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Elmo Keith Eddington
19 Jul 1923 – 18 Nov 2007
| Birth | 19 Jul 1923 |
| Death | 18 Nov 2007 |
| Cemetery | Lehi City Cemetery Lehi , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Ryan D. Curtis on 23 Nov 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23068264 |
Bio
With family at his side, Elmo Keith Eddington, 84, died peacefully at home 18 November 2007. Keith was born 19 July 1923 in Philadelphia, PA to Dr. Elmo Eddington and Rhea Felt. He enjoyed his childhood growing up in Lehi, Utah, where he excelled in boxing and playing the coronet. Keith was a member of the 86th Infantry Division (The Blackhawks) in World War II, serving in both the European and Pacific theaters. He began his art training at the U of U, with instructors such as LeConte Stewart, Alvin Gittins, Avard Fairbanks and Arnold Friberg. One of his projects was a painting depicting Father Escalante arriving in Utah, which hangs in the Utah Historical Society building and is printed in many history books on Utah. He earned an M.F.A. in 1950 and pursued further studies, graduating from the Chicago Academy of Fine Art. For 17 years, beginning in 1952, Keith taught illustration, illustration, graphic design, figure drawing and painting at the U of U. For nine years, in the 1980s, he was a Professor of Design at BYU, teaching graphic design, illustration, the history of writing, typography, bookmaking, and calligraphy. In addition to teaching, Keith was co-owner and art director of Circuit & Eddington, an advertising and public relations agency, and later ran his own design office, Keith Eddington & Associates. He was in high demand as a lecturer on the history of writing and typography. He spent his retirement years painting portraits. Among them are former governor Norman Bangerter, which hangs in the State Capitol building, Heidi Friberg (wife of Arnold Friberg) and Doug Snow, respected abstract expressionist painter. Keith served on several general committees for the LDS Church and served in various ward and stake callings. He designed the hymn book currently in use in the Church, and was commissioned by President Hinckley to produce a painting of the Savior, which hangs in the lobby of the Legacy Theater in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. He married June Anderson (deceased) on 30 June 1944 in Alexandria, Louisiana. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple 3 November 1959. They are the parents of seven children. Keith is survived by his children, Don (Connie), Boston; Leslie Bautista (Lewis), Minneapolis; Eve Christensen (Jeffery), Corona Del Mar; Joan Young (Mel), Salt Lake City; David (Cyndi), Denver; Karl (Jeri), St. George; John (Mischaon), South Riding, VA; 24 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one sister, Jane Gudmundsen (Stan), Anaheim; and one sister-in-law, LaRae Eddington, Lehi. Funeral Services will be held at noon on Monday, 26 Nov. 2007 at the East Mill Creek Stake Center, 3103 E. 3600 South, Salt Lake City. Friends may call Sunday night, 25 Nov., at the East Mill Creek Stake Center from 6-8 p.m. and Monday from 10:30-11:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment: Lehi City Cemetery. Published in the Deseret News from 11/24/2007 - 11/25/2007.
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