Gordon Radford passed away on Monday, March 3, in Orem, Utah.
Gordon was born in 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father, Arthur, was a carpenter in the Canadian Armed Services during the war, serving in the Yukon Territories and Vancouver Island and then eventually settling in Edmonton, Alberta.
Gordon relocated to Utah in his early 20s to attend Brigham Young University and was soon joined by his fiancée, Doreen Strynadka. They were married in 1967, celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary last October.
Gordon owned an automotive transmission shop before transitioning into electrical testing for the energy industry in and around Evanston, where he lived part-time for many years.
Our dad was a passionate outdoorsman. As a family, we camped in the Uintas, fished at Flaming Gorge, and panned for gold in British Columbia. Dad’s favorite vacations were fishing with longtime friend, Roger Bargar, in Alaska and hunting moose with childhood friend, Jim Pither.
Gordon Radford is survived by his wife, Doreen; four children, Tanya (Craig), Scott, Daryl, and Heather (Charles); two grandchildren, Taylor and Thomas; and siblings, Dawn Kehoe, Marilyn Dutka and Clair Radford.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Doris (Johnstone) Radford; and his brother, George Radford.
An open house memorial was held at the Radford home on Sunday, March 9, in Orem, Utah. A second memorial will be held in Edmonton, Canada, later this year.
