Dave's Passing

Robert David Rands -- 1947 ~ 2013 -- We sadly announce the passing of Robert David Rands on January 13, 2013 at his home in Orem, Utah. Dave Rands was born on January 22, 1947 in Ogden, Utah. As a young man he served honorably both a building mission in the Northern States Mission and a proselytizing mission in the Canada Alberta mission. He was a US Army veteran as well as a retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff. He earned a master’s degree in education and enjoyed teaching for many years. He was a dedicated scoutmaster while raising his family in Southern California. In his retirement, he enjoyed fishing and woodworking. He considered his family to be his greatest achievement. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Lorraine Rands, brothers Richard and Paul, sisters Janice Scott, Constance Romito and Marte Eyre, and by children Ann Hardt, Anthony, Issac, Jeremiah, Suzanne Cook, and Matthew, as well as 20 grandchildren. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 10:00 am in the Hillcrest 1st LDS Ward Chapel, 1450 South 800 East, Orem, Utah. Family and friends are invited to attend a gathering at the church from 9:00-9:45 am prior to services. Interment - Utah Veterans Memorial Park in Bluffdale, Utah. We had a great day at the funeral yesterday. My children as well as all of there cousins sang a song for him called I Am A Child Of God. I was able to sing a song to him as well the song is called How Great Tho Art. I belive that singing has a way of touching your heart in a way that you would not always expect it too. He had served in the military for a few years so we were able to lay him to rest with the military doing there 21 gun salute and taps being played. He was a great man and I am sad that my children will not really get to know him that well. I hope that they can keep some fond memoried of him though. All of the older grandsons and the brothers and brother-in-law all were waring a tie to the service that belonged to him. May he rest in peace and may we all rememeber the good times that we had with him.