Gwen Dickson Rich’s life history – put together by her
mother, Veloy Tonks Dickson, during the year (last part of 1986-first part
1987) for presentation at a party where Gwen was put into the Primary
Presidency.
Gwen was born, January 9, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah at
the L.D.S. Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs.
7 oz., and was 21 inches long. She is
the oldest child in the family, having two sisters (Erika and Tonya) and two
brothers (Lance – deceased and Mark)
Gwen walker at 8 months, but didn’t get her first tooth
until she was 9 months. When she was
about 1 ½ years old she decided she didn’t want to go to bed at night. After all the preliminaries (prayers, drink,
good-night kiss, etc.) were over and she was tucked into her crib, her parents
would turn out the light and close the bedroom door. Before they reached the living room, they
could hear her climb out of bed and open the door. It took many tries each night before she finally
settled down.
Gwen moved to Morgan (from Salt Lake) with her parents when
she was 2 ½ years old. She cut he
forehead on a coffee table when she was almost 3, which required stitches. When she was 7 years old she fell on the ice
at school and broke her left collar bone.
While still in elementary school she played the part of “Missie” in a
play put on by the Mutual. She also won
a reading contest sponsored by the Library during the summer for the most books
read. She took dancing lessons and piano
lessons, and participated in 4-H where her projects in clothing and cooking
went to State. Gwen played the saxophone
in the band, and was a cheerleader and a member of the drill team while in High
School.
She married Roger D. Rich on July 14, 1977. She continued with her high school studies
and graduated with her class in May of 1979.
Roger and Gwen have three children, Ambure (deceased),
Amanda, and Zac. They just moved into
their new home in Richville in July of 1986.
Gwen works at the county Assessor’s Office.
Her hobbies include sewing, and going places and doing things
with her family. She hates cooking
(especially preparing meals after a hard days work), and BEES (of any kind).
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