7/25/47 ~ 12/21/04
Ronald Keith Booth, age 57, passed away peacefully at his home on December 21, 2004.
He was born on July 25, 1947 in Murray, Utah to Keith and Norma Tripp Booth. He attended Hillcrest High School and served a tour in Vietnam from 1967-1969. He was employed at Kennecott Copper for 37 years and retired this year on January 1, 2004. On March 15, 1976, he married Emergene Leichtle; they resided in Sandy, Utah for 28 years. Ron had a love for the outdoors. He enjoyed spending his time camping, fishing, and hunting. When at home he enjoyed tying flies for his fishing trips.
He is survived by his wife, Emergene; daughters, Jodi (Karl) Braithwaite, Lisa (John) Bair, Stefanie Booth; five grandsons and one granddaughter; parents, Keith and Norma; sisters, Linda (Gary) Jackson, Sandra Matthews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Booth.
He was truly loved by all and will be missed by many.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 24, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. at the Goff Mortuary, 8090 So. State, where friends may call Thursday 6-8 p.m. or Friday from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment, Midvale City Cemetery.
A special thanks to Dr. Margaret Yu and her staff at the VA Hospital.