Sept. 2, 1906 — Born in Oakley, Idaho, to Hector C. Haight and Clara Tuttle Haight.
1920s — Attends Oakley High School and Albion State Normal School in Idaho.
1925-1928 — Attends Utah State University.
Sept. 4, 1930 — Marries Ruby Olson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
1933 — Becomes general merchandise manager for ZCMI.
1936 — Becomes district manager for Montgomery Ward, based in San Diego.
1943-1946 — Serves in World War II as a commander in the U.S. Navy's Supply Corps.
1946-1949 — Regional manager for Montgomery Ward, based in Chicago.
March 4, 1951 — Becomes president of the Palo Alto LDS Stake.
1959-1963 — Mayor of Palo Alto, Calif.
1963-1966 — President of the Scottish LDS Mission.
November 1966 — Named assistant to the president of Brigham Young University.
Sept. 29, 1967 — Called as a regional representative.
April 6, 1970 — Sustained as an assistant to the Twelve.
Jan. 8, 1976 — Ordained an apostle.
April 3, 1976 — Sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve.
March 8, 1978 — Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from Utah State University.
May 27, 1989 — Honored as a distinguished alumnus at Utah State University.
April 16, 1994 — Honored as Palo Alto's oldest living mayor.
Sept. 2, 1996 — Honored at 90th birthday celebration attended by about 1,200 at Huntsman Corp. offices at University of Utah.
Aug. 13, 1998 — Receives a doctorate of Christian service from BYU.
Oct. 13, 2000 — With his wife, Ruby, receives the People of Vision award from Prevent Blindness Utah.
April 3, 2004 — Elder Haight's last extemporaneous address at LDS general conference.
July 31, 2004 — Elder Haight, at 97 the oldest living apostle, dies at his home at 4:15 a.m., with his family present.