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Show "No Ordinary Man- Part II" Y " 1 1 ' 1 ' 4 1 A ' ' Y i Legion. He directed the Manila Culinary Water Board and Pleasant Grove Irrigation Board. He was involved in the Chamber of Commerce and served on the Alpine School District Board of Education. He was President of the Kiwanis Club, etc. etc. No wonder he and Venice were selected as family of the year in Pleasant Grove and led the Strawberry Days parade in 1994 as Grand Marshals. Their service to God and country are legendary. If every person, if every family in our community cared for their home and grounds like Boyd and Venice Fugal did, this would be heaven on earth. People would flock here wanting to know more. Now his mortal remains rest beneath a large maple tree close to Monkey Town where he was born in the family home and where he learned the most fundamental lessons that would guide him throughout his life. The beautiful senior girl, who transferred from Provo to Pleasant Grove and won the heart of Boyd Fugal, will now carry on the legacy and finish her mortal journey warmed by the memories of 66 years together and sealed for eternity. In her possession is the American Flag that draped his coffin. A grateful nation did not forget the red headed kid from Monkey Town who helped turn the tide and win the war. Boyd Fugal left America and his community a better place. Instead of just one Fugal, the enemies of freedom must face 1 1 8 descendents of this gentle giant. These children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will never forget the legacy he left them. Boyd L. Fugal was no ordinary man. At the young age of 27 Boyd was made the bishop of the Manila ward. Earlier church assignments had tested his metal. After five years as bishop, he was called to lead the missionary work in the Timpanogos Stake and then serve as stake president. Eventually he was made stake patriarch. For decades Boyd Fugal gave his heart and soul to the God who had preserved him as a young Navy combat pilot. Under his leadership the work of God moved forward steadily. His vision secured the ground that would eventually become the site of the Timpanogos Temple. Boyd Fugal knew that true service was rarely convenient. On the occasion of a family wedding, the Fugal family was all loaded in the car dressed in their Sunday best. On the way to the wedding, Boyd noticed a man's tractor was broken down in the field he was plowing for a widow. Boyd knew others would soon come to help the widow but the field had to be plowed first. He returned home and climbed on his own tractor and began plowing the widow's field in his Sunday suit. The rest of the family went on to the wedding. The wedding pictures that day did not include Boyd Fugal for he had remembered Jesus' injunction to care for the widow. With the nine children raised and after turning over the business to his own boys, Boyd and Venice fulfilled some lifelong dreams. Together Boyd and Venice directed the New York Mission Visitors Center, where their son Dan had served many years earlier as a missionary. This gentle giant spent decades building the community he loved so much. For almost half a century he served in the American by Mark Bezzant The war was over and young Navy pilot, Boyd Fugal, could finally return to the place he called home. His war experience endeared him all the more to the country he defended and the home town where was born and where he grew up. His war experience had taught him the importance of making good decisions and precision on the job. ' It also taught him the advantages of discipline to the body, mind and soul. As a Boy Scout, he had pledged to keep physically fit, mentally awake and morally straight. It was now time to move on with life. For at least a season, the world would not be at war. Boyd and his new wife decided to make Pleasant Grove their home. Boyd, with his two brothers, joined their father in the construction business. Niels Fugal Construction became Niels Fugal and Sons. Honesty was the hallmark of the business. There would be no cutting corners to make a quick buck. Boyd and Venice moved to Manila. It was said that Boyd had three jobs. First, was serving his family and others. Second, was the family business. Third, was his farm of about 100 acres. Boyd just loved a good tractor and farm work. |
