Stanley Wallace PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 19 Jun 1901 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. He died on 02 Oct 1963 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA from Malnutrition. He was buried on 05 Oct 1963 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, USA. Stanley married Jennie Alvera BERG about 1951 in of, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah,United States of America. The marriage ended in divorce.
Other marriages:BERG, Agnes Josephine
MARSDEN, Daisy
B Magna listed in another record.
M Personal knowledge of Deanna Mae PRATT.
D Obituary in pos. of Deanna Mae PRATT.LOG/NOTES:
-- Letter to Deanna Edwards from Ilona Kingston, 11 Apr 2002. Copy of letter in pos. of Shon Edwards, 1039 N. 2575 W., Layton, UT 84041, sre-genealogy@juno.com:"Mrs. Deanna Edwards
777 E. Walnut Ave.
Provo, UT 84604April 11, 2002
Dear Deanna,
Since we are nearing Father's Day, I felt impressed to tell you a little bit about your father. I realize you were very young when he was separated from your family and might not be familiar with what a special person he was.
Stan sold coal for the coalyard that my mother managed on 17th South and 1st West. He stayed in the scale room in our home. My two brothers and sister and I grew up with Stan living with us and he was like a second father to us. Stan spoke of his family and children very often especially you. In fact, he spoke so often of you, that I felt like I knew you. Whether they knew it or not, he loved all his children very much, but it was obvious that you were his favorite even though he tried not to show it.
All of my family had fond memories of Stan. He was someone everybody liked. He didn't have an enemy in the world. He smiled and laughed a lot. I never heard him say anything bad about anybody. Even though he was divorced from your mother, he never hd anything negative to say about her. Stan was a super salesman and could sell anything to anybody and usually did. His customers looked forward to him coming out to get their order. When my mother would call the customers to see what coal they would need for the winter, they would tell her they would wait for Stan to come out and see them.
There was never anyone who enjoyed and appreciate nature more than Stan. He would point out beautiful and unusual parts of the scenery. He acknowledged the hand of God in all the beauty of nature. He would take our family to see the Christmas lights and he always knew the best places to go. One of his favorite pastime was to drive up in the mountains and se the blossoms coming out in the trees or the leaves turning colors in the fall.
Stan loved good food and dabbled in cooking. He was experimenting with potato flour before Spudnuts even came up with the idea. He made the best ice cream and he loved fried chicken and tapioca pudding. He was one of the first customers of Kentucky Fried Chicken on 39th South and State. He took our whole family there to try it out.
Stan played Santa Claus a couple of years for the Christmas party and he made the perfect Santa Claus because it was just like his personality, happy & jolly, and he loved kids. And they loved him too. He used to put us on his lap and sing silly little songs to us. He had little saying he would say like "We're here because we're here,"
Stan was a very special person and if you notice any of these special traits I have mentioned in one of your children or grandchildren they probably inherited them from him. I hope they realize how lucky they are to have such a special grandfather. He was loved by a lot of people and I am proud to say that all of my 7 grandchildren are descendants from him, and when I see how kind and gentle they are, I thank Stan.
Sincerely,
Ilona Kingston"
