Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-05 | Page 11 | Light Official Taken by Death

LIGHT LICHT OFFICIAL TAKEN BY DEATH Ralph M. M Bleak of Utah Power Pow Pow- er Succumbs at Age of 43 Ralph M. M Bleak 43 Eleventh East street general superintendent of ol light and appliance sales of the Utah Power and Light co inn any died Tuesday in a local hospital of pneumonia S monia following a I brief illness Mr Bleak was born in Manti December De Dc- cember 29 1891 a ason son Lan of T N. N and Elizabeth O. O Bleak In 1888 he to Salt Lake City Cit with his parents and had since made his home j here He was educated educated edu edu- V in jn the public public pub pub- VI lic lie schools here I and attended the University of ot Ut Utah h. h Mr Mr- Bleak BIcak He lie first received employment with the Oregon Short Line Railroad company com corn pany and in June 1915 was employed by the Utah Power and Light com corn pany He later was promoted to sales superintendent of or the Salt Lake division divi divi- sion sian and in October 1919 was advanced advanced ad ad- to the position he held at the time of or his de death th During Mr Bleak's employment at atthe atthe the Utah Power and Light company he had taken an active part in civic and commercial activities of the com corn pan pany He held help positions on the committee com corn of ot the Northwestern Electric Power and Light association and also was connected with regional and national national na na- na activities of the electrical in industry Mr Bleak was was' a member of the Lions club the chamber of or commerce and the Country club Surviving are are his widow Mrs Erma Smith Bleak a 3 son R R. M. M Bleak Jr Salt Sal t Lake City three sisters Mrs Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Powell Upton Utah Mrs Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph S. S Thompson Cedar City and Mrs Albert Pugs Salt Lake 5 City ity One brother T T. N N. Bleak deputy sheriff slier sher iff also survives