Max Knudson

Karen,
I sadly just learned from the Judge Memorial magazine that Max passed away in October. I hope you can enjoy all the good memories that the two of you created.

I would love to be in touch with you again!

Cousin Jayne

We are sending our kind thoughts to the family of Max Knudson!

While with Mountain Fuel, Gary had the pleasure of working with Max in his role as the Business Editor of the Deseret News. The highlight of my business dealings with Max is when joined a business delegation to New York in in the mid-1980s. We met with several key business professionals who help companies decide to expand their businesses. Did we also have fun -- yes! Max joined me, and my wife Paulette, as we...

Karen, So sorry to hear of Max's passing. He (and you) were good neighbors and those are hard to find. I remember his very well written neighborhood plea, to git rid of the speed bumps hampering his progress out of the subdivision. His plea worked, and they were eliminated! We all appreciate a smooth ride. We love you both, Jan and Nate

Dear Karen and family,
Bo and I were saddened to learn of Max’s death and wanted to reach out to you, Kelly and Lindsay to express our condolences.
Max had such great passion for his work. I think of him rushing into the newsroom fresh off an interview and pounding out a beautifully written and impeccably reported story on deadline - nearly always an exclusive. This happened often, largely because Max had an amazing network of sources that respected him and trusted him to tell...

I was an intern at the D-News, assigned primarily to the business desk, in the summer of 1980. It’s easy to ignore an intern but Max — and George Ferguson — never did. Max was a delight to work with: He was complimentary when I did well, smart, connected, skilled, focused, and always funny. Plus he was incredibly cool. That’s the one word that describes him. His car reviews provided proof. He was a role model to me. I appreciate his influence and join his family in mourning his passing.

I was so sorry to open the Deseret News this morning and see that Max was gone. Seeing his picture brought back good memories of working together with him, George Ferguson, Arnold Irvine, Roger Pusey, and Matt Brown on the business desk years ago. I remember teasing them about how handsome they looked when they coincidentally wore the same color shirts, giving birth to "Pink Shirt Day."
I remember Max pulling his hair out one afternoon after spending a long day at a baffling Public...

Been dreading this day, Mick. Golf ain't golf without you praising and/or needling me. The old foursome, The Four Fresh Men, are dwindling. You and Vern gone now, Johnny Ringo and I waiting for the final tee; you know, the one where'd you'd stand at the tee box and call out "Last chance for glory!"

Max was amazing. Being in the DN library we had many conversations. Including George and Roger with us. God bless! Blessings to his family, of whom he spoke often!

For a couple of years, Max was night city editor at the Salt Lake Tribune and I was the night police reporter. We spent lots of quiet nights together, reading page proofs, listening to the police scanner, and chatting. I learned a lot about the news business from him. Sorry to see him go.