Dewey married Nina Agnus Romain on May 31, 1945.
Los Angeles Times ~ December 11 - December 15, 2003
Beloved and loving husband of Nina Romain for 58 years, father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother of Ethel Hansen and Keith (Marie) Kemp; leaves many relatives in Salt Lake City area.
Born in Ruth, Nevada, Dad was one of 5 children of Davis "Dave" and Lillian (Farrington) Kemp and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at a younger than usual age.
Dad came to California in 1938 and soon found employment at Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, California. An extraordinarily gifted tool-and-die maker, Dad was kept out of WWII until June 1945 serving just a year in the U.S. Navy. Dad made many parts for the Spruce Goose and ate his sack lunch in the cockpit everyday.
In early July 1946, the same day that mother's brother, Joe Romain, was killed in a plane crash in Nisswa, Minn., Howard Hughes, flying an experimental plane, nose dived into a home in Beverly Hills suffering major injuries. Apparently hospital beds then in use were inadequate for Mr. Hughes' needs and Dad was called into the plant. For two weeks, working night and day, dad designed and built one. As he was putting finishing touches on the bed, Mr. Hughes left the hospital and never used it. That bed was the prototype of hospital beds used today.
In the early 50's dad and mother started a small screw machine company called Kemco Parts, Inc. With dad at the machines and mother running the office they provided a comfortable life for 4 daughters; Beverly, Carolyn, Kay and Micki.
Dad was always inventing things and the last was a key ring with a detachable section for car keys, etc. Every time a cheaper model came out, he flooded the market with his superior product essentially taking care of the competition.
Dad and mother traveled extensively; loved to dance at the Malibu Sr. Citizen's Club; were active members for many years of the Malibu Garden Club. Dad loved flying, designed and built his own gliders and eventually worked on radio-controlled models, winning an award from the Malibu Radio-Controlled Soaring Society in 1990 and 1997.
Memorial services will be at Forest Lawn (Glendale) in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather, at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2003.
(Thank you Bob Marlowe for your contribution of this obituary! Mar. 26, 2016)
Survivors include his wife, Nina Agnus Romain, Kemp; sister, Ethel K. Hansen and brother, Keith Kelven Kemp; both Salt Lake City, Utah. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Davis Marcus Kemp and sister, Lillian "Ruth" K. Winegar.
Los Angeles Times ~ December 11 - December 15, 2003
Beloved and loving husband of Nina Romain for 58 years, father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother of Ethel Hansen and Keith (Marie) Kemp; leaves many relatives in Salt Lake City area.
Born in Ruth, Nevada, Dad was one of 5 children of Davis "Dave" and Lillian (Farrington) Kemp and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at a younger than usual age.
Dad came to California in 1938 and soon found employment at Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, California. An extraordinarily gifted tool-and-die maker, Dad was kept out of WWII until June 1945 serving just a year in the U.S. Navy. Dad made many parts for the Spruce Goose and ate his sack lunch in the cockpit everyday.
In early July 1946, the same day that mother's brother, Joe Romain, was killed in a plane crash in Nisswa, Minn., Howard Hughes, flying an experimental plane, nose dived into a home in Beverly Hills suffering major injuries. Apparently hospital beds then in use were inadequate for Mr. Hughes' needs and Dad was called into the plant. For two weeks, working night and day, dad designed and built one. As he was putting finishing touches on the bed, Mr. Hughes left the hospital and never used it. That bed was the prototype of hospital beds used today.
In the early 50's dad and mother started a small screw machine company called Kemco Parts, Inc. With dad at the machines and mother running the office they provided a comfortable life for 4 daughters; Beverly, Carolyn, Kay and Micki.
Dad was always inventing things and the last was a key ring with a detachable section for car keys, etc. Every time a cheaper model came out, he flooded the market with his superior product essentially taking care of the competition.
Dad and mother traveled extensively; loved to dance at the Malibu Sr. Citizen's Club; were active members for many years of the Malibu Garden Club. Dad loved flying, designed and built his own gliders and eventually worked on radio-controlled models, winning an award from the Malibu Radio-Controlled Soaring Society in 1990 and 1997.
Memorial services will be at Forest Lawn (Glendale) in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather, at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2003.
(Thank you Bob Marlowe for your contribution of this obituary! Mar. 26, 2016)
Survivors include his wife, Nina Agnus Romain, Kemp; sister, Ethel K. Hansen and brother, Keith Kelven Kemp; both Salt Lake City, Utah. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Davis Marcus Kemp and sister, Lillian "Ruth" K. Winegar.
Dewey married Nina Agnus Romain on May 31, 1945.
Los Angeles Times ~ December 11 - December 15, 2003
Beloved and loving husband of Nina Romain for 58 years, father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother of Ethel Hansen and Keith (Marie) Kemp; leaves many relatives in Salt Lake City area.
Born in Ruth, Nevada, Dad was one of 5 children of Davis "Dave" and Lillian (Farrington) Kemp and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at a younger than usual age.
Dad came to California in 1938 and soon found employment at Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, California. An extraordinarily gifted tool-and-die maker, Dad was kept out of WWII until June 1945 serving just a year in the U.S. Navy. Dad made many parts for the Spruce Goose and ate his sack lunch in the cockpit everyday.
In early July 1946, the same day that mother's brother, Joe Romain, was killed in a plane crash in Nisswa, Minn., Howard Hughes, flying an experimental plane, nose dived into a home in Beverly Hills suffering major injuries. Apparently hospital beds then in use were inadequate for Mr. Hughes' needs and Dad was called into the plant. For two weeks, working night and day, dad designed and built one. As he was putting finishing touches on the bed, Mr. Hughes left the hospital and never used it. That bed was the prototype of hospital beds used today.
In the early 50's dad and mother started a small screw machine company called Kemco Parts, Inc. With dad at the machines and mother running the office they provided a comfortable life for 4 daughters; Beverly, Carolyn, Kay and Micki.
Dad was always inventing things and the last was a key ring with a detachable section for car keys, etc. Every time a cheaper model came out, he flooded the market with his superior product essentially taking care of the competition.
Dad and mother traveled extensively; loved to dance at the Malibu Sr. Citizen's Club; were active members for many years of the Malibu Garden Club. Dad loved flying, designed and built his own gliders and eventually worked on radio-controlled models, winning an award from the Malibu Radio-Controlled Soaring Society in 1990 and 1997.
Memorial services will be at Forest Lawn (Glendale) in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather, at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2003.
(Thank you Bob Marlowe for your contribution of this obituary! Mar. 26, 2016)
Survivors include his wife, Nina Agnus Romain, Kemp; sister, Ethel K. Hansen and brother, Keith Kelven Kemp; both Salt Lake City, Utah. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Davis Marcus Kemp and sister, Lillian "Ruth" K. Winegar.
Los Angeles Times ~ December 11 - December 15, 2003
Beloved and loving husband of Nina Romain for 58 years, father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother of Ethel Hansen and Keith (Marie) Kemp; leaves many relatives in Salt Lake City area.
Born in Ruth, Nevada, Dad was one of 5 children of Davis "Dave" and Lillian (Farrington) Kemp and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at a younger than usual age.
Dad came to California in 1938 and soon found employment at Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, California. An extraordinarily gifted tool-and-die maker, Dad was kept out of WWII until June 1945 serving just a year in the U.S. Navy. Dad made many parts for the Spruce Goose and ate his sack lunch in the cockpit everyday.
In early July 1946, the same day that mother's brother, Joe Romain, was killed in a plane crash in Nisswa, Minn., Howard Hughes, flying an experimental plane, nose dived into a home in Beverly Hills suffering major injuries. Apparently hospital beds then in use were inadequate for Mr. Hughes' needs and Dad was called into the plant. For two weeks, working night and day, dad designed and built one. As he was putting finishing touches on the bed, Mr. Hughes left the hospital and never used it. That bed was the prototype of hospital beds used today.
In the early 50's dad and mother started a small screw machine company called Kemco Parts, Inc. With dad at the machines and mother running the office they provided a comfortable life for 4 daughters; Beverly, Carolyn, Kay and Micki.
Dad was always inventing things and the last was a key ring with a detachable section for car keys, etc. Every time a cheaper model came out, he flooded the market with his superior product essentially taking care of the competition.
Dad and mother traveled extensively; loved to dance at the Malibu Sr. Citizen's Club; were active members for many years of the Malibu Garden Club. Dad loved flying, designed and built his own gliders and eventually worked on radio-controlled models, winning an award from the Malibu Radio-Controlled Soaring Society in 1990 and 1997.
Memorial services will be at Forest Lawn (Glendale) in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather, at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2003.
(Thank you Bob Marlowe for your contribution of this obituary! Mar. 26, 2016)
Survivors include his wife, Nina Agnus Romain, Kemp; sister, Ethel K. Hansen and brother, Keith Kelven Kemp; both Salt Lake City, Utah. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Davis Marcus Kemp and sister, Lillian "Ruth" K. Winegar.
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