Richard Wayne (Pete) Pratt

Richard Wayne (Pete) Pratt, 87, of Bountiful, Utah, passed away on May 5, 2023. He was born on April 2, 1936 in Price, Utah to Alma P. Pratt and Grace Madsen. He grew up in Brigham City, Utah and Ventura, California. Pete married the light of his life Joanne (Jody) Hunt on September 5, 1964 in the Laie, Hawaii Temple. They had four children together, Donald, Louisa (Ward McDonald), Winona (Jon Stowell), and Jared (Kirsten Ames).

Pete was an active member of the LDS church and served a mission in Australia. He also loved serving in various callings of his faith, as a Bishop of the Anuenue Ward in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a Sealer in the Salt Lake Temple, and as an ordinance worker in the Bountiful Temple. Pete and Jody served missions in the Washington DC Temple, and the Cody Wyoming Visitors Center. Employed by the LDS church he traveled throughout the world visiting Temples.

After graduating from Ventura Jr. College. Pete went on to graduate from BYU. He served in the US Army for two years. The bulk of his career was spent as a computer programmer for the LDS church.

Pete held a membership at the Deseret Gym until it closed and used that to play his beloved sport of basketball, and torture his kids in racquetball. He played tennis regularly with friends. He enjoyed boating at Lake Powell, and was a great body surfer in Hawaii. He was a great photographer displaying most of his masterpiece's on his office wall, enjoyed an awesome workshop that he built in his basement, allowing him to build and fix anything that was needed.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents, Alma and Grace, his grandson Jacob Cody Pratt, his sister Amy Christine Gonzales, and his brother Donald Bromley Pratt. He is survived by his wife Jody, siblings, Gail (David) Wasden, Laura Lee (Tom) Edwards, Marcia (Max) Newell, in-laws Mario Gonzales, and Janice Pratt.

Also surviving are the 4 children listed above, 14 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren as follows: Katherine (Matt) Maestas with Charlotte; Colton Pratt with Gemma and Noiree; Addison Evans with Thomas; Ella (Mathew) Newman with Frankie and Kit; Mikayla Pratt with Calliope; Gideon (Sophie) Stowell with Magnolia; Joseph (Abby) Stowell; Andrew McDonald; Alex Pratt; Hannah Stowell; Aiden Pratt; Chloe McDonald; Tydon and Cadon Pratt.

We want to thank Life Care Center of Bountiful and Inspiration Hospice especially Regan and Simon for their kind, loving care. Pete donated his body to the University of Utah Medical school. He will later be interred at the Farmington City Cemetery.

A memorial service will be held on May 20, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Bountiful 20th ward building at 102 E 1400 South Bountiful, Utah.

Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00am.

Services can also be viewed via Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/96737768308?pwd=bHF6TFVXV2kyc1lMYndPQiswdFpOUT09