Clyde Gammell

Blake Clyde Gammell, 61, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his home in Mapleton, Utah.



Clyde was born on June 24, 1948 in Provo, Utah to Blake Hansen and Louise Clyde Gammell.



Clyde was an Eagle Scout and treasured his experiences in the Scouting program. He is a graduate of Springville High School (1966) and graduated with a degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University (1971). Clyde was raised in Springville, Utah where he met his high school sweetheart, Gayle Whiting, ultimately marrying her in the Salt Lake Temple on June 27, 1969. Clyde began his career working in heavy construction for his grandfather's company (W.W. Clyde) and later started bending reinforcing steel (rebar) on the back of his father in law's farm truck in 1975. This was the humble beginnings of Clyde's successful rebar fabrication business, Clydeco Building Supplies. Clydeco was a labor of love for Clyde as a vehicle for his tireless work to provide temporal blessings to his family and friends. A few examples of these blessings included college educations, LDS Church missions, family jet skiing trips at Mona Reservoir, Disney trips, and treasured Hawaiian Christmases.



Soon after Clyde and Gayle were married, Clyde built their family home in Mapleton in 1973 next door to the Whiting cherry orchard where Clydeco is now located. This home is where he raised his children and ultimately where he peacefully passed away. This is the home that always was and remains the gathering spot for his family. Together with his devoted wife, Clyde truly loved his family, always exhausting every resource he had for their benefit. His children, their spouses, and then grandchildren, were truly the pride and treasure of his life. His wisdom, prudence, labor, preparedness, time and love will be his eternal legacy. A visit to the family home or his office at Clydeco clearly demonstrates the love of a man whose greatest treasures and joys were his family. Clyde loved that all of his children and grandchildren lived close enough for Sunday dinners at "Grandma and Grandpa's house."



Clyde was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, with an abiding testimony of His Savior and the promise of eternal life with his family. Clyde served in many church callings, formal and informal, and his family and friends will attest to the faithful delivery and magnification of his responsibilities. His quiet generosity, blessings, counsel, and loyal friendship will be greatly missed.



Clyde was a proud American and contributing member of the Springville and Mapleton communities, serving in numerous civic and community capacities. Clyde and Gayle were swept up in the Olympic spirit of the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City as full time volunteers. Clyde was a regular source of building supply donations to homes for families in need and numerous community projects. Whenever his kids were involved, Clyde was involved, often as a coach, board member, fund raiser, or other hands on supporter for activities including baseball, softball, soccer, and swimming. Once grandchildren came, this evolved into a complicated road schedule for supporting, in person, similar activities for all of his grandchildren.



He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Gayle; children, Jennifer (Randy) Larsen, Kristin (Mike) Holmes, Lorelei (Preston) Back, and Matthew (Christie) Gammell; grandchildren, Mitchell, McKenna, Alexandra, Makord, Adysen, Tucker, Brynlee, Anzlei, Raylei, Jacob, Adilyn, Samantha, and Ryan; sister, Mary (Don) Winkler; brothers, Ray (Lori) Gammell and John Gammell; and mother-in-law, Lora Whiting. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bill Gammell, and father in law, Ray Whiting.



Funeral services will be held Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mapleton 20th Ward Chapel (the "Red Church"), 1215 North 1000 West, Mapleton, Utah. There will be a viewing Sunday, May 9, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 82 West 400 North, Mapleton, Utah, and 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral services. In lieu of flowers, donations could be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund (pef.lds.org).