FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF THE STATE OF UTAH
VETERAN
WORLD WAR II
❦ Vern was born April 27, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Vernon and Anna Lois Bradford Romney.
❦ He married Patricia Pingree in the Salt Lake Temple on December 29, 1951; they were married for over sixty-one years. Humor and laughter were constants in their relationship, making it steady and strong. They are the parents of six children.
❦ Vern served during World War II with the 96th Infantry Division in the Leyte and Okinawa campaigns. After the war, he earned a degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1950 and then graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1955. Vern was Attorney General from 1969 to 1977 and was the Republican candidate for governor in 1976. He was Highland City Attorney from 1977 to 1992. He also practiced law with the firms of Romney, Nelson, and Cassity, and later with Romney, Madsen, and Cummings in Salt Lake City. From 1950 to 1955, he worked on the staff of Senator Arthur V. Watkins and as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission.
❦ Vern filled his life with enriching activities. He was a member of the Highland Kiwanis Club and was the Grand Marshall of the Highland Fling. An avid BYU sports fan, he traveled to most BYU games and made a habit of visiting college football stadiums while traveling. As a former reporter for the Deseret News, he remained a lifelong news junkie, often reading several newspapers a day. A devoted jogger for most of his life, he completed the St. George Marathon when he was fifty-eight. He started keeping a journal as a soldier in World War II and then continued writing his life story for many years, finally completing it in 2011. In later years, he spent much of his time reading biographies.
❦ An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vern served as bishop of the Colonial Hills First Ward at the same time he was Attorney General of Utah. He also served on the high council of the Hillside and Highland Stakes, as patriarch of the Highland East Stake and the BYU Fourteenth Stake. He was a missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1948 to 1950, and later, served with his wife Patricia in Charleston, West Virginia, from 1997 to 1998, and in La Jolla, California, from 2001 to 2002.
❦ Above all, he was a devoted husband and father. He was never too busy to talk with and help his children, whom he took with him whenever he could, including when he was Attorney General. He was full of wit and wisdom and kept his sense of humor to the end of his life. Vernon Bradford Romney died on July 13, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was 89.
❦ Survived By: His wife; his children: Robyn Romney Evans (J. Robert), Redlands, CA; Vernon Frederick "Rick" Romney (Yevon), Orem; daughter-in-law, Sharon Romney; Douglas Pingree Romney (Deborah), West Jordan; Elizabeth Ann Romney Kelm (Brian), Salt Lake City; and Marjorie Romney Aslett (Grant), Farmington; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Keith Romney, Beverly Cutler, Geraldine Busath, and John Romney, all of Salt Lake City, and Yvonne Dixon, of Washington, D.C.
❦ Predeceased By: His parents and son, James Bernard Romney.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Highland East Stake Center | Highland, Utah
❦ Obituary: The Daily Herald | 17 July 2013
❦ Arrangements: SereniCare Funeral Home
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
OF THE STATE OF UTAH
VETERAN
WORLD WAR II
❦ Vern was born April 27, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Vernon and Anna Lois Bradford Romney.
❦ He married Patricia Pingree in the Salt Lake Temple on December 29, 1951; they were married for over sixty-one years. Humor and laughter were constants in their relationship, making it steady and strong. They are the parents of six children.
❦ Vern served during World War II with the 96th Infantry Division in the Leyte and Okinawa campaigns. After the war, he earned a degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1950 and then graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1955. Vern was Attorney General from 1969 to 1977 and was the Republican candidate for governor in 1976. He was Highland City Attorney from 1977 to 1992. He also practiced law with the firms of Romney, Nelson, and Cassity, and later with Romney, Madsen, and Cummings in Salt Lake City. From 1950 to 1955, he worked on the staff of Senator Arthur V. Watkins and as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission.
❦ Vern filled his life with enriching activities. He was a member of the Highland Kiwanis Club and was the Grand Marshall of the Highland Fling. An avid BYU sports fan, he traveled to most BYU games and made a habit of visiting college football stadiums while traveling. As a former reporter for the Deseret News, he remained a lifelong news junkie, often reading several newspapers a day. A devoted jogger for most of his life, he completed the St. George Marathon when he was fifty-eight. He started keeping a journal as a soldier in World War II and then continued writing his life story for many years, finally completing it in 2011. In later years, he spent much of his time reading biographies.
❦ An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vern served as bishop of the Colonial Hills First Ward at the same time he was Attorney General of Utah. He also served on the high council of the Hillside and Highland Stakes, as patriarch of the Highland East Stake and the BYU Fourteenth Stake. He was a missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1948 to 1950, and later, served with his wife Patricia in Charleston, West Virginia, from 1997 to 1998, and in La Jolla, California, from 2001 to 2002.
❦ Above all, he was a devoted husband and father. He was never too busy to talk with and help his children, whom he took with him whenever he could, including when he was Attorney General. He was full of wit and wisdom and kept his sense of humor to the end of his life. Vernon Bradford Romney died on July 13, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was 89.
❦ Survived By: His wife; his children: Robyn Romney Evans (J. Robert), Redlands, CA; Vernon Frederick "Rick" Romney (Yevon), Orem; daughter-in-law, Sharon Romney; Douglas Pingree Romney (Deborah), West Jordan; Elizabeth Ann Romney Kelm (Brian), Salt Lake City; and Marjorie Romney Aslett (Grant), Farmington; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Keith Romney, Beverly Cutler, Geraldine Busath, and John Romney, all of Salt Lake City, and Yvonne Dixon, of Washington, D.C.
❦ Predeceased By: His parents and son, James Bernard Romney.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Highland East Stake Center | Highland, Utah
❦ Obituary: The Daily Herald | 17 July 2013
❦ Arrangements: SereniCare Funeral Home
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF THE STATE OF UTAH
VETERAN
WORLD WAR II
❦ Vern was born April 27, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Vernon and Anna Lois Bradford Romney.
❦ He married Patricia Pingree in the Salt Lake Temple on December 29, 1951; they were married for over sixty-one years. Humor and laughter were constants in their relationship, making it steady and strong. They are the parents of six children.
❦ Vern served during World War II with the 96th Infantry Division in the Leyte and Okinawa campaigns. After the war, he earned a degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1950 and then graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1955. Vern was Attorney General from 1969 to 1977 and was the Republican candidate for governor in 1976. He was Highland City Attorney from 1977 to 1992. He also practiced law with the firms of Romney, Nelson, and Cassity, and later with Romney, Madsen, and Cummings in Salt Lake City. From 1950 to 1955, he worked on the staff of Senator Arthur V. Watkins and as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission.
❦ Vern filled his life with enriching activities. He was a member of the Highland Kiwanis Club and was the Grand Marshall of the Highland Fling. An avid BYU sports fan, he traveled to most BYU games and made a habit of visiting college football stadiums while traveling. As a former reporter for the Deseret News, he remained a lifelong news junkie, often reading several newspapers a day. A devoted jogger for most of his life, he completed the St. George Marathon when he was fifty-eight. He started keeping a journal as a soldier in World War II and then continued writing his life story for many years, finally completing it in 2011. In later years, he spent much of his time reading biographies.
❦ An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vern served as bishop of the Colonial Hills First Ward at the same time he was Attorney General of Utah. He also served on the high council of the Hillside and Highland Stakes, as patriarch of the Highland East Stake and the BYU Fourteenth Stake. He was a missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1948 to 1950, and later, served with his wife Patricia in Charleston, West Virginia, from 1997 to 1998, and in La Jolla, California, from 2001 to 2002.
❦ Above all, he was a devoted husband and father. He was never too busy to talk with and help his children, whom he took with him whenever he could, including when he was Attorney General. He was full of wit and wisdom and kept his sense of humor to the end of his life. Vernon Bradford Romney died on July 13, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was 89.
❦ Survived By: His wife; his children: Robyn Romney Evans (J. Robert), Redlands, CA; Vernon Frederick "Rick" Romney (Yevon), Orem; daughter-in-law, Sharon Romney; Douglas Pingree Romney (Deborah), West Jordan; Elizabeth Ann Romney Kelm (Brian), Salt Lake City; and Marjorie Romney Aslett (Grant), Farmington; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Keith Romney, Beverly Cutler, Geraldine Busath, and John Romney, all of Salt Lake City, and Yvonne Dixon, of Washington, D.C.
❦ Predeceased By: His parents and son, James Bernard Romney.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Highland East Stake Center | Highland, Utah
❦ Obituary: The Daily Herald | 17 July 2013
❦ Arrangements: SereniCare Funeral Home
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
OF THE STATE OF UTAH
VETERAN
WORLD WAR II
❦ Vern was born April 27, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Vernon and Anna Lois Bradford Romney.
❦ He married Patricia Pingree in the Salt Lake Temple on December 29, 1951; they were married for over sixty-one years. Humor and laughter were constants in their relationship, making it steady and strong. They are the parents of six children.
❦ Vern served during World War II with the 96th Infantry Division in the Leyte and Okinawa campaigns. After the war, he earned a degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1950 and then graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1955. Vern was Attorney General from 1969 to 1977 and was the Republican candidate for governor in 1976. He was Highland City Attorney from 1977 to 1992. He also practiced law with the firms of Romney, Nelson, and Cassity, and later with Romney, Madsen, and Cummings in Salt Lake City. From 1950 to 1955, he worked on the staff of Senator Arthur V. Watkins and as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission.
❦ Vern filled his life with enriching activities. He was a member of the Highland Kiwanis Club and was the Grand Marshall of the Highland Fling. An avid BYU sports fan, he traveled to most BYU games and made a habit of visiting college football stadiums while traveling. As a former reporter for the Deseret News, he remained a lifelong news junkie, often reading several newspapers a day. A devoted jogger for most of his life, he completed the St. George Marathon when he was fifty-eight. He started keeping a journal as a soldier in World War II and then continued writing his life story for many years, finally completing it in 2011. In later years, he spent much of his time reading biographies.
❦ An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vern served as bishop of the Colonial Hills First Ward at the same time he was Attorney General of Utah. He also served on the high council of the Hillside and Highland Stakes, as patriarch of the Highland East Stake and the BYU Fourteenth Stake. He was a missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1948 to 1950, and later, served with his wife Patricia in Charleston, West Virginia, from 1997 to 1998, and in La Jolla, California, from 2001 to 2002.
❦ Above all, he was a devoted husband and father. He was never too busy to talk with and help his children, whom he took with him whenever he could, including when he was Attorney General. He was full of wit and wisdom and kept his sense of humor to the end of his life. Vernon Bradford Romney died on July 13, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was 89.
❦ Survived By: His wife; his children: Robyn Romney Evans (J. Robert), Redlands, CA; Vernon Frederick "Rick" Romney (Yevon), Orem; daughter-in-law, Sharon Romney; Douglas Pingree Romney (Deborah), West Jordan; Elizabeth Ann Romney Kelm (Brian), Salt Lake City; and Marjorie Romney Aslett (Grant), Farmington; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Keith Romney, Beverly Cutler, Geraldine Busath, and John Romney, all of Salt Lake City, and Yvonne Dixon, of Washington, D.C.
❦ Predeceased By: His parents and son, James Bernard Romney.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Highland East Stake Center | Highland, Utah
❦ Obituary: The Daily Herald | 17 July 2013
❦ Arrangements: SereniCare Funeral Home
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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