David Glen Harris

David Glen Harris, 66, from Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 27, 2022, after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. Dave was born in Rocksprings, Wyoming, to Glen and Clela Harris on January 3, 1956. The youngest of two children, he was close to his older sister, Carma Jean. He spent his childhood living in Manila, Utah; Morgan, Utah; and St. Anthony, Idaho. He enjoyed water skiing, bowling, playing with friends, and snowmobiling. He excelled in math and had a knack for finding things. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in flight school and enjoyed flying Cessna planes around the Idaho area. He served a mission in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1978-1980. Following his mission, he reactivated his parents who were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. In Duchesne, he met the love of his life, Cindy Stewart, and they were married for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple on October 10, 1980. They have five children who are fun loving, irreverent people like their father and who love family time like their mother. His family enjoyed camping, family reunions, 4 wheeling, horseshoes, bowling, and the Utah Jazz. Dave could always be seen with a camera in hand recording family events. He and Cindy attended every sports event, musical concert, religious rite of passage, or important family occasion their children and grandchildren had. Dave worked for the US Bureau of Reclamation for over 35 years before retiring in 2019. While there he established himself as a leader and expert in the discipline of surveying. During his tenure at the Bureau, he surveyed and worked on multiple dams, water ways, state park rehabilitation, and revolutionized the GPS on many dams. He thrived as the chief of surveys and was instrumental in building the drone program. He enjoyed working alongside several coworkers who became lifelong friends. He never missed a chance to crack a joke about his “dam” job. When Dave wasn’t busy helping someone or fixing something, he enjoyed 4 wheeling, puttering in his garage, listening to classic rock, or flying his drone. He never missed a Jazz game and enjoyed spending time with his family. He could usually be found enjoying sugary breakfast cereal, telling stories from work or his childhood, or laughing at a good fart joke. He was a devoted husband and father and had a fierce love for his family. He is survived by his father Glen (Eutona); sister Carma Jean Skidmore (Jennings); niece, Devri; nephew, Gregg; five children, Jenny Eldredge (Michael), Danny (Duice), Scott (Ranelle), Lisa Breinholt (Elliott), Katie Jones (Derek), and seven grandchildren, Gabriel, Grant, Eli, Sadie, Jayden, Hayley, and Zack. He is preceded in death by his mother Clela, niece Karen, and grandsons Mason and Asher. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2021 at the Orem Geneva Heights 4th Ward building, 857 West 800 North, Orem, Utah at 10:30 a.m. A viewing will be held from 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. immediately prior to services. In lieu of flowers, please enjoy an occasion with your family.

David Glen Harris

January 3, 1956 - January 27, 2022