Sept. 23, 1939-March 4, 2005

"Papa"



BOUNTIFUL, UTAH -- "Rich" Richard Samuel Mavin, 65, of Bountiful died peacefully at home early Friday morning, March 4, 2005. Rich was born Sept. 23, 1939, in Plymouth, Devonshire, England. He was the son of Reginald Samuel and Maggie Eliza Hambley Mavin. They preceded him in death. His mother died in September 1970 and his father in April 1998. Rich emigrated to America in 1947 and became a U.S. citizen in 1960. He lived in San Diego, Calif. and later moved to Ogden. He was a 1957 graduate of Ogden High and a 1967 graduate of Weber State University. He was employed in numerous marketing and supervisory positions at AT&T, Mountain Bell and US West until his retirement in 1990. He was founder and president of CIT Communica-tions and Satisfaction Development Systems in Salt Lake City until July 2004. He served in the British Mission from 1960-1962. He was an excellent missionary and cherished the memories and lifelong friendships developed during that period of his life.

He married Sheila Rae McIntire of Clearfield, August 24, 1967, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was an excellent musician and was well known for his humor and banjo playing abilities. He also played guitar, keyboard and composed and recorded music. He served as Bountiful Rotary Club President. He also served as Chairman of the Board and National Delegate from Utah for the American Cancer Society for many years. He was an excellent teacher and enjoyed sharing his knowledge. He loved great music and great literature. Shake-speare's sonnets and plays and Melville's Moby Dick were among his favorite works. He was also a great fan of Joseph Campbell, Carl Sagan, and Bill Moyer. Rich also loved history and had visited virtually all of the Civil War sites in the U.S. He loved trains and created a wonderful model HO train world of his own. He loved model British soldiers and collected hundreds of them throughout the years beginning with his childhood in England. Rich was also an excellent photographer and videographer. He created beautiful travel movies. His favorite subjects were trains; Chama, New Mexico; birds of the Great Salt Lake; Yellowstone; backyard birds; nature; and his family. The movies were always accompanied by appropriate music and narration. Rich was an excellent writer and enjoyed writing short stories and childhood memories titled "The Porter Avenue Gang." He loved golfing with his friends though he maintained golf didn't always "love" him. In years past he had been an avid snowmobiler, car enthusiast, and eagle watcher. He also loved dogs and raised many over the years.

Rich adored his girls: Diedre Ann, San Diego, Calif.; Jessica and Sofia (Binski - Princess, my darling) Bountiful; Lindsay Jones and Izabella (Bella) Tolman, Brooklyn, New York. He had great admiration for the talents and accomplishments of the boys in the family: R. Trevor, Bountiful; Harper Greene, San Diego; Matt Jones, SLC; Cache Tolman, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Jake McIntire, South Ogden; M. Tyler and Devin Larkins, Lehi; Aaron McIntire, Concord, N.H.; and Josh McIntire, Syracuse, Utah. He also had great love and appreciation for his friends and loved ones for their time and thoughtfulness throughout his eight -bypass heart surgery, August 2004, and recuperation. Special friends and family include: Greg Jones, NSL; Jim and Virginia Pearce, SLC; Bard and Pauline Vance, Layton; Carey Hobbs, Midway and Marilyn Miller, SLC; Lloyd Tanner, SLC; Richard Dunn, SLC; Lynn and Diane Stewart, Hendersen, Nev.; Brent and Lindalee Julander, Grants Pass, Ore.; Joel Izatt, SLC; Kirk and Sara Adam, St. George; Rebecca Clay Olsen, Harriman; Dennis Jacobs, Bountiful; The Phil Chase family, Bountiful; The Kossin family, Bountiful; The Denton family, Idaho; Eveline Foster, Brigham; his cousin Jean Ford, Niagara Falls, Canada, Zach and Mandy and Cache, SLC; Sheryl and Jim Grant, South Weber; Mike and Debbie Larkins, Layton; Duane and Lois McIntire, Clearfield; David McIntire, Layton; and Roger McIntire, South Ogden, Michelle Kirkwood, SLC, Brenda Maviano (Bountiful). Should friends so desire, expressions of sympathy may take the form of a donation in Rich's memory to a charity of your choice. Arrangements by Leavitt's Mortuary, Ogden. Private family services will be held at a later date. Send condolences to the family at www.leavittsmortuary.com or send to Sheryl Grant, attn: Sheila Mavin 2052 East Deer Run Drive, South Weber, Utah 84405