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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
Everett's daughter, getting honorable mention with her fake beard). When asked what he thought of teenagers today, John replied, 'The young people I know best are clean, well mannered, purposehl, knowledgeable, temperate and witty. They will far out-strip their parents." This statement was typical of the optimism and confidence John always expressed in his children and their friends. The Grandparents No discussion of the Boyden family life would be complete without mentioning the important role that grandparents played in the Boyden daily affairs. When the children were very young, Grandma Boyden lived on Westminster Avenue. Mom and Gramp Sweeten lived in Garland, then moved to an apartment in Salt Lake. Eager to have his grandparents live closer to home, John Jr. (then seven or eight years old) took matters into his own hands. Across the street on Laird Avenue lived Dr. Reherd and his wife. He was the former president of Westminster College and had lived in and owned the duplex at 1474 Laird for a long time. John (Jr.) had made friends with him and one day out of the clear sky asked Dr. Reherd, "Have you ever thought about selling your home? My grandparents want to live up here and I thought you might sell it to them." Dr. Reherd replied, 'Well, now, I hadn't ever thought about selling but, it might not be a bad idea." That was the beginning of the deal. John told his Dad and negotiations went forward. Grandma Boyden had been living at 1472 Westminster since she and Maxine moved into Salt Lake from Coalville. Now that Maxine was married, it seemed like a good idea for her to move into the other side of the duplex - and that's the way the deal went, each owning half of the building. It was a great arrangement. Needless to say, our family was greatly blessed to have all grandparents so near. Grandma Boyden lived there until she passed away in 1952, Gramp Sweeten until his death in 1964 and Mom Sweeten until her death in 1968. The children remember Grandma Boyden's wonderful cooking abilities, especially homemade bread, custard and freshly-squeezed orange juice. The Boyden grandchildren were enthralled with their
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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