Gary LeRoy Poll returned to his heavenly home on July 17, 2017. He was born to LeRoy and Venice Slater Poll of South Weber, Utah on April 24, 1950. Gary married his sweetheart, Jill Marler on September 24, 1975 in the Salt Lake LDS temple.

Gary graduated from Clearfield High School in 1968. He loves the CHS class of 68’ and throughout his life has cherished becoming reacquainted and helping those in his graduating class. After high school, he served an LDS mission in Peru and then joined the Air Force Reserve. He received a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University in history and a master’s degree from BYU in Near Eastern Studies. While attending Weber State, he served as the LDSSA President and made many life-long friendships.

Gary will be remembered for his quick wit, humor, teaching and loving people. His boisterous voice and personality left a roomful of people laughing and feeling at ease. He never had a hard time talking to people and his humor would lighten the mood of any situation.

He incorporated these talents into a career which touched thousands of lives. He worked for the LDS Church Education System for 36 years, teaching seminary and institute. He taught at his beloved alma mater, Weber State University and later retired from the University of Utah. After retirement from full-time teaching, he worked with his son, Ryan to help his friends with retirement and Medicare planning. Gary enjoyed serving in the Salt Lake and Bountiful LDS temples as well as holding many church callings.

Of all of Gary’s “titles” the ones he treasured the most were husband, father and grandpa. Gary cherished his family and made family time his top priority. Each grandchild felt he/she was his favorite. If it was important to his family, it was important to him.

Above all, Gary felt a great love for his Savior Jesus Christ and lived each day trying to be like Him. Even in his final days, he continued to teach his family about the importance of following Jesus Christ to find true happiness.

Gary is survived by his wife Jill, and children: Ryan (Katherine), Jodi, Kyle (Emily), Brynley (Dean), Troy (Marissa), and 15.5 grandchildren. Also surviving are his mother, his siblings: Sandra (Dee) Burton, Doris (LaMar) Gubler, Craig (Jackie) Poll, Scott (Peggy) Poll, Michael (Debby) Poll, and Tami Williams-Glauser (Lynn) Glauser. He was preceded in his death by his father, LeRoy H. Poll; mother-in-law, Inez B. Marler; brother-in-law, Gary Marler; brother-in-law, Robert Williams; and his nephews, Colby and Lucas Gubler.

Donations can be made to The Gary Poll Memorial Scholarship at Weber State University through this link: goo.gl/YzzPrH

Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 21, 2017 at 11 am in The LDS Church located at 270 N. 300 E. Centerville, UT. Friends may visit family Thursday from 5-8 pm at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Rd. and Friday from 9:30-10:30 am at the church in Centerville.