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Show Volume XXVII Issue IV The Ogden Valley news Page 7 July 1, 2020 Announcements Obituaries LouJean Draper Scadden November 25, 1929 ~ June 17, 2020 LouJean Draper Scadden was born in Ogden, Utah on November 25, 1929. She was the oldest daughter of Tom and Mabel Draper. Her LouJean Scadden siblings, Bob, Darlene, Glenn, and June, formed a close-knit and loving family. LouJean was an energetic cheerleader in junior high and formed a young women’s society club in her neighborhood. During one of their club meetings, the bad boy of the neighborhood, Lamar Scadden, shot a magpie with his BB gun, which landed in the middle of the table during one of their club meetings. All of the young ladies were abhorred and ran in all directions. LouJean was smitten. Lamar and LouJean have been inseparable ever since. She finished high school and waited for Lamar while he served in the Navy for two years. They were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple March 17, 1950 upon his return. They soon had three wonderful children, Lynn, Dave, and MarJean, who were all brought into this world in a loving home. Michael Storey March 23, 1938 ~ June 11, 2020 Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Michael Lewis Storey, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in North Ogden June 11, 2020. He was surrounded by his Michael Storey loving family. Mike was born March 23, 1938 in Martinez, California, a son of Lewis Alfred Storey and Roberta Nicholas Storey. Mike graduated from Weber High School and went to Utah State University. Mike served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Eastern States from 1958 to 1960. Mike married his eternal sweetheart Kathleen Murray December 1, 1961 in the Logan Utah Temple. Mike had worked in many occupations until 1979 when he became the sexton of the Ben Lomond Cemetery. He also helped create the Evergreen Memorial Park. He retired from the Ben Lomond Cemetery and continued working Lamar and LouJean loved the great outdoors and loved to travel. They loved camping with their family and pulled their trailer all over the west and throughout Canada on many amazing adventures. LouJean had an adventurous spirit and accompanied the family on many hunting, fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling adventures. Lamar and LouJean later joined the Good Sam Club and covered the west with their trailer in tow. LouJean was a devout Latter-day Saint. She held many positions in the Church, the most prominent being the Relief Society President in the 65th Ward. She served, assisted, and ministered to countless families in the area and offered her love and support for many years. She was a sweet daughter of a loving Heavenly Father and exemplified a Christ-like life all of her 90 years upon this earth. She was a true example of love, kindness, joy and happiness. She always had a smile on her face, even in the worst situations. She was a true saint and literal angel sent down to earth to spread love, joy and happiness to everyone she met. LouJean passed peacefully into the arms of her loving husband, who was patiently waiting for her on the other side. Family graveside services were held Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the Ogden City Cemetery. Services entrusted to Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary. To send condolences, please visit <www. lindquistmortuary.com/obituary/LouJean-Scadden> for Evergreen Memorial Park until the age of 73. He was instrumental in running the sports programs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and North Ogden City. He participated in church and civic theatrical productions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Heritage Theater in Willard, Utah for 48 years. Mike loved to travel. Mike is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathleen; children David (Robin) Storey, Douglas (Cheri) Storey, Michelle (Ron) Johnson, Lisa (Shane) Petty; 13 grandchildren: Travis, Brittany, Mckenzie, Zach, Jordyn, Liam, Taylor, Amie, McCall, K’Cee, Rachel, Katelynn, Kanyon; one great-grandchild Dawson; and his brother Ron Storey and sister Barbara Parkinson. He was preceded in death by his parents Lewis and Roberta and sister Kathy. The family would like to thank Encompass Hospice; especially, Tammy, Miller, and Jodie for the special love and care they gave to Mike. Funeral Services were held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at <www.myers-mortuary.com> The Fourth of July . . . A Time for Reflection & Rededication snapshots of the most dramatic hours in our By Shanna Francis history. The very survival of the nation was It’s that time again; time for parades, fire- in question on July 2, 1776, when George works, hotdogs, and chili dogs. However, in Washington circulated his General Orders, this unique year, due the COVID-19 pandemic, and On December 8, 1941, when Franklin families are having to rearrange plans to cel- D. Roosevelt went before Congress to report ebrate the birth of the greatest nation on earth. the near-total destruction of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Perhaps While doing so, let’s not the most perilous episode forget that July 4 is also in our history began on a somber time, a time to January 20, 1961, when reflect on the sacred freeJohn F. Kennedy appeared doms we enjoy as citizens in the living rooms of of this great nation, and America to inform the upon those who have, and nation for the first time continue to sacrifice so that Soviet nuclear mismuch for these freedoms siles had been installed and the unique heritage in Cuba and that, in the that is ours. effort to force their withJuly is a time to pause drawal, the nation must and reflect, while the noise not shrink form the threat and energy swirls around us in the heat of the sum- Photo by JoAnn Christensen of Nordic Valley. of ‘worldwide nuclear war.’ mer, to take a moment to “And some of the most enduring speechreview the past, even as we look confidently to the future; to pause and review the words es of our history have been acts of soliand deeds of those who went before so we can tary defiance and conscience, whose authors confidently pass on our rich legacy to those were reviled, jailed, and even killed. When who will guide this great nation into the future. Angelina Grimké denounced slavery in 1838 One way to do such is to study the words of the and Elizabeth Cady Stanton demanded the U.S. Constitution and past American heroes... vote in 1848, it was scandalous for a woman to address a crowd of men on any topic. Elijah lest we forget. Alex Barnett has captured and compiled Lovejoy’s defense of himself and the freea collection of great speeches that moved dom of the press proved to be the abolitionist America and shaped this great nation’s spirit, publisher’s last public statement before he in a small book titled “Words That Changed was murdered by a proslavery mob, Susan B. America: Great Speeches That Inspired, Anthony argued for woman suffrage in 1873 Challenged, Healed, and Enlightened.” The while under indictment for the crime of voting, book’s introduction captures the essence, and Emma Goldman and Eugene Debs were power, and importance of words in the build- both imprisoned for their vocal opposition to U.S. involvement in World War I.... ing of our nation. “The words of the great American ora“A great speech has a unique power to challenge and inspire. Speeches tipped the colonies tors—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick into open revolt and sparked the Civil War. Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Speeches contributed directly to the abolition Roosevelt, Martin Luther King—today have of slavery, won women the right to vote, and a quality of prophecy about them. These men sent millions of Americans across the ocean to and women correctly named the great issues of fight wars in Europe and Asia. At every pivotal the day, glimpsed the path that America must moment in American history, you will find a follow, and inspired the nation to great acts. great speech... they are themselves important Because of their vision, courage, and success, historical events. After Patrick Henry stood up their words sound natural to our modern ears. in the Virginia legislature and demanded liber- In a time of great loss and uncertainty, it is ty or death, the Revolutionary War was nearly good to be reminded of America’s triumphs inevitable. James Madison’s 1788 speech in and catastrophes, and to find comfort and guidsupport of the proposed Constitution may well ance in the words of the men and women who have saved the document from the dustbin shaped our country.” It is my hope that, as Americans, we will of history. In landmark speeches in 1917 and 1941, both Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. take the time to readdress the great words of Roosevelt convinced a nation leery of foreign great Americans, and their vision and hopes entanglement that its own interests were vitally for the future; and to again address and discuss involved in a world war that was leveling these poignant, relevant thoughts and dreams Europe. Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 address to the with our children and families so they are not nation after a skirmish in the Gulf of Tonkin lost or ever forgotten. God Bless America... the greatest bastion led directly to the escalation of the Vietnam of inspired freedom the world has ever known. War. “Many speeches also provide remarkable May she stand as a light forever. |
