Thursday, February 11, 2010

Off to State Wrestling

Kurtis qualified to go to the State wrestling by winning 1st in his weight class in the regional tournament. The Yuma Daily Sun wrote a nice article about him. Check it out!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Dan Skousen


Dan Skousen

Dan Skousen, 60, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. He is the son of Klien Kimball and Elizabeth Griffith Skousen and has ten brothers and sisters.

Dan grew up in
Chandler, Arizona where he graduated from Chandler High in 1967. He went on to graduate from Brigham Young University with a degree in Agriculture Economics. He farmed in the Hyder area for over 36 years raising crops, cattle, and children. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the church there in many positions, including Branch President for 18 years and scoutmaster. For ten years, Dan served on the Sentinel Elementary School Board. Dan and his wife Teresa, were blessed with seven remarkable children: Daniel (Kimberley), Troy (Jennifer), Kevin (Elizabeth), Tracy, Clark, Darrell (Breanna), and Aaron and nine grandchildren. He is a loved and respected husband, father, grandfather, brother and community leader.

A visitation will be held from
6-8 pm on Friday, February 12 at Bueler Mortuary, 14 W. Hulet Dr., Chandler. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Saturday, February 13 at the LDS Hyder Branch.