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Show UTAH VETERAN DIESJN COAST Was Foimer Dixie Resilient aii'l First Student Body President St. George Academy. James S. Gregerson, 40, a Salt Lake City attorney, and former officer of American Legion post No! 2, died in the United States veterans hospital at Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, according to word received by relatives here. He underwent an operation for a brain tumor July 31. Mr. Gregerson was hern at Eellevue July 25. 1891, a son of Andrew S. and Althea Gregerson. Greg-erson. He received his early schooling here, and during the winter of 1914 was elected president of the student body of the St. George stake academy. In 1915 he attended the B. Y. U., and was business manager of his class, class president in 1916, and vice-president in 1917. At the beginning of the world war he left school and entered the aviation branch of the navy at San Diego, and was there until un-til the armistice was signed. In 191S he was married to Miss Merle Andrus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Andrus. He attended the University of Utah in 1919 where he received his A. B. and L. L. D, degrees. Since his graduation he has practiced law in Salt Lake City courts. He was vice-commander of Salt Lake Legion post No. 2, and a member, and former officer of j the Disabled American Veterans 1 of the World war. At one time he was chaplain of the Legion post, and was also a member of , Salt Lake lodge No. 85, B. P. O. ' Elks. j Surviving are his widow and four children, Gloria, James, Phillip and Sylvia, his mother, I Mrs. Althea Gregerson, of St. George; and the following bro-j thers and sisters: Arthur W., Mrs. E. B. Snow, and Mrs. Guy Hafen ,St. George; Andrew E., ! Pintura; Mrs. Arnold Thompson,1 Rolapp, and Dr. Grant Gregerson and Mrs. G. H. Christensen of Salt Lake City. |
