| Show Former Resident Harold McNeil Dies in Salt Lake Former Bountiful resIdent Harold M M. M McNell 67 1917 East Salt Lake City died Thursday Feb 27 MR MCNEIL was was born in Bountiful July 30 30 1896 to Thomas McNeil lie He married Madeline Boyd Doyd on Sept 4 1920 Ill He attended Davis County schools and was graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City MR MCNEIL l was often olten known as Mr Amateur BoxIng BoxIng Box Box- Ing because of his leadership in promoting this sport in the area lie He Is credited with helping help help- ing start Jay Lambert Rex Layne and Gene Fullmer on their careers I Ilie lie He was active in Elks for Cor Cormore more than 40 years From 1920 to to 1941 he served on almost every committee and several offices with Lodge 85 and Protective Order of oC Elks lie Ill was named exalted ruler of the I lodge dge In 1941 and andin andin in 1950 was named president of the Utah State Elks alter after serving as vice president for three years In 1953 he was named district deputy grand exalted ruler of the Elks of Utah lie He also served on three committees of oC the national Elks organization illS HIS ACTIVITY with the Elks boxing committee led to his year 30 chairmanship of the Intermountain Amateur Athletic Union boxing committee commit commit- tee and to presidency of the union He served twice as commander com com- mander of American Legion Post No 2 and was a memo mem- her ber of oC Wasatch Lodge No 3 Free and Accepted Masons In 1953 he was a candidate for election to the Salt Lake City Commission He served as chairman of the military manpower man man- power committee for Salt Lake City director of oC the Alert Group in Salt Lake City in world war II and served on police and fire auxiliaries in civil defense lie He was corn com mander of the Third District American Legion was a member memo mem- ber of Chef de Gare 40 and 8 liE DIRECTED Elks sponsorship spon spon- of oC the regional boxing trials for Olympic games and boxing t s with fighters of Utah Idaho and Montana The The- TheE E l I le s through his efforts sent Rex Layne to Boston to win the national amateur heavyweight crown and Jay L am b e r t t t to London as US U.S. Olymp i f c heavyweight champion Mr McNeil won his regiments regiment's light heavyweight box i n g championship while serving in the marine corps in world war I. I lie He served on th the Salt Lake City Board of oC Education for forlie lie He retired in 1962 SURVIVORS 1 include n c 1 u d e his rus widow a Castro Cas- Cas tro Valley Calif three grandchildren grand grand- children two brothers George W. W Salt Lake City and John Clifford Hayward Calif and anda a sister Mrs George E. E Mary Hardwick Salt Lake City City- |
