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Show i fouth. leader Succumbs J0M Bl'SSM.BERG C. Reading, nianag-'jiorof nianag-'jiorof the LDS Church's ,'pncnJ" magazine for 12 I (hrce-tcrm president of 'jjvis County School iand former member of pS Primary Assoc. and ;a,u$ other organizations, ;',gy kept young by j young and helping k'iew a je CENTERVILLE rcsi-lc?al rcsi-lc?al 'rf nearly 50 years appa-The appa-The , died in her sleep early tig.. jy morning, having suf-jomacold suf-jomacold and flu in the '( weeks. But she con-lonv con-lonv 'M' reSu'ar routine, in-min in-min 'afull day's work at her ion't e City office' Friday !e js tendance and direction Ve'i (Davis School Board ji., last Tuesday. 1;3t was certainly a great ,.','' ;. interested in children ' .outh-always concerned . their welfare and what '. . ,:: be done to assist them in 11 s jy different ways," said wl- I Schools Supt. Lawr- me Welling, who had worked be- ..)y with Mrs. Reading ns ,i,e assumed her first and - an the board in 1976. Host ; THINK we're very for-; for-; lo have had her kind of hor- .ship at a time when we lims -trying to break in a new hen ndent and reduce the :ther sf education." Dr. Well-!g) Well-!g) iisumed the superinten-itab- ;.about midway into Mrs. an jg's service, having for-two for-two 1 td as deputy super- i the ;'snl' . iii sure gave some valu- leadership to us because lgna ;t sensitivity to children. ; as a rare breed--from Ulld" ; you might call an older y of rition. Yet because of her 3urt- deuce in life, she was able e ha- -J into good perspective 'P it a would be helpful to i the -one, whether school age zon- i such iplex I WAS always impressed :ierfair dealings that was i.oflife with her," he went ay. "She was very open, uiious to be aware of the : person's point of view-:;m view-:;m for what would be :forthem. She was highly sted by educational cir-J cir-J sross the state and exem-J exem-J idattributes of gentleness, :iess and warmth , he said , .-.-" ing the list could go on f.'i.'!;i, .a. ' : 12, Mrs.- Reading was" "ie age many would con-: con-: ripe for retirement, but need life at an active ; In addition to her school land editorship responsi-that responsi-that 15 ;iiShe was secretary of an work- Review Hospital board remain- -jSlees jn Bountiful and workers, recently written elemen-do'peo- grade language study positive -is for the Northwest Re-hat Re-hat they j Education Laboratory reamers :;tIand 0re Iessons for irue and manuas an(j contrj. re in our ;!achapter tQ an LDS pub it ana ao i0n centered on great set our 6 loing." ' ' IE ALSO operated the ,. irGoose shop in Bounti-W",e Bounti-W",e ;i several years. Inc., a :r desires were for ser- 3n- ,. especially to youth, she ationaiy larecent interview ..Jf ,,,, bleeds me.. .that's my manage- ... J. lth wt- . . k LUCILE C. READING weakness. I love children. 1 feel we as adults have not created cre-ated a very good world in a lot of ways. "OUR RESPONSIBILITY is to help them live in it and change it for the better. The only hope there is for solving the many economic and other problems-the only relief will come in the children. I think it's just vital to help them," she said. "You don't change adults but have hopes (in children)." chil-dren)." She was born into a family of eight brothers and sisters and was reared in a home where others were often welcomed to stay as long as necessary. The daughter of Louis and Rebecca Ballard Cardon, she grew up in Logan. "I CAME from a large family fami-ly and one of the many things about it was that we not only were a close, warm family, but we had time to be children. Now they're structured so much-sometimes it's not that the children want structuring but that the parents want to use them as status symbols. Children Chil-dren love. .tot be preparedly , L guidancei-no pressureso " they can cope with the problems prob-lems facing them," she added. A graduate of Utah State University, she also attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University where she majored in English. She taught at Provo High School and the old Brigham Young High School there. A STRONG commitment to education continues with her sons James and Donald, both university professors. James is an associate professor in the department of family and community com-munity medicine at the University Uni-versity of Utah while Don is an economics professor at the University of Hawaii-Hilo. Mrs. Reading was married to Keith E. Reading, who passed pas-sed away in 1973. He was district dis-trict office manager of a steel and mining equipment firm. "I'M EXTREMELY interested in-terested in people," she said. "I feel I'm very blessed. The best I can do is express gratitude grati-tude for the opportunities and blessings and do something for someone else." As school board president, , she often was called upon to adjudicate discussions leading to crucial decisions and sometimes some-times had to face audiances that included dozens of constituents consti-tuents unhappy with a board decision. It was her responsibility responsi-bility to act as a liason between the board and the administration administra-tion as well as receive input from citizens-most of it not of a complementary nature, she said in an interview. And it was her charge to direct discussion to a plausible conclusion satisfactory satis-factory in as many ways as possible. AND OFTEN, in some tense moments, it would be Mrs. Reading who'd "crack the ice" with a humorous, yet tasteful remark that would usually serve to put those involved in-volved at ease and seemingly lighten the load of decisionmaking. decision-making. Mrs. Reading didn't seek her first term as a board member-it came after prompting from a group of citizens who felt she could do the job, she recalled. The second time around was a far more difficult decision, coming after having gone through months of late hours needed to solve financial crunch as well as choose a new superintendent. SHE WAS also a member of the Davis Area Vocational Center board at the time of her death, having served as chairman chair-man for several years, and had previously served with many civic organizations: as a member mem-ber of the board of trustees of the Primary Children's Medical Medic-al Center, vice president of the South Davis Community Hospital, Hos-pital, social secretary for the Utah division of the American Cancer Society, Centerville planning board member and secretary of the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce. |