During that same time, he was a teacher, and a school counselor. He later work for the Union Pacific Railroad as a fireman, brakeman and conductor for 42 years. He worked for the family coal business while living in Lewiston and later, in construction in various other states, building roads, dams, etc. He lived in South Ogden, Utah for about 30 yrs., before building his own house in Taylor, Utah, in 1982. Gary lived and worked on the family farm in Lewiston, Utah and in Hanover, Washington. 1951, serving at Brooke Army Hospital, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he set up a speech therapy clinic. 1945, but was called up again for the Korean War from Sep.

He was soon drafted into the Army for WWll and served in the Rhineland and Central Europe conflict (including reserve for the Battle of the Bulge), under General Bradley. He attended Weber College and graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in 1949. He went to grade school in Lewiston, Utah and graduated from North Cache High School in 1938. They are the parents of five children: Linda (William Byram), Barbara (Lindsey Blaine Hansen ll), Val (Judy), Steven (Myrtle), and Douglas (Susan). He married Viva Jean Hansen Decemin the Logan Temple, in Logan, Utah. All have preceded him in death, except Yvonne and Myron. He had one brother, Wendel Clare Hyer (Yvonne) and two sisters, Eileen (Marriner Jensen) and Karma (Myron Thompson).

He was born Jin Hyde Park, Utah to John Christian Hyer and Maud Petersen. Garold Lorenzo Hyer (Gary) passed away peacefully Sunday May 3, 2020, at Petersen Farms Assisted Living, in South Weber, Utah, of problems associated with old age, as he was less than 2 months from his 100th birthday.

Day by Day by Taylor Hyer