Written by Kimberly Eden, Heath's Row: A History of Herman and Beula Heath
Herman and Beula moved to Price, Utah in 1978 where Herman worked under Kent Eden, his son-in-law, at the College of Eastern Utah. Beula taught at Hunington Elementary until the day she died. Buela died on March 11, 1981 from breast cancer. She was interred in the Wellington Cemetery on March 14, 1981. She taught up to the last two weeks of her life. Beatrice remembered the day she died. "I was with Beula in the bedroom. I had bought her the wig she wanted to be buried in. It was morning. Herman was in living room reading the paper. Gaile was in the kitchen. Kristena was outside taking her children to the car to stay with a friend.
Showing posts with label Marriage to Beula. Show all posts
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Married Life with Beula and Children, Part 4
Written by Kimberly Eden, Heath's Row: A History of Herman and Beula Heath
Herman and Beula were both known for their skills in the classroom. Herman was well liked and many of his college students sought him out as a friend. They spent time together outside the classroom on many occasions. He was well respected amongst his colleagues and on occasion, if they wanted a practical joke,they would ask his advice. In college Herman played practical jokes during his chemistry lab. He was enrolled in an organic chemistry lab and one day he handed his lab partner a firecracker, which he lit. The explosion caused the professor to run to them exclaiming, "What happened? Where's the blood?" Herman was laughing so hard he had to leave the room. The other students didn't dare look up from their experiments in determination that their experiments didn't explode. They thought someone was dead. As a teacher his approach did not change. The biology teacher in Moab asked Herman for a simple acid. Herman asked what kind, but the teacher said any kind. Herman gave him one that had a horrific small. When the teacher realized it he came back shaking his fist at Herman and said, "I should have known better when you asked me which acid." Herman also had a late policy rule that stated: "If you can make up a reason I have never heard you will not be sent to the "war department" (vice Principal's office)." One day a student came in late to class and Herman asked him why he was late. "I was backing out of the driveway and hit a bump and all of my spark plugs fell out." Herman told him to sit down.
Beula was also well respected, though she preferred teaching the younger children. She spent most of her free time and extra cash on teaching her poor students personal hygiene and reading outside the classroom. She started reading and Spanish after-school programs. Kristena spent two nights a week with Beula helping in the reading programs. Beula was also well liked by the staff. The last few weeks of her life Beula taught in Hunington Elementary and received many notes of encouragement from the children in her class. Parents also wrote letters of gratitude to Beula for her extra care and ability to reach children. Beula found teaching an inspiration in itself-"None of the things that I have done or seen can ever be completely hidden from those that I come in contact with particularly in the classroom. The main thing is a progressive district with the education of the children placed as the goal and that education is the best that it can conceivably be. Any district that is not satisfied with just a good education for its students sounds like something that I would like to be part of."
Herman and Beula were both known for their skills in the classroom. Herman was well liked and many of his college students sought him out as a friend. They spent time together outside the classroom on many occasions. He was well respected amongst his colleagues and on occasion, if they wanted a practical joke,they would ask his advice. In college Herman played practical jokes during his chemistry lab. He was enrolled in an organic chemistry lab and one day he handed his lab partner a firecracker, which he lit. The explosion caused the professor to run to them exclaiming, "What happened? Where's the blood?" Herman was laughing so hard he had to leave the room. The other students didn't dare look up from their experiments in determination that their experiments didn't explode. They thought someone was dead. As a teacher his approach did not change. The biology teacher in Moab asked Herman for a simple acid. Herman asked what kind, but the teacher said any kind. Herman gave him one that had a horrific small. When the teacher realized it he came back shaking his fist at Herman and said, "I should have known better when you asked me which acid." Herman also had a late policy rule that stated: "If you can make up a reason I have never heard you will not be sent to the "war department" (vice Principal's office)." One day a student came in late to class and Herman asked him why he was late. "I was backing out of the driveway and hit a bump and all of my spark plugs fell out." Herman told him to sit down.
Beula was also well respected, though she preferred teaching the younger children. She spent most of her free time and extra cash on teaching her poor students personal hygiene and reading outside the classroom. She started reading and Spanish after-school programs. Kristena spent two nights a week with Beula helping in the reading programs. Beula was also well liked by the staff. The last few weeks of her life Beula taught in Hunington Elementary and received many notes of encouragement from the children in her class. Parents also wrote letters of gratitude to Beula for her extra care and ability to reach children. Beula found teaching an inspiration in itself-"None of the things that I have done or seen can ever be completely hidden from those that I come in contact with particularly in the classroom. The main thing is a progressive district with the education of the children placed as the goal and that education is the best that it can conceivably be. Any district that is not satisfied with just a good education for its students sounds like something that I would like to be part of."
Married Life with Beula and Chldren, Part 3
Written by Kimberly Eden, Heath's Row: A History of Herman and Beula Heath
Gail lived with Herman and moved to Wake Island with him. Gail and Herman taught math and science on the island for a year. Wake Island is a large coral reef with a few natives and as air force base. The fish from the coral are incredible and poisonous so most food had to be flown in. Beula and Kristena visited them after Christmas. Jeff was serving a mission in Argentina. The next year Kristena attended the College of Eastern Utah and then transferred to Utah State University where Beula also attended the following year. Beula attained her Masters in Education in 1975. During the summer Kristena met her husband Kent Eden at the College of Eastern Utah. In 1971 Herman, Beula, and Gail were on Panape Island teaching. Jeff met his wife Cathy that same year. Both Jeff and Kristena were married the summer after Herman, Beula, and Gail's return from the South Pacific. Gail graduated from high school nearly two years after leaving Yuma, Arizona. He served a mission in London, England.
Beula and Herman remained in Yuma for the next few years, each teaching in a different school district; the law didn't allow for a husband and wife to be teaching in the same district. Beula taught in Somerton, just outside of Yuma. Gail returned from his mission during this time and attended Arizona State. He majored in geology and finally attained a Masters in Geophysics. Jeff had entered the Air Force and got a bachelor's degree in Industrial Arts some years later. Kristena finished her bachelor's degree in Family Living and Home Economics at the University of Utah.
Jeff and Fail were eight years apart in age and even though they lived together, Jeff left home before Gail was fully grown. They spent happy years together with their father in Moab, Utah hiking, rock hounding, and flying the homemade airplane. Their favorite story was the day Herman took then hunting for pink leverite. They would use the same trick on their classmates on school field trips. Leverite is a rock-Leave it right where you found it. Jeff didn't spend a lot of time withhis mother or his sister. Gail spent his teenage years with his mother, but she died just after he finished serving a mission. The loss was devastating to all her children. Kristena spent a lot of time with her mother, aunts, and cousins. She spent time with her father, but doesn't remember much time spent with her brothers. "We had nothing in common," was her comment. As a family tradition, they would lie on the cool grass at night and watch the falling stars while Herman would explain the constellations. As children they would also chase fireflies.
Gail lived with Herman and moved to Wake Island with him. Gail and Herman taught math and science on the island for a year. Wake Island is a large coral reef with a few natives and as air force base. The fish from the coral are incredible and poisonous so most food had to be flown in. Beula and Kristena visited them after Christmas. Jeff was serving a mission in Argentina. The next year Kristena attended the College of Eastern Utah and then transferred to Utah State University where Beula also attended the following year. Beula attained her Masters in Education in 1975. During the summer Kristena met her husband Kent Eden at the College of Eastern Utah. In 1971 Herman, Beula, and Gail were on Panape Island teaching. Jeff met his wife Cathy that same year. Both Jeff and Kristena were married the summer after Herman, Beula, and Gail's return from the South Pacific. Gail graduated from high school nearly two years after leaving Yuma, Arizona. He served a mission in London, England.
Beula and Herman remained in Yuma for the next few years, each teaching in a different school district; the law didn't allow for a husband and wife to be teaching in the same district. Beula taught in Somerton, just outside of Yuma. Gail returned from his mission during this time and attended Arizona State. He majored in geology and finally attained a Masters in Geophysics. Jeff had entered the Air Force and got a bachelor's degree in Industrial Arts some years later. Kristena finished her bachelor's degree in Family Living and Home Economics at the University of Utah.
Jeff and Fail were eight years apart in age and even though they lived together, Jeff left home before Gail was fully grown. They spent happy years together with their father in Moab, Utah hiking, rock hounding, and flying the homemade airplane. Their favorite story was the day Herman took then hunting for pink leverite. They would use the same trick on their classmates on school field trips. Leverite is a rock-Leave it right where you found it. Jeff didn't spend a lot of time withhis mother or his sister. Gail spent his teenage years with his mother, but she died just after he finished serving a mission. The loss was devastating to all her children. Kristena spent a lot of time with her mother, aunts, and cousins. She spent time with her father, but doesn't remember much time spent with her brothers. "We had nothing in common," was her comment. As a family tradition, they would lie on the cool grass at night and watch the falling stars while Herman would explain the constellations. As children they would also chase fireflies.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Married Life with Beula and Children, Part 2
Written by Kimberly Eden, Heath's Row: A History of Herman and Beula Heath
Herman and Beula spent the summer in Greeley going to school again. Beula returned to school at this time in her life. She had been a high school drop out, but she explains her change of heart- "We were living in Grand Junction, Colorado where I worked as the assistant bookkeeper and file clerk to a doctor of veterinary medicine. That was a real learning experience for me and I guess gave me the incentive to alter go back to school where I finally earned my degree and teaching certification." She attained her GED through a correspondence course from Scranton, Pennsylvania International Correspondence Schools on October 23, 1958. In 1960 she attended Colorado State Teachers College while living in Greeley. The next year she attended the College on Eastern Utah in Price and had her associates in arts by 1963. She worked at the Blue Flame Gas Company for six months during this time. Her major included Spanish and elementary certification. Beula stated, I have always been interested in the processes of education and am never happier that when I am in the classroom or working with the curriculum {sic}. I am very fond of teaching foreign languages and world and getting to know about them and their customs and ways of life." She continued to explain her desire to immerse herself in the language and customs she taught by actual experience. She enrolled in a study abroad program in La Universidad de Las Americas in Mexico City, Mexico the summer of 1963. She also said,"A language is of little value in and of itself whether in English, Spanish or whatever. The language, the people, the culture, and their world should never be isolated one from the other." Kristena said that Beula's first love was the Mexican people. Beula first taught Spanish and World Geography. She spoke of that time with great emotion, "Since that time I have spent six months in Mexico studying the language and the culture to say nothing of the history and folklore. At that time I never dreamed of the fascination that these people could have for me, to say nothing of the interest and excitement that my travels would add to my classroom."
The next year Beula entered Utah State University in Logan, Utah and attained her bachelor's degree in 1964. Kristena lived with Beula most of this time, or with an aunt or Beula's mother. Herman moved to Moab to teach taking Jeff and Gail with them. Herman attended Utah State University with Beula during the summer months. They both taught in the public school systems in Moab. Herman taught math and science, but his favorite subject was practical jokes. As a teacher he put rotten egg gas in the drinking fountains and would laugh at the reactions the students had to the smell. The principal and superintendent were always angry with him.
Herman did have one passion outside teaching and that was flying. He always wanted to be a pilot. Hermon had a habit of buying homes, remodeling them, and selling them. They would live in a trailer while working on the house. In the home in Moab, Herman decided to build a plane in the living room. He put remodeling on hold and purchased a white J-3 plane with an 85 horsepower engine that would seat two. In the end he had to tear down one wall in the home to allow for enough room. When it was fully constructed he had to take it in parts through the windows and reassemble it at an airport. It took two years to complete. Herman said, "It was an exciting day when it took to the air. Many townspeople came to watch, wondering if it really would fly." Herman flew his plane for a number of years all over Southeastern Utah. He even bragged that "I was stopped {a number of times} by the FBI because I was flying my airplane into Canyonlands National Park." Not every attempt was successful. Dr. Rutt and Herman flew together at times and one time Dr. Rutt crashed the Cessna 140 in the La Sal Mountains. Neither of them was hurt. Gail, Jeff, Kristena, and even Beula took turns flying with Herman. Most of the time Gail flew with him.
Beula moved to Price, taking Kristena with her. Jeff finished high school in Moab and Kristena finished in Price. During that time Beula did another study abroad, but this time in Oaxaca, Mexico. After she finished Herman brought the family down for vacation and to bring Beula home. Kristena remained in Oaxaca for five or six months her fourteenth year. She lived with a family who owned a clothing store for formal occasions. Kristena modeled clothes for them and helped them prepare for the seasons fashion show. After the show Kristena returned to Price and high school where she graduated four years later.
Herman and Beula spent the summer in Greeley going to school again. Beula returned to school at this time in her life. She had been a high school drop out, but she explains her change of heart- "We were living in Grand Junction, Colorado where I worked as the assistant bookkeeper and file clerk to a doctor of veterinary medicine. That was a real learning experience for me and I guess gave me the incentive to alter go back to school where I finally earned my degree and teaching certification." She attained her GED through a correspondence course from Scranton, Pennsylvania International Correspondence Schools on October 23, 1958. In 1960 she attended Colorado State Teachers College while living in Greeley. The next year she attended the College on Eastern Utah in Price and had her associates in arts by 1963. She worked at the Blue Flame Gas Company for six months during this time. Her major included Spanish and elementary certification. Beula stated, I have always been interested in the processes of education and am never happier that when I am in the classroom or working with the curriculum {sic}. I am very fond of teaching foreign languages and world and getting to know about them and their customs and ways of life." She continued to explain her desire to immerse herself in the language and customs she taught by actual experience. She enrolled in a study abroad program in La Universidad de Las Americas in Mexico City, Mexico the summer of 1963. She also said,"A language is of little value in and of itself whether in English, Spanish or whatever. The language, the people, the culture, and their world should never be isolated one from the other." Kristena said that Beula's first love was the Mexican people. Beula first taught Spanish and World Geography. She spoke of that time with great emotion, "Since that time I have spent six months in Mexico studying the language and the culture to say nothing of the history and folklore. At that time I never dreamed of the fascination that these people could have for me, to say nothing of the interest and excitement that my travels would add to my classroom."
The next year Beula entered Utah State University in Logan, Utah and attained her bachelor's degree in 1964. Kristena lived with Beula most of this time, or with an aunt or Beula's mother. Herman moved to Moab to teach taking Jeff and Gail with them. Herman attended Utah State University with Beula during the summer months. They both taught in the public school systems in Moab. Herman taught math and science, but his favorite subject was practical jokes. As a teacher he put rotten egg gas in the drinking fountains and would laugh at the reactions the students had to the smell. The principal and superintendent were always angry with him.
Herman did have one passion outside teaching and that was flying. He always wanted to be a pilot. Hermon had a habit of buying homes, remodeling them, and selling them. They would live in a trailer while working on the house. In the home in Moab, Herman decided to build a plane in the living room. He put remodeling on hold and purchased a white J-3 plane with an 85 horsepower engine that would seat two. In the end he had to tear down one wall in the home to allow for enough room. When it was fully constructed he had to take it in parts through the windows and reassemble it at an airport. It took two years to complete. Herman said, "It was an exciting day when it took to the air. Many townspeople came to watch, wondering if it really would fly." Herman flew his plane for a number of years all over Southeastern Utah. He even bragged that "I was stopped {a number of times} by the FBI because I was flying my airplane into Canyonlands National Park." Not every attempt was successful. Dr. Rutt and Herman flew together at times and one time Dr. Rutt crashed the Cessna 140 in the La Sal Mountains. Neither of them was hurt. Gail, Jeff, Kristena, and even Beula took turns flying with Herman. Most of the time Gail flew with him.
Beula moved to Price, taking Kristena with her. Jeff finished high school in Moab and Kristena finished in Price. During that time Beula did another study abroad, but this time in Oaxaca, Mexico. After she finished Herman brought the family down for vacation and to bring Beula home. Kristena remained in Oaxaca for five or six months her fourteenth year. She lived with a family who owned a clothing store for formal occasions. Kristena modeled clothes for them and helped them prepare for the seasons fashion show. After the show Kristena returned to Price and high school where she graduated four years later.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Married Life with Beula and Children, Part 1
Written by Kimberly Eden, Heath's Row: A History of Herman and Beula Heath
In March 1949 they moved to Dragerton, where Beula's parents were living. Herman got a job in the coal mine. He had worked only a short time when the mines went on strike, which lowered the work week to one or two days a week for almost nine months. Jeffery Lavon was born on December 2, 1949. "He was a beautiful little red headed fellow, who looked exactly like his father." When he was 2 months old he got pneumonia and was in the hospital and recovered after two days, but then Beula spent five days in the same hospital with the same sickness.
In September of 1950, Herman was recalled to the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was stationed at El Toro Air Base, just outside of Santa Ana, California. where Jeff and Beula, then pregnant, joined him two weeks later. He was promoted to sergeant and recalled to the reserves on temporary service. Herman explained his situation as - "I was supposed to be involved in VI instrument maintenance. As I traveled to El Toro Marine Base in CA, I met Sgt. Wayne Braithwaite who worked in the post office in Ogden Utah. He pulled strings to get me in the post office at El Torro Marine Base. I worked in the post office for one year receiving and distributing mail." On the fifteenth of March 1951 Kristena Eilene was born in the Naval hospital at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. "She was tall and thin like her mama but no means skinny. She had medium brown hair and big blue eyes." For his service in the Korean War, Herman received the National Defense Service Medal.
After Herman was discharged in September of 1951 he worked at US Steel Mine in Horse Canyon until January of 1952 when he returned to Brigham Young Academy and completed his Bachelor's in Geology. He got a job for an oil company in Rock Springs, Wyoming but only remained there for two months before being transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado. He didn't like the work and took a job as a chemist for U.S. Vanadium Development CO. and they moved Herman to Uravan, Colorado. Herman was promoted to manager and transferred to Thompson, Utah. Herman also worked at a service station in the evenings. They were there until January of 1955 and were transferred back to Uravan. While they were there Beula's allergy developed into asthma and in April they moved to Greenview, Utah where they lived until November. They then moved back to Grand Junction where Herman worked for Climax Uranium as a metallurgist and Beula went to work for Dr. Pavetti, a veterinarian. They bought and lived in a trailer on an acre on Elen Avenue.
Jeff started elementary school in September of 1956 and Kristena started the next year but Herman decided to return to school to get his masters, so in late September of 1957, he got a leave of absence and they returned to Provo. Gail Lynn, the third and last child, was born in the Utah Valley Hospital on November 8, 1957. "He had long black hair, blue eyes, and red skin, which soon faded to a peachy white." Jeff was baptized on April 12, 1958 by his uncle Clyde and was confirmed a member of the church the next day by Elder Harold LaMunyou.
When Gail was five weeks old, Beula hound an infection in her breast and was in the hospital for a week. The day after she was released they returned to Grand Junction where Beula relapsed with bronchitis pneumonia and a severe attack of asthma. Spring came before she was well again. In August, Herman was laid off and moved to Ceadaredge, Colorado where he taught school the next two years. Herman, a priest by this time, baptized Kristena on April 18, 1959. She was confirmed a member of the church the same day by Dr. Wallace Ames.
In March 1949 they moved to Dragerton, where Beula's parents were living. Herman got a job in the coal mine. He had worked only a short time when the mines went on strike, which lowered the work week to one or two days a week for almost nine months. Jeffery Lavon was born on December 2, 1949. "He was a beautiful little red headed fellow, who looked exactly like his father." When he was 2 months old he got pneumonia and was in the hospital and recovered after two days, but then Beula spent five days in the same hospital with the same sickness.
In September of 1950, Herman was recalled to the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was stationed at El Toro Air Base, just outside of Santa Ana, California. where Jeff and Beula, then pregnant, joined him two weeks later. He was promoted to sergeant and recalled to the reserves on temporary service. Herman explained his situation as - "I was supposed to be involved in VI instrument maintenance. As I traveled to El Toro Marine Base in CA, I met Sgt. Wayne Braithwaite who worked in the post office in Ogden Utah. He pulled strings to get me in the post office at El Torro Marine Base. I worked in the post office for one year receiving and distributing mail." On the fifteenth of March 1951 Kristena Eilene was born in the Naval hospital at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. "She was tall and thin like her mama but no means skinny. She had medium brown hair and big blue eyes." For his service in the Korean War, Herman received the National Defense Service Medal.
After Herman was discharged in September of 1951 he worked at US Steel Mine in Horse Canyon until January of 1952 when he returned to Brigham Young Academy and completed his Bachelor's in Geology. He got a job for an oil company in Rock Springs, Wyoming but only remained there for two months before being transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado. He didn't like the work and took a job as a chemist for U.S. Vanadium Development CO. and they moved Herman to Uravan, Colorado. Herman was promoted to manager and transferred to Thompson, Utah. Herman also worked at a service station in the evenings. They were there until January of 1955 and were transferred back to Uravan. While they were there Beula's allergy developed into asthma and in April they moved to Greenview, Utah where they lived until November. They then moved back to Grand Junction where Herman worked for Climax Uranium as a metallurgist and Beula went to work for Dr. Pavetti, a veterinarian. They bought and lived in a trailer on an acre on Elen Avenue.
Jeff started elementary school in September of 1956 and Kristena started the next year but Herman decided to return to school to get his masters, so in late September of 1957, he got a leave of absence and they returned to Provo. Gail Lynn, the third and last child, was born in the Utah Valley Hospital on November 8, 1957. "He had long black hair, blue eyes, and red skin, which soon faded to a peachy white." Jeff was baptized on April 12, 1958 by his uncle Clyde and was confirmed a member of the church the next day by Elder Harold LaMunyou.
When Gail was five weeks old, Beula hound an infection in her breast and was in the hospital for a week. The day after she was released they returned to Grand Junction where Beula relapsed with bronchitis pneumonia and a severe attack of asthma. Spring came before she was well again. In August, Herman was laid off and moved to Ceadaredge, Colorado where he taught school the next two years. Herman, a priest by this time, baptized Kristena on April 18, 1959. She was confirmed a member of the church the same day by Dr. Wallace Ames.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Herman and Beula Marry
Written by Kimberly Eden, Heath's Row: A History of Herman and Beula Heath
Herman attended Brigham Young Academy but met Beulah through Barbara Chidester's introduction. Herman asked before meeting her, "Does she have any money? If not I don't want to meet her." Apparently money didn't matter int he end. Beula graduated from Seminary her junior year and her comment was. "I really enjoyed my three years of gospel studies." She continued to explain. "By the time I was a Senior and in my eighteenth year, I had put on some weight and had a well-rounded figure, which attracted quite a number of admirers of the opposite sex. Among them was Herman Lavon Heath with whom I eloped on the twenty-third day of October in 1948. we were married in Las Vegas, Nevada the next day after an all night trip and only one flat tire." There is more to the story from her brother Clyde. He states that the clerk didn't believe that Beula was 18 so he called her home. Clyde was the only one home so he told the clerk he was Beula's father and she had his permission to marry. Clyde told the clerk she was 18. They told Kristena, their second child, they had been on a date on the 23rd of October when Herman said, "Let;s go to Las Vegas." Beula said. "Okay." I must say that is definitely one way to propose. They were sealed in the Logan temple on July 12, 1971.
Herman attended Brigham Young Academy but met Beulah through Barbara Chidester's introduction. Herman asked before meeting her, "Does she have any money? If not I don't want to meet her." Apparently money didn't matter int he end. Beula graduated from Seminary her junior year and her comment was. "I really enjoyed my three years of gospel studies." She continued to explain. "By the time I was a Senior and in my eighteenth year, I had put on some weight and had a well-rounded figure, which attracted quite a number of admirers of the opposite sex. Among them was Herman Lavon Heath with whom I eloped on the twenty-third day of October in 1948. we were married in Las Vegas, Nevada the next day after an all night trip and only one flat tire." There is more to the story from her brother Clyde. He states that the clerk didn't believe that Beula was 18 so he called her home. Clyde was the only one home so he told the clerk he was Beula's father and she had his permission to marry. Clyde told the clerk she was 18. They told Kristena, their second child, they had been on a date on the 23rd of October when Herman said, "Let;s go to Las Vegas." Beula said. "Okay." I must say that is definitely one way to propose. They were sealed in the Logan temple on July 12, 1971.
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