Bio of Jon Duke

 

Family: Clint, age 27, married with 3 sons, Russia Rostov mission, BYU grad and Harvard Law grad, now an IP attorney. Carl, age 25, married, Russia Moscow Mission, BYU grad, getting JD/MBA. degree at the U of Utah. Connor, age 22, Zimbabwe, Africa Mission, physics major at BYU. Cole, age 20, currently serving in Canada Montreal Mission, attending BYU.  I married a beautiful woman who I dated before the mission. All of our son's have stayed active in the church, and are all a lot of fun.  My wife, Connor and I survived a plane accident last May 18 in Arizona.  The small plane we were in stalled, crashed through some power lines, and burned.  It was truly a miracle that we survived, and since then I count every day as a blessing from my Heavenly Father (that's not a brag, its very humbling).

 

Church: I've always had great callings, usually in Young Men’s, including scoutmaster, deacons, teachers, priests and bishopric in regular and student wards. Currently Young Single Adult rep in ward.

 

Education: Accounting degree at Boise State, and Law degree at BYU.

 

Work: I am a corporate attorney at Questar Corp in SLC, and I also do estate planning (wills and trusts, etc.) for the non-wealthy.

 

Hobbies: Lake Powell, skiing, water skiing, golf, travel.

 

Community: I go to the Bountiful Fourth of July parade sometimes.  I am very involved with the Edison School Project, which aids an inner city grade school in SLC, especially during Christmas.

 

Comps: Lots of great guys.

 

Areas Served: San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa Honduras, San Jose, and Panama City.

 

Memories: My very first door approach was a classic.  I asked the guy to throw us out.