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Show 1 real), Lflie and Ila MacK love fe'mLindon BY Emily Huff IJNdonGrand marshals Pleasant Grove Review New Utah - Thursday, July 24, 2003 - Pase 3 His service to and love of fVio rpjiQnn JoD 31 e jrles "Charlie" Rodeback J his wile lia are waiiu "t L.ys for this years un- L Days celebration. rm wrlie was born in Lin- 'He Jibe Porters 1Q22. with a heritage lindon pioneers and city ' make - hat feneer outh. to iterestr It it wL. about ii5ted on the replicated home at ouu a. iuu lindon was smaller and sit''Lterthanitis now," said Ijrlie oi trie coinmiumy (years ago. "Everyone 0 everyone. Lindon was , small, I could name all residents. Everyone was v friendly. It was a pleas- Land slow life." Charlie ana nis group or iends enjoyed hunting and Wishing, went to strawberry and loved to climbed the nearby mountains. He accepted the chal- to serve in the Army Wing WWU. nis aranery nit landed on Omaha Mfh fNormandv, France) mH December of 1943 and Light their way through to MeLrmany. "I remember mome4ing in the trenches on hey lerjtristmas day and hearing aportan: he Germans singing 'Silent esponsi! .light'. I stul remember the rk, jerman words 'Heilige ren kjacht'" tive of'!! er Sett& home from Jie Army in 1945, he went ;'ith friends to eat at Carl- tlirOEL i. n.n nm ' i- rn DDSaie. mere, ne ien in j?e with a pretty waitress. her working part- ir, as the boys came Jrough the door, "Wow, I choose that one td indicated Charlie)," Ila fid she told her friend. Shortly after their first Beting they were both at a is the; am per; that i all she d one was ted a ch; teful to nmittef litment lsoforfi to the i Ives, i Judy,; the : dance where "Charlie 3v taKe me home," said Ila with a shy smile. Ila was born in Idaho one of seven children. "Our family was poor, close and happy," Ha said "We lived just 60 miles from the Tetons it was beautiful there." The family had a dry farm where they grew fall wheat and raised cattle. Her dad had been a baseball base-ball player so the family enjoyed playing sports. "I have always wanted to be on a woman's baseball team," said Ila. Her family moved to American Fork after she graduated from high school in 1941. Charlie and Ila were married on February 11, 1946. They have five children, chil-dren, 20 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. They watch each other as they tag team their story, their love and admiration is apparent. "This room shows my hobbies," said Charlie, as he indicates a living room filled with family pictures and some of his wood-carvings. Charlie coached little league for 14 years, and he touched many lives during that time. Ila coached girls soft ball for seven years and was a lunch worker for Alpine district dis-trict for 22 years. Both gave of their time and talents to their church during that time, in whatever organization organiza-tion and position they were asked. Charlie worked for and then volunteered with the Lindon Parks Department. He served on the city council coun-cil for three years; where he helped resolve many park issues. Ila has always been by his side giving of her time and service as well. A fellow worker at Geneva, where ? --3 't'3 :. . "-- v Photo by Emily Huff Charlie and Ila Rodeback stand in front of a treasured picture, taken in 1944 in Germany, Ger-many, of President Dwight D. Eisenhower with Charles (Charlie) Rodeback, and a few men from his army unit, hangs on his wall. Charlie worked for 35 years, taught him wood-carving. wood-carving. His first project was a monkey carved from a peach pit, and he has progressed pro-gressed and perfected his skill from there. Some of his work will be displayed at Lindon Days. Charlie is now the only living charter member of the Lindon Lions Club. Through the years he has been both president and secretary, though not at the same time. Much of his service was given to the City of Lindon in connection with this group. It was this club that raised the money and purchased pur-chased the land for Lindon Park, now called City Center Cen-ter Park. They solicited donations of things they could raffle. Among other things they raffled were a car, a rifle, a horse, a boat and a trailer house. i for mq e our? jute l to s; come ie year-iave year-iave i- yOUW: tine F- l0 gtff lo?;i!: h,: ail'1 ;herl;; fort sup" dir"' Pup tr: Royal West Martial Arts ofLehi Announces the Grand Opening of their new location! .155 West Main, Lehi (next to Dominos Pizza) Making Lehi stronger since 1 998 ilium bi: "The ultimate aim of Kyukido lies neither in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants" COUPON ! Two months of training including FREE uniform! I $oo 1 Expire 9-01-03 Royal West Martial Arts -155 West Main, Lehi Utah 361-7195 ft MOVING SIOKII S CI r tINC, WHAT YOU PAV FOR ) - , - . Want real c.vpo.surc for your home-thc kind lluu bungs rcsuhs? Bcuer consider Coklwcl! Banker'. 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When the city decided to cover the ditch and level the park, the Lions Club put in the work. "We nearly lost a grading caterpillar in the rain-softened mud," Charlie said with a laugh. "Although it wasn't funny at the time." The Rodeo Club set out to create the Lindon Rodeo Grounds next to the park, and the Lions Club helped with that project. The Lions Club of Lindon City is dissolved now, yet the heritage they created remains. Charlie has been a hard worker all his life and his legacy of service is evidence evi-dence to that. Born over 80 years ago here in Lindon, he has lived, loved and served here since then. Pleasant Grove Review 59 W. Main American Fork, UT 84003 An edition of " The Daily Herald, Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. Subscriptions & Delivery Sen ice..375-J 103 News & Advertising 756-7669 Fax. 756-5274 E-mail callreda newutah.com USPS 018-580. (ISSN: 1521-6845) Published Thursdays by Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc., 59 West Main, American Fork, Utah 84003. 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