Richard H Wight

Richard H Wight, aged 79, passed away on February 18, 2017, in Murray, Utah. An amazing father, grandfather, brother, uncle and great-grandfather, Richard was born on October 30, 1937 in Union, Oregon. He was the second of three sons born to Lowen Hansen Wight and Anna Johanne Hendrickson Wight. He married Judith Ann Eccles in the Los Angeles Temple on September 6, 1963. Richard graduated from high school in Warden, Washington and attended community college in Pasco. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) from 1958 to 1961. He was assigned to the Southern Far East Mission and worked in the countries of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Upon his return, he joined the United States Air Force Reserves at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and graduated with a degree in Asian Studies in 1964. Richard worked many jobs, but he spoke most often about his over 30 years of military service in the Army Reserves and Air Force Reserves. He traveled to many areas of the country, and his world travels included assignments in Korea, Japan, and Bosnia. He worked as a Chinese Linguist and in an Air Cargo Unit at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. He retired from the Air Force at the rank of Master Sergeant on his sixtieth birthday, October 30, 1997. Other employers included the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the LDS Church, the Utah State Prison, and the Deseret Chemical Weapons Depot. He also held numerous part-time jobs throughout his life, but felt great satisfaction in the work he did as a teacher’s aide with handicapped students and in Chinese-immersion classrooms. After he retired, Richard and Judy served at the LDS Church Family and Church History Headquarters Mission in Salt Lake City. He took great joy in leading tours, especially with visitors who spoke Chinese. Richard is survived by his spouse, Judy Wight; his children and their spouses, Michael Wight, Kelly Hill (Mike), Timothy Wight (Sheryl), Kevin Wight (Tina, now deceased), Jamie Mose (Alualu), and Erin Flinders (Peter); 23 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren who dearly miss his presence and companionship. Richard was preceded in death by his parents and his younger brother, Dwayne H Wight. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the LDS Church, 11420 South 700 West, Draper, Utah. At the same location, viewing and family visitation will occur on Tuesday, February 21st from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and on Wednesday, February 22nd from 9:00 to 9:45 AM. Interment will occur at the Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park in Bluffdale, Utah. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Church mission fund or a charity of your choice. Please share photos, memories, and condolences at www.serenityfhs.com

Richard H Wight

October 30, 1937 - February 18, 2017