Obituary: Jay Owen Cherrington

Jay Owen Cherrington 10/8/1944 ~ 4/2/2005 Jay Owen Cherrington died April 2, 2005 after battling a cancerous brain tumor more than two years. He was born to Jack and Virginia Cherrington October 8, 1944. He grew up in Preston, Idaho and was the third of five children, Kay, David, Owen, Coleen, and Joseph. Owen served in the Western Canadian mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, after which he attended Brigham Young University. It was there he met his sweetheart, Kristin Brinkerhoff, to whom he was married September 6, 1967. Owen had a successful career at Brigham Young University where he taught Accounting and Information Systems and was the Director of the Rollins Center for eBusiness. Owen and Kristin raised six children, Kelly, Julie, Tracy, Mark, Sandra, and Laura. Owen was a great father. He loved working with his children in his beehives, orchard, and gardens. He was also a great runner and particularly enjoyed running with and participating in sports with his children. He was a dedicated member of his church and held many leadership positions. The most important things to Owen were his wife, his six children and his testimony of Jesus Christ. Funeral services will be held Thursday April 7, 2005 at 11 a.m. in the Orem East Stake Center, 800 East 600 North, Orem. A viewing will be held Wednesday April 6, 2005 at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem, from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday morning from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at the stake center prior to the funeral. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com