Dr. Thomas Robinson Lyman passed away after a two year battle with cancer at age 68.
He was born August 18, 1933 in New York City to Donald Gowans and Maurine Robinson Lyman.
He grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated at age 15 from East High School. He attended Stevens Henager business College and Brigham Young University. He graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO in 1964. He practiced in Salt Lake City before moving to Cedar City in 1966 where he practiced for 35 years.
He married Marion King in the Salt Lake Temple March 11, 1954. He then served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Spanish American Mission from March 1954 to Sept. 1956.
He served two years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Band in Augusta, GA. He served the Lord in many callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including Ward Clerk, Young Men's President, Sunday School President, three different Bishopric's. He loved his job as a Scout Master, and for the last 8-10 years has enjoyed doing Spanish Extraction.
For 35 years he loved playing his French Horn with the Orchestra of Southern Utah.
He is survived by his wife Marion and five children, Michelle (Randy) Johnson of Syracuse, UT; Susan (Keith) Gubler of London, Ontario, Canada; Carolyn (Dean) Cooper of St. George, UT; Brian Thomas (Julia) Lyman of Logan, UT; Glen Reed (Celesta) Lyman of Cedar City, UT. He is survived by 18 much loved grandchildren, brothers and sisters: Donald (Lovisa) Lyman, Provo, UT; John (Florence) Lyman, Gordon Lyman, Edward (Reta) Lyman all of Salt Lake City; Betsy Ann (Joe) English of Mt. Pleasant, UT; LeGrand (Carol) Lyman of Cedar City, Pat (Lynn) Jensen, Colorado Springs, CO; and Rob (Annette) Lyman of St. George.
Was preceded in death by his parents and brother Francis Marion Lyman.
Funeral Services will beheld Friday April 5, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cedar City Second and Eighth Ward Church. Friends may call Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Southern Utah Mortuary and Friday morning one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be held in the Cedar City Cemetery.