Show u u Personal Personalities Passion For History Passion For Life By Margaret L. L Clayton Contributing Writer 1 A chance meeting with a man with a past present and future led to toan toan toan an interesting interview and conversation conversation conversation conver conver- for me Three years ago Lyman Pedersen retired and returned to Utah after 30 years He had been teaching at Grays Harbor Community College in Aberdeen Washington where he was honored as Teacher of the Year five times After a couple of years of fishing golfing and woodworking the teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing bug got under his skin and he returned to the classroom at instructing History I love teaching Pedersen said I love the relationship with students in the classroom They make me feel young being with them Theres There's no greater 1 reward for me than to see students become become interested in hist history ry History is a passion with me I have over a thousand books on history in my library Pedersen's career includes time spent in the military He completed two summer tours in Germany and was a field artillery officer at Ft Sills Oklahoma He retired as a lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- 1 tenant colonel from the National Guard Church has been an integral part of Pedersen's life He served as a bishop and patriarch in his church He and his wife live in West Jordan They have four children and eight grandchildren scattered across the country according to Pedersen I am never bored he said I have written several articles for Fishing and Outdoor Magazine including An Adventure at Spirit lake recalling my boyhood days in inthe inthe inthe the I also published an article in the same magazine called Pony Tony Express Trail in Utah I was active in the Boy Scouts for 50 years and received the Silver Beaver Award in 1989 Later interviewed was one of Pedersen's students Her name is Chantel She had this to say about her teacher Mr Pedersen is really a great teacher He doesn't only teach the facts he teaches history histo histo- ry as an exciting story He has so much passion for history And he is isso isso isso so down to earth Recently the teacher golfer fisherman fisherman fisherman fish fish- erman writer and family man purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a canoe so he and his wife can canoe on the lakes of the Take the opportunity to get acquainted with people Enjoy the blessing of learning about their lives live S 5 Sand and passions |