1979 ~ 2004
LEEDS, UTAH <! > Damon, 24, passed away Monday, May 10, 2004 en route from Phoenix, Arizona to Carlsbad, California.
He was born August 31, 1979 in Tucson, Arizona to Ben and Linda (Waltz) Lott.
He spent his younger years in American Fork, Utah where his love of sports started, i.e., soccer, football, basketball, and track and field. In 1992, the family moved to Leeds, Utah where Damon attended Pineview Middle and High school. He graduated in 1997. His favorite sport was track and field in which he received All-State recognitions several times. He loved scouting and achieved his Eagle award while living in Leeds. He was called to serve an LDS Mission in Ribiero Puerto, Brazil and served from September 1998 to October 2000. After returning home from his mission, he started Aviation School at Utah Valley State College, and also worked with his brother building swimming pools. Last fall, he moved to Phoenix to attend Pan Am Flight Academy. He had completed his private pilot licenses. He was on a route flight from Phoenix to Carlsbad when his twin engine plane went down, killing Damon and the other pilot.
He loved to do repelling, wake boarding, snow boarding, camping, and anything fun and crazy, but mostly loved just hanging out with his family and his numerous friends. He loved the Gospel, being a missionary, and doing service for others. His dream has always been to fly, and he was anxious to complete his Commercial Pilot License.
He is survived by his parents, Ben and Linda; brothers and sisters, Kurt (Leslie) Lott, Jason (Jennifer) Lott, Tiffany (Brent) Hogan, Amber (Roy) Barker, and Brittany (Heath) Beckstead; nieces and nephews, Hunter, Cooper, Kelsie, Rachel, Brinlee, Austin, Katelyn, Keplar, Jamin, Stacia, and Danielle; and many extended family members and friends. He is preceded in death by his brother, Troy Jamin Lott; and niece, Makaela Faith Barker.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Damon Lott - Dixie Dasher Fund at any Wells Fargo Bank.
Funeral services will be Monday, May 17, 2004 at 12:00 noon at the Leeds 2nd Ward Chapel, 75 N. Main, Leeds, UT. Visitations will be Sunday, May 16, 2004 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m, at Spilsbury Mortuary, and Monday from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., prior to services, at the Chapel. Memorial services will be held for Damon and fellow pilot, Bradford Cederblom, on Monday, May 17, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pan Am International Flight Academy, Deer Valley Airport, 530 W. Deer Valley Rd., Bldg 3, Phoenix, AZ. Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT, (435) 673-2454.
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