Clyde L. Juchau

Clyde Levere Juchau
January 27, 1925-September 28, 2010
Clyde Levere Juchau, beloved husband, father of four, grandfather and great-grandfather and respected businessman, died September 28, 2010 after battling Parkinson's Disease and attendant complications for over a decade.
Clyde was born January 27,1925, in Virginia, Idaho, the first child of Titus Levere Juchau and Elda Rawlings Juchau. From them he learned hard work and integrity, obedience to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and honesty in all things, lessons he embodied throughout his life. He attended Virginia Elementary School, a two-room schoolhouse, from which he graduated as valedictorian ("a huge achievement," his life history says wryly, "considering there were only five other students in the class"). He tells many happy stories of his childhood. Though he was small of stature, he had a large presence: he lettered in boxing, baseball, and basketball at Downey High School and served as Student Body President. He graduated in 1942, just after US involvement in World War II was declared. He went to Army Intelligence School in 1944; his army unit was primarily responsible for breaking the highly classified Japanese code enabling U.S. military leaders to know of the attack on Midway Island and to turn the war to Allied advantage.
When he returned from Japan, he met and courted Carol Heiner, a housemate of his sister Ruth's at BYU; he proposed on the "Y" and they were married in the Salt Lake LDS temple Sept 17,1947. His ambition and sharp mind won him many job opportunities. After he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Utah in June, 1949, in marketing and retailing, he and Carol moved to Pocatello, Idaho to work for General Motors. There they met many lifelong friends. Their first child, Kerry, was born there; the next year, after much persuasion from Sterling W. Sill, the family moved to San Francisco to work for New York Life. He learned quickly that he wanted to "run his own show." In the following years he moved from company to company gaining experience so that he could do just that. He and Carol were stalwart members of the Lafayette-Orinda (later Orinda) Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, across the bay from San Francisco, from 1957 to 1972, while the family grew to
include two daughters, Julie and jan, and another son, Daniel, as Clyde increased the range and extent of his business experience. The culmination of this experience was his stint as the tremendously successful President and CEO of Neo-Life Corporation of America, whose revenue grew some 32X under his directorship from 1970-1980. He and Carol moved to Pleasanton, California, in 1972. He retired at age 55.
After retirement, he was set apart by Gordon B. Hinckley to serve in the Oakland Temple as a sealer, training supervisor, and executive secretary. He also did extensive genealogy work and continued serving in many callings in his ward, including teaching Gospel Doctrine, which he especially loved. With Carol, he traveled to almost 80 countries on all seven continents, including Antarctica, taking movies, making friends, and bantering all the while. A map in their home has more pins showing "where we've been" than Carter's has pills ... almost. He loved to share stories of spiritual highlights in the temple. All of his children were married in the temple, and he and Carol often spoke proudly of their posterity.
In 1985 he and Carol moved to Logan, Utah, where he continued his work as a sealer, saw Carol through cancer treatment, served a mission with her to Littleton, Colorado (1991-2), and helped to care for his parents in their declining years. There they also renewed friendships from their past in Pocatello and enjoyed great times as long as they could, until Clyde's illness overtook him.
Clyde was preceded in death by his brother Dan, who died in 1959, and by his parents. He is survived by his devoted wife Carol; children Kerry (Cathy) of Glendale, Arizona, and their two children and six grandchildren; Julie Nichols (Jeff) of Provo, Utah, and their four children and eight grandchildren; jan Argyle (Mark) of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and their four children and five grandchildren; and Dan (Jill), of San Jose, California, and their three sons; also by his sisters Ruth Lott (Dan), of Providence, Utah; Joyce, of Bountiful, Utah, and Karen, of Logan, Utah; and his brother Mont (Betty Jo), of Bothell, Washington. Clyde liked to be in charge; we have a feeling he's already giving motivational speeches in heaven and leading the troops in the fight against Indifference, Lethargy, Apathy, and Complacency-all modern "illnesses" he fought to the last.
We express our gratitude to Kimett Smith and the staff at the Cache Valley Assisted living Center, who were so good to Clyde and to Carol during his year's stay there. We also express deepest appreciation to Access Hospice, especially his nurse Cathy Hall; Ruth and Dan Lott, Karen and Joyce Juchau, Margaret Jones, and Sandra LeBlanc, who supported Carol through the most difficult times of Clyde's illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E. Center, Logan, with a viewing prior to services from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Burial will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net