They are the people who died in 2017 after spending years trying to make Utah better — or just giving us something to talk about. Here they are in alphabetical order. Click the hyperlinks to learn more about each life.
Mary Lou Baker • A six-time winner of the State Women’s Amateur and the namesake of one of the Utah Golf Association’s major tournaments, Baker died Oct. 8. She was 96.
Elouise Bell • A Mormon feminist and literary figure who taught for 31 years at Brigham Young University, Bell died Sept.