Though both were well into their 90s, I grieve. I mourn the void they leave in my life and in the life of our community, nation and world. Retirement be damned. They never quit standing strong as advocates, warriors for peace, champions for others, brothers in arms and the best of friends. If you care about education, LGBTQ rights, child abuse, poverty, social justice or nuclear waste, they were your champions, too.
Boyer Jarvis, former vice president of the University of Utah, died March 28, followed by M. Donald Thomas, former superintendent of Salt Lake School District, on April 7.