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Show Former Mayor, Businessman, Bill Brulin Dead at Age 60 William G. (Bill) Bruhn, 60, prominent Utah civic leader and businessman, died in Salt Lake City, March 30, 1985 at University Medical Center of leukemia. He was born at Panguitch, July 13, 1924 to Peter Frederick and Eleanor Guyman Bruhn. He married Mary Lund at St. George, on May 22, 1941, Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. He is survived by his wife. Bountiful, three children:, William Frederick, Santa Monica, Calif.) Mrs. Stephen (Barbara) Dirks, Ogden; Mrs. Michael (Debara Beth) Poulsen, West Jordan; three grandchildren, a brother, M. Vee, Panguitch; sister, Beth Hurst, St. George. Mr. Bruhn's long and distinguished public service career spanned nearly 40 years, beginning with two years' service in the Army during World War II. He subsequently served as Mayor of Panguitch, Chairman of the Garfield County Commission, Deputy Utah Secretary of State, Utah State Director of the Small Business Administration, as a member of former Governor Calvin Ramptons' Cabinet in the post of Director of the Department of Community Affairs and as Special Assistant to the Governor. He was honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration as Outstanding State SBA Director in 1968. During his long and varied career, he also served as President of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, President of the Utah State Retirement Board, as Utah's member of the Four Corners; Regional Commission, as a member of the Dixie College Institutional Council and as President of the Utah Committee for a Canyonlands National Park. He was chosen as Utah's Outstanding Young Man of the Year by the Utah Jaycees in 1957. He owned and managed the Bryce Canyon Cafe in Panguitch for nearly 20 years, and served as president of the Utah Restaurant Association, before moving to North Ogden in 1962, then to Bountiful in 1970, where ' - . Bill Bruhn he resided at the time of his death. He was President of Classic Mining Co. and International Underwriters, Inc. Mr. Bruhn was elected mayor of Panguitch at the age of 24, and at the time was believed to be the youngest mayor in the United States. He was an active Democrat, and in 1960, and again in 1964, he was the Democratic nominee for United States congressman in Utah's First Congressional District. Former Governor Calvin Ram-pton hailed Mr. Bruhn as "One of Utah's most able and dedicated public servants. His leadership in establishing state programs to assist local 'government units to meet the needs of their residents and attract new businesses was truly innovative. He probably did more than any other Utahn to help the development of the cities and counties of this State over the last thirty years." Former Utah Senator Frank E. Moss said that "Bill Bruhn's' contributions to Utah were very, very great. He was an unsung hero in the creation of the Canyonlands National Park, traveling the State tirelessly, rallying support among the cities, towns and counties for its creation, and organizing support state-wide at a time when the idea was not that popular in Utah.. Funeral services will be held at the Panguitch IDS Stake Center, Panguitch, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 4, where friends may call between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. |