John Lance Grundvig |
| Posted 2009-06-18 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, June 16, 2009 John Lance Grundvig passed away June 14, 2009. Born in 1934 to Lance and Marie Grundvig, he grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. Graduating from the University of Utah in 1965 with a Ph.D. in psychology, he spent his professional life working for the Veterans Administration Hospitals in Salt Lake City, as Chief of Psychology in Knoxville, Iowa, and Tampa, Fla., V.A. Hospitals, and as a clinical psychologist in Prescott, Ariz. He also served as an instructor of psychology at Drake University, the Virginia Military Institute and Yavapai College. John's interests included membership in the Prescott Camera Club and serving as director of the Prescott Family History Center. He had a love for the outdoors, and enjoyed hiking, camping, backpacking and fishing with his family and friends. He spent over 60 nights in the inner Grand Canyon. He was active in community youth sports coaching his sons in basketball and soccer and serving as a referee and regional commissioner of the AYSO in Prescott. He also found joy in a wide variety of music, and was an avid concert and opera patron as well as choir member in community and college choirs wherever he lived. He passed these interests on to his children, who will always cherish his influence in their lives, most importantly his testimony of Jesus Christ, who he endeavored to follow as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by his wife Virginia; his children, Kathleen, Jeff, Lance and Mark; his sister Jeanne; and 18 grandchildren. A viewing will be from 10 to 10:40 a.m. with funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' chapel, 1001 Ruth St. in Prescott, Ariz. Information provided by survivors. |
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