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David Linden Powell
LAYTON -David Linden Powell, 56, was escorted to his Heavenly home on March 12, 2009, after a ten year battle with cancer. The battle is over, your race is won. Born in Salt Lake on May 3, 1952. Married Cynthia Castleton, June 17, 1980.
Dave loved sports, scouting, animals, outdoors, and tracksetting records for Olympus High and BYU. He served in the LDS AL-FL mission. Dave's career with the Boy Scouts of America included organizing Explorer Olympics and camp co-director.
He built a construction company based on integrity and quality. He was kind, generous, and never spoke ill of anyone.
Survived by his wife, Cynthia, children, Lisa (David), Becky (Jeff), Marianne (Morris), Dave (Janelle), Jeffrey and Jedd, seven grandchildren, siblings, Gary (Elizabeth) and Lori (Kris).
Preceded in death by parents, Dale L. Powell and Suzanne Johnson, granddaughter, Mia and father-in-law David B. Castleton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Rd.. Friends and family may call Monday, March 16, 2009 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the mortuary.
Interment, Lindquist's Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 No.Fairfield Road.
STANDARD-EXAMINER (OGDEN, UT) | 15 MARCH 2009
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Greg Carter
i would guess that dozens of eulogies have been written about Dave Powell's passing at other times in other places, but I want to add to those. Dave was was always cheerful, ready to laugh, slow to anger no matter what anyone said to him, a tremendous, tremendous athlete, humble - the type of person I aspired (and still aspire) to be. But even on my best days I doubt I have ever had the spark that Dave brought to his conversations. If a person didn't know him and met him, that person would soon feel as if he'd known Dave for years.
I saw his obit in the newspaper when I was traveling in the SLC area one day and was - and still am - stunned. I haven't lived in the Valley for 18 years and, before that, I lived there for only a couple of years at a time. Unfortunately this has made it difficult to keep up with everyone's lives and doings, which made it even more surreal when I saw Dave's obit; I come to SLC maybe 3-4 times a year and one day just happened to be reading the Tribune, and just happened to look at the obits (this is probably the reason we all started doing it, what, 10 years ago?), and by chance I see Dave Powell's obituary? I am so happy I saw it, but so sorry he had passed away.
I is always tough to see a person go before their time, obviously, but the fire of goodness that burned in Dave's persona was destined to touch hundreds of lives in a positive way were he still with us.
My belated, but deepest symphathies go out to all those who were close to Dave, to his family and extended family, and to those whose lives might have benefited from Dave's good nature. There are 39 tragedies on our In Memory page, and I initally grieved for those who I knew well enough to remember, but I soon grieved for all 39 people (sorry if I miscounted, but I'm not goig to the page again for a while).I knew, but also for the friends and families.
I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to our classmates who have taken the time and energy from their busy lives to organized such outstanding reunions. Due to travel issues I only attended the 20-year, but I greatly enjoyed it and would have made it this year had it been possible.