PROVO — On the night of Jan. 6, 2017, there was a public memorial for LaVell Edwards at the Utah Valley Convention Center. It was attended by an impressive group of former players, coaches, athletic directors, staff assistants and friends and the general public. The program consisted of LaVell’s family, former player Robbie Bosco, singer Dallyn Bayles and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve. It was the perfect memorial, well-documented in the media, for a perfect coach.
With the passing of LaVell, there was enormous interest to attend his funeral. Few places were large enough to hold that type of gathering and it was decided to hold three separate events to honor LaVell’s wonderful life and contribution to society.