Paul T. Sant, died October 6, 2001, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was born October 17, 1910, in Clifton, Idaho, to T.J. and Laura E. Sant. He married Bessie Short on May 18, 1940, in Knoxville, Tenn. He attended Clifton schools. He graduated from Utah State University in 1933 with a B.S. in Agriculture, and from the University of Tennessee in 1938 with a M.S. in Agricultural Economics. He taught school in Idaho, Utah, and at the University of Tennessee. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, having served during World War II in the United States and the European Theatre, both as an artillery and military government officer. He was a graduate of the Command and General Staff College of the U.S. Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
He worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as Regional Economist involved in the planning, congressional authorization, and construction of reclamation projects in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. He worked on the development of the Weber Basin Project, Glen Canyon, and Flaming Gorge dams, and other units of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. He retired in 1978 after 32 years of service with the
Bureau of Reclamation. He earned several honorary awards, including a Citation for Meritorious Service from the Secretary of Interior.
He served in 1964 as a consultant to the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority in San Juan, Puerto Rico; as a consultant in 1972 to the National Irrigation Administration in the Philippines; as a consultant in 1977 to the Ministry of National Resources in
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America; and in 1979 as a consultant to the World Bank in Dacca, Bangladesh, and as a consultant to other companies and agencies on a continuing basis. In 1984, he participated as Team Economist in a Technical and Scientific Exchange to the People's Republic of China.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in many Ward and Stake positions in Idaho and Utah, including Historical Ward Clerk, Sunday School Presidency, and Priesthood Quorums. He was a Stake Scout Leader for twelve years. He was a High Priest in the Eighth Ward, Foothill Stake, Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a member of the American Agricultural Economic Association, Western Agricultural Economic Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Beta, and The Reserve Officers Association.
Survivors include his widow, Bessie S. Sant, of Salt Lake City, sons Dr. Gary L. Sant (Laraine), Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Dr. Donald T. Sant (Jacque), Golden, Colorado; five grandchildren, Michael (Jennifer), Catherine, Diana (Ryan Balls), Marjorie, and Anita.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 13th at 2 p.m. at Evans and Early Mortuary, 574 E. 100 So. Family will meet with friends from 7 -8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, at the mortuary. Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association - Utah, 340 E. 400 So. 84111