Show BEN HEYWOOD It does not seem possible that Ben Heywood is dead So h he full fun of life strong was so so exultant exultant ex ex- in his life and strength so confident always and filled hope so hope so genial and generous Surely of all of his age on one one would have said he lie would l live ve longest In his prime when his exertions had begun to toso toso so swell swen the column of his credits edits when he had so much to live for and when his life was so necessary necessary necessary sary to those who leaned upon him surely him surely the shock of or his death is as as great as it was swift s A Utah bo boy born and his childhood passed amid the hardships the privations and the wild of his surroundings most boys would have dropped into a groove and and I followed it through life Not so with him While holding fast his friends he still advanced beyond them and through all his manhood kept calling to them to come up beside him Above all else he was an American always jealous s of his American rights never forgetful of his duties as a citizen of a country which he lie held as not only the foremost of the earth but the foremost foremost fore fore- most that had blessed the earth since the beginning beginning begin begin- ning fling of tim time II He was ns as loyal loral in his friendships as in his patriotism his friends are legion all over these states and they are of all races races and creeds His dream was to reach a place where he lie could be a little providence to those less fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate than himself for this he lie toiled year ear after year His other dream was to sometime see Utah Utahan an American state even ven as he lie was as American but just as his dreams began to materialize the summons summons sum sum- mons mom came God rest his bis soul and comfort those who leaned upon him whose lives were entwined with h his s life and the tho sundering of which t ties es leaves so many hearts |