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Show Gronway R. Parrry Receives Appreciation Award one ot southern Utah s most colorful individuals, former Cedar City mayor Gronway It. Parry, was cited for his "life of unselfish and dedicated service to Utah's natural resources and recreation recrea-tion facilities" Saturday during dur-ing the annual meeting of Utahns, Inc. Accepting the organization's annual Appreciation Award on Parry's behalf was Gov. Calvin L. Rampton. Parry, 82, and his late brothers, Chauncey and Whitney, Whit-ney, were the first concessionaires conces-sionaires In Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks. For many years, Parry was director of transportation for the Utah Parks Co. The Parrys were pioneers in the field of attracting motion picture companies to Utah and worked closely with the studios in handling the logistics logis-tics of on-location movie production. |