calvin

Fletcher, Calvin
Logan, Utah US

Calvin Fletcher

B. Y. Academy High School Graduate, Class of 1901, and BYU Graduate, Class of 1905. Calvin Fletcher. In 1901 he also received a Special Certificate in Drawing. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 22. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1905. Calvin Fletcher, an Arts & Industries graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1905 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music & Arts and Industries Graduates, Catalogues & Announcements, for 30th Academic Year, 1905-1906, p. 176. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young High Class of 1905. Calvin Fletcher graduated from the BYU Normal Department on Wednesday, May 31, 1905, in College Hall. At the Graduating Exercises, he sang a vocal solo. Source: Program, Normal & High School Graduating Exercises, Wednesday, May 31, 1905, College Hall. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYU Graduate, Class of 1905. Calvin Fletcher. He received the Bachelor of Pedagogy degree (B. Pd.) in May of 1905. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 22. ~ ~ ~ ~ Born in 1882, Calvin Fletcher died in 1963.

Fletcher, Erma A.

Fletcher, Erma A.
Of Provo, Utah US

Erma Fletcher

Class of 1912. Erma Fletcher, of Provo, Utah. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1912. Source 1: 1912 BYU Mizpah, BYH section, photos and names on pp. 1 - 105. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1912. Erma A. Fletcher. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1912. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 462.

Fletcher, Eula

Fletcher, Eula

Eula Fletcher

Classes of 1915 and 1916. Eula Fletcher graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Arts and Manual Training Department. Source 1: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". ~ ~ ~ ~ Second source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Eula Fletcher. She received a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma in 1915. Source 3: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 76. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1916. Eula Fletcher. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 76.

Fletcher, Harvey

Fletcher, Harvey
Provo, Utah US

Harvey and Lorena Fletcher

Brigham Young High School Graduate, Class of 1904, Brigham Young University, Class of 1907. Harvey Fletcher. Harvey Fletcher graduated from BYH on May 23, 1904. Source 1: Program, Graduation Exercises 1904, BYU High School & Normal Departments, Monday, May 23, 1904, College Hall. (Note: 1904 is the first year for BY High and BYU -- previously both were called Brigham Young Academy.) ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young High School Class of 1904. Harvey Fletcher received a High School Diploma. Source 2: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 22. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young University Graduate, Class of 1907. Harvey Fletcher. He received the Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in May of 1907. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 280. ~ ~ ~ ~ Harvey Fletcher, born September 11, 1884 - died July 23, 1981. Dr. Harvey Fletcher was born in what was then the small town of Provo, Utah on September 11, 1884. He was the son of pioneer parents, and had no early ambitions to become a scientist or scholar. His pursuit of a formal education led him to a distinguished career as a scientist, engineer, and educator, and he is recognized for his contributions to the study of acoustics, speech, medicine, music, and atomic physics. As a young man, Harvey Fletcher's ambition was to follow in his father’s footsteps building houses, and to work with his uncles in their grocery businesses. In stark contrast to the pioneering spirit of his parents, his view of the world could be summed up in the following quote: “As I looked across the Utah Valley, I thought that the tops of the mountains that I could see in any direction marked the end of the world where people live. On the other side of these was the great ocean. There were cracks in the wall that held the ocean back, so that the water from the ocean leaked through and formed the various streams that come down from the mountains.” Though his father had only four months of formal education, it is evident that Harvey himself valued school. By 1901 he had finished eighth grade, and he progressed on to the only institution in the Utah Valley that offered an education beyond this level. He enrolled in Brigham Young Academy at the high school level, and as part of the curriculum was exposed for the first time to math, physics, and chemistry. Though he had to repeat his first course in physics, achieving the highest grade in the class the second time around, he eventually excelled in his studies, graduating from BYH in 1904 and from BYU in 1907 with a B.S. In 1906 he was one of three students -- the others being Elmer Jacob and Clarence Jacob -- who climbed the mountain to help Professor Ernest Partridge, with his equipment on top of the Academy building, survey the "Y" to be created on the mountain. Fletcher spent a year teaching physics and mathematics at what had then become Brigham Young University, and he spent his summers running government surveys in the unexplored mountain country of eastern Utah and supervising the building of water mains that would supply the town of Provo. By that point, he had decided that he wanted to pursue a Ph. D. at the University of Chicago so that he could develop a successful career as a scientist. He was a little nervous about going alone to Chicago, so he persuaded Lorena Chipman, whom he had been courting, to marry him and join his adventure. Without prior admission to the university, the couple moved to Chicago and took their chances. Indeed, because much of the curriculum offered at Brigham Young was not accredited by Chicago, and because the degree that he earned only involved three years of college level courses, the university initially deemed it necessary for him to take four years of courses in order to move on to the graduate program. While this was beyond his means, Robert A. Millikan, then an assistant professor, proposed that Fletcher enroll as a special student, carrying out the first year of classes for the graduate physics program. Successful completion of these courses, plus one year of make-up work in undergraduate courses, earned him entrance into the graduate program, from which he earned the first summa cum laude degree ever granted by the University of Chicago. It was during his tenure as a student at the University of Chicago that Fletcher worked with Robert Millikan to measure the charge of an electron. This research later contributed to the field of electronics and its subsequent use in the television and radio industry. Having achieved his goals in Chicago, Fletcher returned to BYU in 1911 to teach, as he had vowed he would, where he became the only faculty member to hold a Ph.D. He was appointed chairman of the Physics Department, and he taught at his alma mater for the next five years. It was then that he accepted a position with Western Electric Company in New York, and his record of achievement blossomed to unprecedented levels. He was appointed Director of all Physical Research at Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he published 51 papers and two books, and was awarded 19 patents. Much of his research is considered to be an authoritative source, and his books, Speech and Hearing and Speech and Hearing in Communication are accepted treatises on the subject. Fletcher directed or was involved in numerous research projects, which led to the development of products and technology that are widely in use in our daily lives. His oversight of a project on hearing aids led to the development of the first such device to employ vacuum tubes. In the 1930’s, he and Wilden Munson formulated a graph that is now referred to as the Fletcher-Munson Loudness Curves, which correlates between sound intensity and loudness. They devised this by getting groups of people to judge when pure tones of two different frequencies were the same loudness, and averaged their results. Another technological advancement that Fletcher pioneered involved clarity in the transmission of sound via telephone. His research involved the perception of sound from the typical talker to the typical listener, and how small imperfections in speech sounds affect the ability of the listener to recognize what is said. It was concluded that more precise instruments that would convert sound waves into electrical form and then back into sound waves with minimal distortion were required in order to make the telephone the remarkable communications device that it is today. Harvey Fletcher was also instrumental in the promotion of stereophonic recording and transmission. In 1931 Fletcher, along with colleague Arthur C. Keller and conductor Leopold Stokowski, recorded and transmitted, from the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, monaural and binaural (stereo) sound. Fletcher and Stokowski made a presentation at Carnegie Hall in 1940 with recorded stereo music from a three-channel system using sound on film with a frequency range from 30 Hz to 15,000 kHz and a volume range of 120 decibels. A 4th track was used as a loudness playback control track. The New York Times reported. “The loudest sounds ever created crashed and echoed through venerable Carnegie Hall last night as a specially invited audience listened, spellbound, and at times not a little terrified.” Fletcher’s achievements are not restricted to ones associated with his work for Bell Laboratories. He helped found the American Acoustical Society and became its first president. He was president of the American Society for Hard of Hearing, an honorary member of the American Ontological Society, an honorary member of the Audio Engineering Society and an honorary member of the American Speech and Hearing Society. He was awarded the Louis E. Levy Medal for physical measurements of audition by the Franklin Institute in 1924. He was president of the American Physical Society which in the leading physics society in America. He was elected vice-president of the America Association for the Advancement of Science in 1937. He is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and an honorary member of Sigma Pi Sigma. He is also a member of the National Hearing Division Committee of Medical Sciences. He was given the Progress Medal Award by the American Academy of Motion Pictures in Hollywood. He acted as National Councilor for the Ohio State University Research Foundation eight years. In addition, he has received honorary degrees from Columbia University, Stevens Institute, Kenyon College, Case Institute of Technology, and the University of Utah. Harvey Fletcher continued to contribute long after his retirement from Bell Laboratories. After his retirement, he founded the Engineering program at Brigham Young University and continued to maintain an active role in a research program having to do with Acoustics well into his 80’s. Fletcher enjoyed fishing because it allowed him to spend time with his sons, all five of whom earned doctorate degrees, and attributed much of his success to his wife. He died on July 23, 1981 in Provo Utah, just weeks from his 97th birthday. Countless individuals make use of and appreciate the technology that he helped to develop during a stellar career that spanned almost seven decades. Truly, this man blossomed from his humble beginnings and aspirations, to become a character of great influence on the everyday lives of much of mankind. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1904. Harvey Fletcher of Provo, Utah, High School, BYU [& BYH] Class of 1904 Listing of Fourth Year Students (seniors). Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogues & Announcements, for 29th Academic Year, 1904-1905, p. 174.

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