Robert Pommerville

MTN GREEN - Robert William Pommerville peacefully passed away in the loving arms of his children and in the comfort of his home on February 8, 2009 from complications relating to leukemia. He blessed us with 68 short, but truly meaningful years.

Robert (Bob), was born on September 24, 1940 in Monterey Park, California to Nelly Molly Murphy and William Wilford Pommerville. At an early age he realized the importance of education and developed an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and truth about both temporal and spiritual matters. After high school, he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Bob loved missionary work and treasured that time in his life. He graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor's Degree in History, and later graduated from the University of Utah with a Juris Doctorate Degree. He felt that being a lawyer would grant him the greatest opportunity to "make a difference", and he did just that.

He married his eternal sweetheart, Sylvia Arlene Wall in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 10, 1966. They were happily married for 41 years until Arlene passed away in late 2007. Bob was a faithful, supportive, and loving husband who cherished his sacred relationship with Arlene and looked forward to the day when they could be reunited. Married life took them to California, Michigan, back to California, Arkansas, and finally to Mountain Green, Utah in 2000. The couple had 11 children; seven daughters and four sons. Bob was a kind, loving, and devoted father and a true friend to his children.

Bob touched and changed countless lives by his constant and unwavering example. He worked in the health care industry as General Council & Senior VP for Beverly Enterprises and as CEO for Avalon Health Care. He served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Bishop, Stake President, and Patriarch. He was a man of faith, integrity, and goodness and made those around him better. He lived life to the fullest and was successful by any measure or standard. He was an inspiration to his family, friends, and colleagues alike. He will be greatly missed.

Bob is preceded in death by his sweetheart, Arlene, and by his parents. He is survived by his sister Winelle (Elmer) Wilford, 11 children: Mark (Katarina), Robin (Richard) Walker, Holly (Andrew) Landauer, Darcy (Mark) Allan, Elise (Mike) Johnson, Amy (Todd) Tucker, Kylee (Mark) McClellan, Heather (David) Jensen, Matthew (Camille), John (Amber), Todd (Corian), and 31 grandchildren.

The Pommerville family would like to thank Cage, from Hearts for Hospice; Dr. James P. Kushner; his nurse Mary Vietti; and all the staff at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital for their compassionate and loving care of Bob over the years.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Highlands LDS Chapel, 5378 W. Old Highway Road in Mountain Green, UT. Friends and family may call at the church, Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.

Interment, Mountain Green Cemetery.