Carl Reynolds

Carl C. Reynolds, formerly of Wellsville, passed away August 31st at his Cowboy Cottage near Banks, OR. He was born September 8, 1934, the youngest of Joseph W. & Theresa C. Reynolds’ 11 children. As a child of the post-depression and World War II eras, he learned early the importance of family, hard work, and patriotism. That special period in his life and his love of the Wellsville mountains were often the themes of his insightful cowboy poetry, written for the enjoyment of his coworkers and friends at retirement parties and other social gatherings.

He was active in Scouting both as a youth and adult. In his youth, he was an Eagle Scout with Bronze, Gold and Silver Palms and a recipient of the Deseret Recognition award. As an adult he was Wood Badge trained and served as Scoutmaster and/or Cubmaster in New Mexico, Texas and Florida. He served in leadership positions at the district and council levels. He was a collector of Scouting memorabilia and served on Scouting’s Activities National Committee with responsibility for writing ceremonial and other special programs for use by scout leaders at the national and local council levels. He was awarded the Silver Beaver by the Central Florida Council, Orlando, FL. 

He attended Floradell Elementary and Wellsville Junior High and then on to South Cache High School, where he graduated in May 1952. He graduated from Utah State in 1957. He was active in intramural sports; a member of the wrestling team; a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and served as Sports Editor of the Buzzer.

Following graduation, Carl served in the Army Medical Corps assigned to the Department of Pathology Services, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, CO. After rotational assignments in the departments of Hematology, Surgical Pathology, and Pathological Anatomy, he was assigned to the Department of Clinical Chemistry and was a member of the team that developed rapid methodology for determining oxygen saturation of blood during cardiac catheterization and open-heart surgery.

In June 1962 he joined the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an Investigator in Denver, CO. His subsequent permanent duty stations included Resident Investigator, Albuquerque, NM Resident Post; Supervisory Investigator, Dallas, TX; Director of Investigations, Orlando, FL; District Director, Detroit, MI and Director, Office of Compliance, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Washington, DC. He was a technical representative to the APEC negotiations, and he served several assignments with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He was a member of the Senior Executive Service and received numerous investigative and managerial awards during his career. He retired in January 1999.

He met Sharon Zollinger of Providence on a blind date, and they married in the Logan Temple in February 1963. They had two children, Rose Marie and Jeffery. Carl’s family was a source of great joy and comfort to him. He lost his beloved Sharon in 2010 and daughter Rose Marie in 2016. He is survived by his son Jeffery (Rebecca) and grandsons Connor, Evan (Carlie) and Collin Reynolds.

Following his FDA retirement, he entered the world of international regulatory consulting to those industries regulated by FDA. He traveled the world in his consulting activities and was a frequent speaker at trade shows, international conferences, and government symposia. He returned to FDA in 2009 and served as Senior Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and provided expert opinions to regulatory specialists and other professionals within FDA on matters relating to his areas of expertise. His assignment concluded in 2014, and he returned to his consulting activities well into his 85th year.

Carl was a devout family man, and his family was ever supportive of his professional career and the demands of his investigative, managerial, and consulting assignments. He was active in his church and faithfully served as scoutmaster, cubmaster, teacher of early morning seminary, ward executive secretary, and a member of the Stake High Council. He guided youth groups hiking the Appalachia Trail, and he and his wife were foster parents under programs administered by LDS Social Services.

His final resting place will be at the Hyrum City Cemetery, 500-600 E. Main St, Hyrum, UT.

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