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Posted on: Apr 26, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Hi Ram friends. I wanted to share an obituary of one of our fellow Rams that didn't graduate with us, but many of us knew from elementary school, up through her Junior year at Highland. Marjean Pugmire Hedstrom. She was always so lovely, kind, and a lot of fun. She passed away last July, but some of us just found out about it and I thought it fit to share this news here, May you RIP, dear friend!

Marjean Pugmire Hedstrom
(1948 - 2022) - Montpelier, UT - The Montpelier News-Examiner

Marj was born February 24, 1948 in Montpelier Idaho to Laurel and Norma Pugmire. The third of four children, and self proclaimed "favorite". She died at her home on July 27, 2022.
She lived in St. Charles until 1955 when the family moved to Salt Lake City. She returned to the Bear Lake Valley following her sophomore year in high school and resided in Idaho for the rest of her life.

Married John McCaskill in 1968. Had two perfect sons, David and Daniel, later divorced. Married Rick Hedstrom in 1992 and together lived in Inkom until her passing.
Marj's Siblings, Kathryn (Baldwin) and Robert (Linda) Pugmire, learned early on who ran the show. Arguing with her meant losing the argument. She had an amazing sense of humor and memory that seemed unmatched. She would MAKE you understand her jokes. Her quick wit and no-filter attitude made for many hilarious exchanges.

Survived by her husband, daughter Kim (Woodruff), son David, Grandson Gunner McCaskill and her sister Kathryn. Preceded in death by her parents, sister Janet, brother, son Daniel, and her granddaughter Payton Rose McCaskill.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the LDS Stake Center in St. Charles on Saturday, August 6th from 11 to noon.
Published by The Montpelier News-Examiner from Aug. 3 to Aug. 1, 2022.

Posted on: Apr 07, 2024 at 2:33 AM

Posted on: Apr 01, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Happy Birthday to Kathy Oler Johnson on this April Fools Day !!
For some reason the alert won’t let you post to her profile, but I hope she is well and had a fabulous day !!
Thanks to Kathy & her husband for serving as Teachers!!
As always, take care, Classmate !

Posted on: Mar 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM

I received a sad call from Kent & LaRae Scott just now that Nancy Hale Marks passed away this morning. She has been suffering with dementia for some time and slipped away. Very sorry to get this news! I will post her obit as soon as it is out. RIP our dear Nancy!

Posted on: Mar 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM

Thanking you for the good times we had together and hoping you are having a wonderful day.

Marilyn accomplished so much in her life!  She has a lovely obituary.  I hope all of you will take time to read it.  RIP, wonderful friend. 

Rest Peacefully, Marilyn !!

Your Classmates  from Highland send condolences !!

Posted on: Mar 07, 2024 at 1:07 PM

Happy Birthday, Max Madsen !!
Best wishes for some good health & a fine day !!
Couldn't post to his profile, so take care Classmate!!

Posted on: Mar 05, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Just left a Republican Caucus In South Jordan !!
What a joke !!!
The check In equipment wasn’t working (QR code) & they seemed so disorganized I finally left ! Two lines of people were stretched across the campus about 400 feet long !!
Give me a mail in Primary ballot, please !!!

Posted on: Mar 05, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Tuesday Humor:

A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. Amazing, he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a state trooper behind him, lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, What am I doing? I'm too old for this, and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival.

Pulling in behind him, the trooper walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch, and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go."

The old gentleman paused. Then he said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a state trooper. I thought you were bringing her back."

"Have a good day, sir," replied the trooper.

Happy Birthday, Bryan !!
I hope you've had a wonderful day, filled with great joy & tons of fun !!
As always, take care, Classmate!!

February luncheon at Chili’s was great! We even enticed our Idaho Rams, Rick & Leann Clayton to grace us with their appearance! Great to catch up with them & of course the others I sat around. Always fun to see familiar faces too! Let’s hope the “Luck of the Irish” will make it YOUR MONTH to join us! Here are some snapshots from Friday. Xoxo

Posted on: Feb 07, 2024 at 12:10 PM

Some of you may remember our student body president when we were in 9th grade. A great man & RAM! RIP

Doug Bowers Obituary

Doug Bowers

1944 ~ 2024

John Douglass Bowers was a mountain, forged with time and patience and not a small amount of seismic upheaval. Shaped by rain and wind and time. And, for so many who were blessed to know him, he was a rock. Their rock.

Doug was born, mere minutes after his twin sister Donna, in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 16, 1944 to Carma Douglass and Douglass Pixton Bowers. The only boy with 4 sisters, he stepped

up as the man of the family when his father died when Doug was just 14. A too-early first of many times Doug was someone's rock.

Doug was an accomplished football and basketball player at Highland High, where he served as student body president. He viewed his cherished high school years as foundational to the way he lived the rest of his life.

After high school, Doug joined the United States Special Forces as a Green Beret before being called to serve in the West Germany mission for the LDS church. Post-mission, he was offered scholarships-due to his outstanding academics and athleticism-by the Yale rowing team (he had never lifted an oar), as well as the United States Naval Academy and the University of Utah football programs. (A sliding door scenario, if ever there was one.) Doug chose to stay close to home, where he met the woman of his dreams, Linda Funk, with "the most beautiful red lips you'd ever seen" in a music class at the University of Utah. It was a love story straight from the storybooks. Still is.

Doug was a rock yet again as a father, a role he relished (thank goodness, because he had six daughters and two sons). Whether it was roller skating to The Pizza Oven, Monday night family activities, evenings at Snelgrove, trips to 4th of July rodeos, building loved one's dream homes, or exploring Lake Powell on houseboats, he always made his family the highest priority. Every one of his children knew how important they were to him and how much he loved them. Each had overwhelming (and real) evidence that they were the favorite.

Doug loved God, serving faithfully in many callings-from service at the LDS Hospital to stake presidencies-but also unofficially (and quietly) playing the role of real-life guardian angel to so many. He was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, with a keen, heart-deep, works-driven understanding of the Christian mandate to look after widows, single mothers, and otherwise downtrodden women, no doubt inspired by his experience as the son of a young widow.

If you stumbled on Doug reading, he was either deep into the scriptures or the occasional American history book. He also loved going to the movies. When he found a movie he loved, he'd recruit his children and grandchildren as his excuse to see it again. And again. And again. He probably saw Top Gun: Maverick nine times, each time with a different grandchild.

Nobody was more fun to eat with than Doug. He didn't just eat for nourishment; he savored great food. And not snobby-great food-sure, he loved a perfectly cooked Prime Rib or Porterhouse, but also appreciated simple butter-sauteed mushrooms, warm JELL-O cooktop pudding with peanuts, or an overflowing bowl of Burnt Almond Fudge ice cream. Just ask his friends and staff at Little America or Beaumont Bakery, places where he frequently and enthusiastically savored plenty of fantastic food with his family.

He also loved the transportive, transformative power of music. He'd drift off in a personal reverie, listening to his favorite classical, Tabernacle Choir, and Andrea Bocelli (or, during his younger years, artists like Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Kenny Rogers, and Neil Diamond).

Doug loved his country, as evidenced by his Political Science degree from the University of Utah, his service on the board of The National Center for Constitutional studies, his hosting of an annual patriotic fireside in his backyard, a near-miss mayoral campaign, and a genuine reverence for the U.S. Constitution. Doug accomplished many things in his professional career as a general contractor but always kept his eye on the ball, which was that people and relationships were the most important thing. He lived with kindness, humor, love, and rock-solid integrity.

After a rough stretch of health issues, Doug passed peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2024. But the mountain remains, inspiring us with its time-worn peaks and river-carved valleys. He is survived by his beloved wife Linda, his adoring children Elizabeth (Dwan) Wride, Lisa (Scott) Porter, Laura (Tom) Welch, Nicole (Josh Nisbet) Cardon, Holly (Paul) Jacobsen, Catherine (Joe) Johnsen, John (Blakely) Bowers, Christian Bowers, 36 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and sisters Donna (Terry) Harding and Eunice (David) Black. Doug was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Carma Jane Peters and Joyce Bowers.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 17 at 11 AM at the Salt Lake Valley View Stake building (2245 East 3900 South). The family will also receive visitors at the same location on Friday February 16, from 7-9 PM. For those unable to attend services, please join us via virtual broadcast. The link has been provided below.

https://youtube.com/live/TfZvYFXhi1g?feature=share