Kent M. Van De Graaff 1942 ~ 2005 LIBERTY - Kent Marshall Van De Graaff, Ph.D., passed away in Providence, Utah on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 after a recent diagnosis of cancer and without undue suffering. Dr. Van De Graaff was born on May 21, 1942 in Ogden, Utah to John and Ellen Van De Graaff. He attended Weber High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Weber State College during which time he met and married Karen Waldron of Morgan, Utah in the Logan Temple in 1962. He received his Masters degree in zoology from the University of Utah and then a Ph.D. in zoology from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. His first appointment as professor was at the University of Minnesota in 1973. Two years later he accepted a position at Brigham Young University where he taught human anatomy for 20 years. Since 1996 he served as a professor of anatomy and as pre-professional advisor at his alma mater, Weber State University, where he actively taught until shortly before his death. Dr. Van De Graaff was a prodigious author of over two dozen textbooks, laboratory manuals, study guides, and atlases in the fields of anatomy, physiology and biology. He was a renowned expert in the field of zoology education and ushered many of his publications into numerous editions. He was a beloved professor to thousands of students over his three-decade career and many current health care professionals regard him as a profound inspiration in their lives. Dr. Van De Graaff received numerous awards and recognitions for excellence in teaching-all who attended his lectures marveled at his unusual ability to turn the difficult study of human anatomy into an exciting and entertaining endeavor. Despite this professional success his true passion was his family and we, his children, are eternally grateful for the many years we had with him. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife, Karen, and three siblings. He is survived by his children Kyle and Therese, Omaha, NB; Eric and Cheryl, Omaha, NB; Ryan and Colette, Lincoln, Nebraska; Arie and Mindy Sandy, Utah; Jena and Marc Lawson, Providence, Utah; and Joel, Liberty, Utah; his 14 grandchildren; four brothers Wayne in Calexico, California; John in Argyle, Wisconsin; Fred in Houston, Texas; David in Boise, Idaho; and three sisters Ellen Mitchell in Ogden; Lucille Rackham in Ogden; Sherma Price in Myton, Utah. A viewing will be held Sunday, December 11 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84401 (801-394-6666). An additional viewing will be held Monday, Dec. 12 at 1:00 p.m. with the funeral to follow at 1:30 pm. These services will take place in the Allred Theater located in the Browning Fine Arts Center on the Weber State University campus. Interment, Orem City Cemetery In lieu of flowers, please send donations to a Memorial Scholarship Fund at Goldenwest Credit Union, account #1699296, routing #324377613. Email condolences to the family at: [email protected]