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Show 5 | WASATCH AUGUST 3, 1999 COUNTY PUBLIC MEETINGS SUBMISSION By CYNTHIA THOMAS . he carved paradise out of scrub brush. e lost a great man recently on Thursday, \ \ | July 22, 1999. Mr. Lew Sadler passed away. The mere words I can write here will never come close to paying tribute to the existence of this leg- encouraged birds to feed within his yard with many birdhouses he built and the food he put out daily. His wife Velda enjoyed his interests and they were virtually inseparable. I rarely ever saw them apart. Velda had a good friend from Salt Lake Valley who — followed Lew’s lead and purchased the land next to ~ Lew and Velda. This property became a mirror image every variety of pine tree, fruit tree, and flowers. Those of us lucky to have known him, and there were very many, know that we, our community, this land, our children, his immediate family, have suffered a great loss. of Lew’s. | | per The cabins are built from the same kits. | CALENDAR He planted He ae Tuesday, August 3 | 7-p.m. Midway Sanitation District Thursday, August 5 7:30 p.m. Midway City Council yo The 7:00 p.m. Heber City Council numerous and tall healthy pine trees have grown from Lew was a very strong, strapping of a man, who ~ Lew’s hands. The varieties of plants, flowers and fruit _ grew up without luxuries or modern conventions. He trees come back each season because of Lew. These - grew up in Salt Lake Valley when much of the valley Monday, August 9 was still farm and ranch land. He had many many sto- » two properties, being the first in what is now Midway ries of events in his life that illustrated the times and Farms developments, were islands within the sage- interests of himself as a young man. He laughingly explained to me once about how as a young teenage, he helped a Japanese celery farmer near his home on State Street. The farmer had the knowledge to grow a rare breed of white celery, but needed Lew’s brute strength to cultivate this crop. The two of them would spend all day in the field caring for this delicate crop. He would tell stories of camping with his friends out in the hills and surviving off the land for weeks. He loved this land. est here. He knew it well. He was happi- He was very much like the first mountain men that survived and mapped out this new frontier. Lew majored in Forestry in college and every aspect of the land and terrain was an intregal part of Lew. He served in World War II and then started a brush. Not many people were living here year round, but Lew listened to the beat of his own drum. These summer cabins soon became full time homes. Lew was just about 70 years old when we moved into the property next door, but we perceived him as_ open minded, patience and very kind. Not to mention extremely knowledgeable about anything and every- — thing. We always tumed to Lew to ask him questions about the foliage in our yard, the history of some arti— fact, or how to make something. Lew could explain it all. He had the most amazing vegetable garden each year and he would patiently cross pollinate flowers to grow beautiful and rare varieties. Tied in with all this expertise and love of nature, Lew was an artist. Actually the word artist denotes everything Lew was and did. But Lew was an amazing craftsman. He carved and fabricated perfect replicas of Indian artifacts such as intricate breastplates— long and illustrious career in the United States Postal Service. He ran the Operations and Labor Relations of the Western Region of the Post Office. He traveled and peace pipes. He could carve lifelike images of extensively in his career and had many opportunities nature; birds, fish and rock carvings. The carvings _ because of his position. He and his wife Velda even His, wife Velda, “were complex and spectacular. attended dinner i in the White House. om He ae = extremely’ talented artist in her own ‘right, ‘would But Lew loved it here in Heber Valley. painstakingly paint the carvings to reflect exactly how chased land and built a summer cabin long before there were paved roads. With his expertise in forestry, see LOSS on page 6 8:30 a.m. Olympic Update 2:00 p.m. County Commission Meeting © 7:30 p.m. Midway Water District Meeting , Le : i rae Snoozer, bring a book. 2 oT. 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