Clayton Price Haight

Funeral Service Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86507051518?pwd=bW1EWjZvaVBVZ1JVU05qOHhYSjlkdz09 Meeting ID: 865 0705 1518 Passcode: 728650 Clayton Price Haight, age 72, passed away on October 2, 2023, in Draper Utah, of causes incident to age. He was born May 25, 1951, in Price, Utah to Chauncy Price Haight and Gayle Alice Baker Haight, whom have both preceded him in death. He was raised in a dedicated Army family and spent his childhood in Germany, Greece, and many military posts in the US. He graduated high school in Fairfax, Virginia, then began his college education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He interrupted his studies at BYU to follow in his father’s footsteps and serve his country. In 1970, he volunteered for service in Vietnam. He attended Warrant Officer Candidate (WOC) school at Ft. Wolters, TX, then flight school at Ft. Rucker, AL, where he learned to fly Huey helicopters. He forged a connection with the sky that never dimmed. He became a decorated Army helicopter pilot and served a combat tour of duty flying combat assault missions while assigned to the 158th Aviation Battalion (the Ghost Riders) and 101st Airborne Division from 1971-72. He returned home shortly before the war ended and went back to college earning his bachelor’s degree, that he put to work in a successful career in business management in the Utah Valley area. During that time, he also served for 30 years in the Utah National Guard Attack Helicopter Unit headquartered at Camp Williams, becoming the unit’s primary safety test pilot for all their different aircraft, and eventually retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4). He is survived by his two children from his first marriage with Kathie Higgins Haight: Lindsey Holt (Greg Holt), and Regan Haight; and his two children from his second marriage with Linda Beckman: Cody Haight and Cheney Haight (Amy Haight). He has 5 grandchildren: Avery, Maycee, and Gavin Holt (Lindsey Holt), and Chloe and Aiden Kobayashi (Regan Haight). He is the oldest of five children and survived by: Shauna Rae Haight Dougherty (Francis Dougherty); David Baker Haight (Bonnie Haight); Matthew James Haight (Lisa Haight); and Steven Paul Haight (Laurie Haight). He loved his family very much and was extremely proud of all the accomplishments of his parents, siblings, children, and nieces and nephews. He dedicated his life to both his military and civilian careers, as well as his children. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and after years of service and mandatory travel, he appreciated` the comfort of his home and hometown. He enjoyed going to the gym and easily made friends with the regulars there. He loved making ladies smile everywhere he went and was known for pulling a Dove or York peppermint chocolate out of his gym bag to give it to someone unsuspecting, just to see them smile. There are many phrases, quotes, and jokes that he is known for, most not appropriate for this space, but above all else, he was genuine, unique and unapologetic about who he was. Those who knew him loved him. Clayton will be missed and always remembered. Funeral services will be held on October 13, 2023, at 12:00 PM at Camp Williams, Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park. A graveside service will follow right after the service with full military honors.

Clayton Price Haight

May 25, 1951 - October 2, 2023