| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION made him less-than-qualified to become its head UPA was facingchallenging year and needed competent leadership the Moab co-publisher was felt to be the right person She handleddifficult term with considerable skill The list of Past Presidents is replete with relatives and lineal descendants Reflecting such family continuity are these examples Separated by the longest interval in time were William Buys of the Wasatch Wave the 1904 president and his great grand-nephew Richard Buys also publisher of the Wave who was UPAleader 75 years later But the Wave wasnin the Buys family all that time in fact passed through several different publishers before the founderprogeny returned to the helm James Wallis 1918-21 was followed in 1936 by his son in-law George Harrison and in 1958 by his son William Wallis In turn his grandson Jack was president in 1971 and his great-grandson Steven in 1996 William Epperson was the 1922 head his son Clyde led the association in 1929 and in 1945 UPAprexy wasnephew Albert In 1937 Charles Van Keuren Saxton son-in-law of William Epperson was USPApresident Karl Carlton leader in 1923 was the father of Walter Carlton 1941 Abe Gibson who led the organization in 1930 was followed by his brother Roy in 1955 Royson Allan was the 1985 president Loren Bish Taylor was prexy in 1932 his son Sam held the office in 1965 and in 1988 and 1993 Samwife Adrien led the press group Elisha Warner the 1940 president was the father of Max who held office in 1956 and an uncle of Jack Warner 1959 Frank Beckwith leader in 1942 was later followed by his daughter Sue Dutson who became UPAfirst female president in 1982 Harrison Conover 1943 and Martin 1970 were father 192 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
