Bruce Chadwick
Bruce Chadwick passed away on October 18, 2022, at home with friends and family. He passed away after a blessedly brief battle with cancer. He was born in American Fork, Utah in 1940 to Earl Spratley Chadwick and June Brown Chadwick. He attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University before starting his missionary service in the Central States Mission. It was there he met his mentor, Dr. Hamblin, and discovered a love of Sociology. He returned from his mission in 1962 and married Carolyn Young in the Manti temple on August 24, 1962. After a short honeymoon, they headed off to St Louis where in 4 years he earned a Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate Degrees in Sociology from Washington University in St. Louis.
Bruce accepted a position at Washington State University where he did a lot of work in racial relations studies. In 1972 he accepted a position at Brigham Young University as a professor of Sociology. He loved working at BYU and stayed for 35 years despite many efforts to recruit him away. He wrote many books and articles both in Sociology and Family Relations. He was also recognized for his teaching ability and was a perennial favorite among students. He enjoyed his lively conversations with peers as they commuted from Pleasant Grove to BYU each workday. Later at BYU Bruce discovered his love of teaching religion. He especially enjoyed his time teaching at the Jerusalem Center teaching students the Old and New Testaments in the places they took place.
Bruce was always proud of his three sons and loved to go skiing with them. He was accomplished at getting them out of school to go skiing when the crowds were lower. He taught many of the youth in his ward and many friends and colleagues to ski.
Bruce gave a lifetime of church service. He served in two High Councils, in a bishopric and as bishop of his home ward and a BYU singles ward. He loved to teach in church, especially in the gospel doctrine class. After retirement, he served in the American Fork Employment Center helping people with skills to find and keep jobs. He was later called to be a temple worker and ultimately a sealer in the Mount Timpanogos temple. He loved his duties as a sealer and continued to serve as his wife Carolyn declined in her fight with dementia with support from his family. Carolyn passed away in the spring of 2018 after years of health problems and dementia.
Bruce met Ellen Morris in 2019 while serving in the temple. They were sealed in the Mount Timpanogos Temple in June 2020. They had big plans for travel but were delayed by the pandemic. They began working on converting a sprinter van into a camper together. They were able to go to Israel and Jordan this spring.
Bruce is survived by his wife Ellen, and his sons Craig (Teresa), Phil (Lori), and Kendall (Jennifer). He is survived by his nine grandchildren Spencer (Cassidy), Hayley (Cordell Keller), Hannah, Olivia, Emily, Coen, Noah, Katie, and Rebekah, and one great-granddaughter Ivy. He is also survived by his sister Margaret (Garth Taylor) and Ellen’s youngest son G. Nathan Morris who was sealed to Bruce and Ellen in May of 2021.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 29th, at 11:00 am, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1222 Nathaniel Drive, Pleasant Grove, Utah, where Viewings will be held Friday, October 28th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm and prior to the service on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Interment in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.uvfuneral.com.