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Tragic loss, Gordon Dempsey killed in shop accident.
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Gordon Sayward Dempsey passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 24, 2014, in his shop in Pleasant Grove, Utah when a knife that he was working on pierced his heart.He was born in Peabody, Massachusetts on May 10, 1947 to Myron and Bertha Dempsey. He married Karen Michele Orange and had six children. They were sealed in the DC Temple and just celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. While in the military he was stationed in Kenai at Wildwood in 1971. They bought 10 acres in Nikiski. He retired in 1985 from the military and moved back to Alaska calling the Kenai Peninsula home. He enjoyed blacksmithing, guns, fishing, hunting, and learning new things. A very generous man, he also loved to share his knowledge with others. He had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He is survived by his wife, Karen; his 6 children, Kristy Helton, Gordon (Ward) Dempsey II, Jacob Dempsey, Mark Dempsey, Stephen Dempsey, Stephanie Persinger; 13 grandchildren; his mother Bertha Dempsey; his sister Arlene Kevitz; and his aunt Arlene Nelson. He was preceded by his father, Myron Dempsey.The Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, October 29 at 1 p.m. Mountain time (11 a.m. Alaska time) at Oplin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062. Friends and family that are unable to attend can join us via live stream on the internet www.Jacobschaos.com for the link. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/peninsulaclarion/obituary.aspx?pid=172978414#sthash.GYVg7kQB.dpuf
Gordon Sayward Dempsey passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 24, 2014, in his shop in Pleasant Grove, Utah when a knife that he was working on pierced his heart.He was born in Peabody, Massachusetts on May 10, 1947 to Myron and Bertha Dempsey. He married Karen Michele Orange and had six children. They were sealed in the DC Temple and just celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. While in the military he was stationed in Kenai at Wildwood in 1971. They bought 10 acres in Nikiski. He retired in 1985 from the military and moved back to Alaska calling the Kenai Peninsula home. He enjoyed blacksmithing, guns, fishing, hunting, and learning new things. A very generous man, he also loved to share his knowledge with others. He had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He is survived by his wife, Karen; his 6 children, Kristy Helton, Gordon (Ward) Dempsey II, Jacob Dempsey, Mark Dempsey, Stephen Dempsey, Stephanie Persinger; 13 grandchildren; his mother Bertha Dempsey; his sister Arlene Kevitz; and his aunt Arlene Nelson. He was preceded by his father, Myron Dempsey.The Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, October 29 at 1 p.m. Mountain time (11 a.m. Alaska time) at Oplin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062. Friends and family that are unable to attend can join us via live stream on the internet www.Jacobschaos.com for the link. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/peninsulaclarion/obituary.aspx?pid=172978414#sthash.GYVg7kQB.dpuf
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I just found this, what a terrible tragedy, my condolences to the Dempsey family.