Seth David Kent

June 23, 1978 - August 21, 2013

Seth David Kent Seth David Kent, age 35, passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 21, 2013 after losing his battle with mental illness and substance abuse. Born June 23, 1978 in Wheatridge, Colorado to Ronald Gene and Laraine Johnson Kent. Seth graduated from Brighton High School in 1996. After graduation, he served as an LDS missionary in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2002, Seth received an Associate of Science Degree from Salt Lake Community College. Seth had a beautiful soul. He loved the Gospel and his family with all of his heart. He adored animals, especially dogs. He was fun-loving and had an unique sense of humor. All of these attributes are of the Seth we knew, some were carried through the years, while others seemed to fade. But the quality that never left him was his perseverance. Seth lived by a proclamation from his idol, Michael Jordan, “I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.” He never gave up. Seth had a firm testimony, which brought him courage to pick himself up, every time he fell. He is survived by his parents; his siblings: Jeff (Shelley) - Morrison, CO, Todd, Eryn, Michael (Ashlee) Gilbert, AZ, Mark (Kortnie) Twin Falls, ID, Erika; and eleven nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 24th at 2:00pm, in the Willow Creek 3rd Ward LDS Chapel, 2400 East Alta Canyon Drive (8600 South), where there will also be a viewing Friday, August 23rd from 6:00-8:00pm, or Saturday afternoon from 1:00-1:45pm. Interment: Mountain View Memorial Mortuary and Cemetery, 3115 East 7800 South, SLC, UT 84121. Please share memories and condolences at www.serenicarefuneralhome.com