| Show Ralph B. B Sanford Dies in Ogden After Long Illness ss Ralph Brown Sanford died at hi hl his home In Ogden Sunday from store ash ash ailment after a lingering illness ill ill ill- ness Several years ago he wavery wavery wa was very ill and only barely survived this spring an n operation was nee essar essary Ralph Sanford worked with th the writer in the Delta Della D Hn State B. B n many years ears ago that i grew into an intimate and and jc close o e friendship cemented by the passing pass passIng pass pass- Ing lag years Ralph was earnest sincere sincere sincere sin sin- cere diligent ever studious of hi his duties ahead and op the of all who had contact with him After his experience in banking he chose a career in teaching and anc androse androse rose steadily in that profession He became principal of the Millard County Junior High School follow follow- followed followed ed by ten years ears in the Morgan County school s system stem and In 1941 he became the principal of oC the Ogden senior high school with approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 1700 youth under hi his care His carrer was watched by his friends who took interest in I his advancements ments He was capable capable capable capa capa- I ble and handled that large administrative administrative ad ad- position with skill winning a high tribute from his superiors in a tribute Sunday from W. W Karl Hopkins superintendent of the Ogden city schools who declared declared declared de de- Mr Sanford was one of oC the finest men I have known in my life and he will long be remembered re remembered remembered re- re as one of our leading educators Ralph placed a achievement ahead of oC emolument It was his ambition ambition ambition ambi ambi- tion to achieve to accomplish the task never with thought of the fi- fi returns of that achievement achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment knowing that the value to him lum laying laing in doing it Hence his marked superiority in his chosen field He won results and was the he greater for it Ralph was born in Hanksville in 1893 a son of oC H. H Eugene Sanford I and end Jeannette Brown Sanford On August 22 1923 he married Margaret Mararet Margaret Mar Mar- garet aret W Worley in Logan He is survived surVived sur- sur rived by his widow and two daughters daughters dau dau- Claire and Helen Sanford living iving at Ogden three brothers Dewey Dowey ewey Bert and Brown living at Delta elta and two sisters Mrs R. R L. L Turner Curner and Miss Susie Sanford Funeral services were held at Ogden Tuesday all the members of if f the family from here attending B B. B K Farnsworth Superintendent of if f schools and President Dixon of Weber College were the principal speakers at the funeral services I feel Ceel that in the death of Ralph B. B 3 1 Sanford a very dear and close personal friend has been removed its His influence was always the high- high highest est st his character one to be admired ed d his integrity most staunch In Inthe he the close association with him kept ap up in all the following years held him ilm most dear As a young oung man he le envisioned his future planned for or or it at great sacrifice and literally liter liter- lily ally worked himself to death to achieve his ambition He let no obstacle stand between him and andus his lis us ideal I His sickness was a trial but with irm firm resolve he stood up against ill all odds until the end Only recent recent- ly y he lie visited the old home recent recent-I in disant distant dis- dis ant tant Han Hanksville enduring the pain he le ie suffered with fortitude feeling hat that it was his last trip to the old home come lome and surroundings He left a ecord record in achievement of which its his family brothers and sisters wIdow and daughters may well be proud roud He rose by merit to the position of one of our most ost leading lead- lead ing ng rig educators in the second city In n our state and in that record no J i ilaw law Claw appears Well Nell may all his kin In cherish his memory I The Chronicle extends to the sorrowing sor- sor rowing owing family the comfort of a career to cherish of oC high ideals I noble loble achievement and a record of f well merited attainment I |
