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Bruce Larkin Goates

22 May 1927 – 4 Jan 2005

Birth22 May 1927
Death4 Jan 2005
CemeteryWasatch Lawn Memorial Park
Millcreek , Salt Lake County , Utah , USA
Added byGarry Piiparinen on 17 Jul 2022
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Bruce Larkin Goates, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle, died January 4, 2005, in Encinitas, CA, of an extended illness. He was born May 22, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lesley Goates and Leda Meryl Kirkham Goates. Bruce attended South High School in Salt Lake City where he was editor of the South High Scribe. After high school, he joined the navy and was seaman second class, V6-USNR, stationed in San Diego, California. He was a journalist for the base newspaper. After serving in the navy, Bruce attended the University of Utah and was editor of the Pen, a campus literary magazine. He also was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Bruce married Mary Katheryn Boyce Summers on May 17, 1949, in Salt Lake City. Mary K. passed away on May 8, 2002. They were sealed in the San Diego Temple on May 24, 2003. Bruce received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Utah in 1951. He received a Masters Degree (with Distinction) in Clinical Psychology from the same institution in 1957. He was a member of the American Psychological Association and the Utah Psychological Association. Bruce was a United States Public Health Service Fellow (1953 1955). He held an internship in Clinical Psychology (1953 1955) and later a teaching assistant position with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah College of Medicine (1955 1956). He also was a United States Public Health Service Fellow with the Graduate Study Department of Psychology at the University of Utah (1956 1958). During his tenure as Senior Psychologist with the Utah State Hospital in Provo, Utah (1958 1959) and as Director of Mental Health Community Services and Acting Director of the Division of Mental Health with the Utah State Department of Health (1959 1960), Bruce provided leadership in planning, writing and organizing community education for Utah's first Community Mental Health Services Act. He also planned and organized the first mental health services delivered by local government in Salt Lake City. Bruce served as Executive Secretary to the Joint Mental Health Advisory Committee to the Salt Lake City and County Health Departments (1960 1961) and as Assistant Director and Chief Psychologist of the Salt Lake County Mental Health Center (1961 1966). In 1967, Bruce provided leadership in planning and developing a comprehensive Community Mental Health Center. He then implemented a program of mental health services for the Juvenile Court (1968). From 1973 to 1980, Bruce served as Administrative Director, Clinical Director of Adult Services, and Chief Psychologist of Granite Community Mental Health Center in Salt Lake City. From 1980 to 1983, Bruce was Deputy Director and Director of Training for the Salt Lake County Division of Mental Health. Bruce was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah, and served in that position from 1977 to 1987. From 1982 through 1984, Bruce served as Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Utah Psychological Association. He continued to serve as a member of that committee until his retirement. In October 1982 Bruce received the Norman S. Anderson Award "for creative and outstanding leadership in establishing and administering a model community mental health center." In August 1983 he received a special award from the Salt Lake County Mental Health Department "for dedicated public service to the mentally ill and the community mental health movement in Utah. In 1977 Bruce began a part-time clinical psychology private practice, and in 1982 he moved to full-time private practice, working from an office attached to his Salt Lake City home. He continued private practice until his retirement in August of 2002, when he moved to Carlsbad, CA. Bruce had two passions: music and writing. His passion for music extended from classical to jazz and from a'capella to oratorio. His passion for writing was forged as a senior in high school when he worked for his father at the Deseret News. Les Goates was the sports editor, with a daily column entitled, "Les Go." Bruce had a deep love and respect for language, for literary forms, and for books. He blessed us with many masterfully written "Journal Entries." For several years, he produced a one-page abridgement of the First Presidency Message from the Ensign Magazine for use as a home teaching tool. Bruce served in various capacities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including bishop's confidant, ward clerk, ordinance worker in the San Diego Temple, family history consultant, counselor in the Sunday school presidency, priesthood instructor, and dedicated home teacher. Many will remember his endless capacity to listen lovingly. Bruce is survived by his son, Gary Bruce Goates, his wife, Patricia Anntoinette Goates, their children, Veronica Kate, Savannah Kate, and Gabriel Bruce (Mountain View, CA), and his daughter, Mallori Whitney Kester-Goates (Santa Clara, CA); his son, Gregory Bruce Goates, his wife, Constance Kralik Goates, their children, Rebecca Mary, Grant Daniel, and Matthew Gregory (Encinitas, CA); his daughter, Wendy Katheryn Goates England, her husband, Walter Don England, their children, Katie Rae, Walter Ian, and Briana Catherine (Esparto, CA); his brother, L. Brent Goates (Salt Lake City), and his brother-in-law, Lewis H. DeYoung (Salt Lake City). Bruce was a man of great accomplishment, deep spirituality, and abiding love for his family. His earthly presence will be dearly missed. Friends may call Friday January 14, 2005, 6-8 p.m., Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S. Highland Dr. or Saturday January 15, 2005, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Monument Park 11th Ward chapel, 1565 S. Foothill Dr. Services will follow Saturday January 15, 2005 beginning at 12 noon. Interment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Published in Deseret News, January 8, 2005

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