Lloyd Dee Paulsen

On November 20, 2010, Lloyd Dee Paulsen, much beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend returned to his Heavenly Father. The funeral will be held on November 27, 2010 a 10 a.m., with a viewing prior to the service at 8:00 a.m. The services will be held at the Bloomington 3rd Ward, 1222 E. Brigham Road, St. George, Utah, with a graveside service to follow. He was born in Ephraim, Utah on June 30th 1919, the third son in a family of six born to Hyrum Paulsen and Caroline Brady Paulsen. He married Neva Nuttall on September 20, 1940. His primary education was completed in Provo. His Junior High and High School was completed in Ephraim Utah. He graduated from Snow College in 1939 with an Associate in Science specializing in Engineering. He began working for Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica California in 1940 as a Loftsman and Mathematician. He was in the Army for 10 months and 13 days in 1945. He then completed his undergraduate degree at BYU in 1946. He then returned to work at Douglas and remained there until the first day of 1948 when he went to work for the City of Los Angeles as a Civil Engineering Draftsman. As the years progressed his responsibilities continued to grow until his retirement as the Deputy City Engineer for the City of Los Angeles. In this position he was responsible for all of the Engineering Design performed in the District Offices, the preparation of all of the Environmental Impact Documents and the clearance of all projects through the various State and Federal Bureaus. He prepared or supervised the preparation of these documents for over 2,000 projects. He was able to continue his education in the Extension Division of UCLA and the Graduate School at USC and the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He received his Master of Public Works from USC and his Graduate Certificate in Business Management from UCLA. He also completed all of the work required for a Masters Degree in Photography at UCLA. Along the way he received many awards. In 1945 the USA Department of Research and Development gave him a Special Award for the work he did in developing guided missiles. In 1979 the American Public Works Association gave him the Samuel Greeley Award. In 1988, Snow College awarded him the Distinguished Alumni Award. He was awarded the Silver Beaver by the Boy Scouts of America in 1996. He also received many awards from the communities within the San Fernando Valley. He has also received many awards in the field of photography. He was a member of several professional organizations: Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, Member Architects and Engineers Association. He was a registered Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor in California, Utah and Wyoming. He has been listed in Who's Who in the West and in the International Who's Who. Lloyd and Neva raised eight children of their own, and also invited forty-two other people into their home where they were made welcome. Some of these people stayed a few months, others a few years. There were young people from Europe, Church Social Services, the Indian Placement program and kids who didn't have anywhere else to live. Lloyd has been active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a Gospel Doctrine Teacher for several years, President of the Elders Quorum, President of the Stake and Ward Young Men's Organizations, Scout Master, Stake Building Coordinator, A consultant to BYU. He served several years as a Scout Commissioner in the Virgin River District of the Boy Scouts of American. He lived a life dedicated to assisting others and according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, showing an example of Christ-like love in all that he did. His faith and devotion have been an inspiration to all who know him. Lloyd always kept himself abreast of current developments in Engineering by attending special courses and taking technical magazines. During their retirement years he and Neva were able to visit every country in Europe, every Province in Canada and all of Baja California. They were interested in the exchange students that had been in their home. They visited almost every large art museum in Europe and tried to visit every wood Stave church in Norway, every Rock Church in Finland and all the Baroque churches in Bavaria, and every major Gothic Cathedral. He was able to serve on several local committees and commissions. He was President of the Bloomington Community Council, Chairman of the Bloomington Architecture Control Committee, and served on the Board of Appeals for Washington County. He was a member of the St. George Art Commission, and on the Hillside Review Committee. He and Neva had an ongoing interest in genealogy. They made sure that the family history information was passed on to their family. In the last years of his life he was deeply involved in the compilation of the family's history and the distribution of this history to family members. Their love of family was further demonstrated with planning of family reunions that built family unity and love. They believed in keeping contact with all family members. Survived by sons: Thrim B, (Vickie), Arlo, (Debbie), Lyndon, (Susan); daughters, Freyja, (Vern), Kristan, (Jay), Charlene, (Russ), Nici, Ninon, (Boyd); Sister, Nada Lowell, (James); 35 grandchildren, 25 great grand children and 2 great-great grandchildren.