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Show A-8 Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 27-March 1, 2019 The Park Record Obituary Craig Niles Wing February 2, 1955 – February 24, 2019 Craig Niles Wing passed away Feb. 24, 2019 in Salt Lake City. Craig was born Feb. 2, 1955 in American Fork, the son of Niles Mercer Wing and LaVonne King Wing. Craig grew up in a tiny brick house with his older sisters, Sharon (Brown) and Suzanne Wing. He attended American Fork High School. Craig was a multi-sport athlete and played football and baseball at BYU. He served an LDS mission in Japan where he developed a love for travel and cultures beyond his own. Craig earned a B.S. in physical therapy from the University of Utah and was always conflicted whether he should wear red or blue at Utah/ BYU games. Craig developed a passion for sports medicine and served in several hospital administrative positions throughout his 25-year career with Intermountain Health Care as well as Iasis Healthcare. Notably working with The Craig Niles Wing Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) and US Speedskating in preparation for the 2002 Olympic Games. Later in his career his efforts shifted to drug and alcohol rehabilitation, culminating in the founding of Aspire Addiction Recovery Center. He would say that it was the most important work of his life. Craig’s greatest joy in life were his sons, Eric, Sean, Chad and Alec. He was loved by and enjoyed lasting friendships with his former wives, Debora Meyer and Laurie Wing as well as many friends and family members. Craig had a lifetime passion for nature photography, The Who, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, CSN&Y, and spending as much time with his boys as possible. (Preferably at the beach!) A viewing for friends and family is scheduled for Friday, March 1, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Holbrook Mortuary 3251 S 2300 E and a Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mountain Life Church, 7375 Silver Creek Road, Park City, Utah. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to a non-profit foundation that is important to you in Craig’s honor. Online messages to the family can be made at www.HolbrookMortuary.com. PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW! Lawmakers push for ban & INVITE YOU TO ATTEND AN Afternoon to Benefit Peace House Please join San Francisco Design and Lee Industries on February 28th from 4 - 6 at our Park City Store located at 1890 Bonanza Drive. Kendra Wyckoff, the Executive Director of Peace House will speak. There will also be a floral arrangement demonstration by Natalie from the Petal Coop. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Susan at 435-645-7072. Bill would outlaw LGBT conversion therapy practice LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Two Republican lawmakers proposed a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors in conservative Utah on Thursday, a plan that’s been hailed as a milestone by advocates and won’t be opposed by the influential Mormon church. Republican Rep. Dan McCay acknowledged he isn’t a typical sponsor for such a measure, but he said it’s an important way to support LGBT youth amid an alarming spike in youth suicide. “This is the Utah we want. This the Utah we’re all going to fight for, for the rest of our time so we deliver a place to you that you are welcome,” he said. The plan would prohibit any treatment aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity, which has ranged from talk therapy to practices like electric shock. Therapists who practice it could lose their license. “Conversion therapy has been proven to be not effective, and is particularly harmful to youth,” said Republican chief sponsor Rep. Craig Hall. The proposal comes during a national campaign to ban the practice, which is now outlawed in 15 states and the District of Columbia. There has been pushback with lawsuits challenging the bans as violating free-speech and religious freedom rights. Appeals courts have upheld the bans so far, though a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on professional speech could give new life to the lawsuits, said Mat Staver with the conservative Liberty Counsel. Utah has a history with conversion therapy, making the new proposal there a landmark step, said Shannon Minter with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is helping lead a national campaign to ban the practice. In the 1970s, there were Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teachings that homosexuality could be “cured,” and a graduate student’s study at Brigham Young University that subjected men to electric shock, said Taylor Petrey, a religion professor at Kalamazoo College in Michigan who studies gender and sexuality in the faith. Church teachings have also been used by groups like the now-defunct Evergreen International that promised to help people “overcome homosexual behavior.” The church has since denounced the practice and said homosexuality is not a sin, though the faith remains opposed to same-sex marriage and intimacy. Church officials said Wednesday they won’t stand in the way of the proposed legislation, which doesn’t apply to religious leaders. Those who have been through conversion therapy, like 19-year-old Nathan Dalley, said it leaves them depressed and can lead to suicide attempts. “At the time I hated the fact that I’m gay more than anything else about myself,” he said. Then 16, his therapist said he could change if snapped a rubber band on his wrist to dissuade himself every time he had “gay thoughts,” played more sports and talked in a more masculine voice. It didn’t work, and led to a downward spiral, though he has pulled himself out. “Conversion therapy is still happening today. It’s harmful and it still affects me in multiple ways every day,” Dalley said. Idaho officer killed in fight Reed, off-duty, came to Layton home over ex BRADY MCCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — An off-duty Idaho Falls police officer was fatally shot Thursday night after he entered a Utah home uninvited and confronted a man who he believed was dating his ex-girlfriend, authorities said Friday. Blaine Reed, 35, was shot several times by the homeowner during a fight, said Layton Police Lt. James Petre. The homeowner, who police aren’t identifying, called 911 after the shooting and is cooperating with investigators. Petre said no arrests have been made. He said it appears the homeowner was within his legal bounds for self-defense. Utah is considered a gun-friendly state and was one of the first to pass a “Stand Your Ground”-style law more than 20 years ago. Several people who have fatally shot intruders have been cleared by prosecutors. Reed had been an officer with Idaho Falls Police since 2015 but was put on administrative leave in November after he was charged in a domestic violence incident, said Idaho Falls police spokeswoman Jessica Clements. Reed was accused of attempted strangulation and assault, but further details weren’t available from online Idaho court records. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, said his attorney in that case, Joseph Filicetti. Reed said he was very drunk the night of the incident and woke up to an ex-girlfriend hitting him, Filicetti said. Reed grabbed his gun but then put it down when he realized it was the ex-girlfriend and had an argument, Filicetti said. The woman alleged Reed choked her and put his gun in her mouth, Filicetti said. Filicetti said Reed called him Thursday night and told him he was angry and felt betrayed after finding out his best friend since grade school was in a relationship with an ex-girlfriend of two years who he still wanted to be with. Filicetti said he told Reed to get counseling and not do anything stupid. The ex-girlfriend was a different woman than the one who is the alleged victim in the domestic violence case, he said. Filicetti said he later found out from Reed’s sister that he had been killed. Layton Police aren’t revealing the identity of the homeowner. “He wore his emotions on his sleeve and I think that’s what happened in this situation,” Filicetti said. “He felt totally betrayed.” Reed had two young sons from a previous marriage and was a “solid guy” who was trying to find his way and navigate on-and-off relationships with the two women, Filicetti said. Clements said in a statement that the department is “saddened by the news of his passing and the events surrounding this tragic situation.” It’s unknown how Reed entered the Utah home or who else was in the house at the time of the shooting, Petre said. Layton is a city of about 77,000 residents about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Charges filed in attack case Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Prosecutors have filed misdemeanor assault and other charges against a man accused of throwing a punch at a stranger in Salt Lake City after confirming he was gay. Charges filed Friday say Car- lo Alazo of Tampa, Florida, was the man captured on cell-phone video that gained widespread attention online over the weekend. It also drew attention to the debate over Utah’s hate-crimes law, which doesn’t protect specific groups and prosecutors have said is essentially unusable. A proposal to strengthen it passed a legislative committee this week, though it’s expected to face a tight vote on the Senate floor. Alazo was charged with two counts of assault and one of threatening to use a dangerous weapon for allegedly brandishing a knife. No attorney was immediately listed for him, and a phone number went unanswered. |