Dorian Maurice Hatch
1940 - 2015
Early Life: Dorian was born September 25, 1940, in Burley, Idaho, to Victor Maurice and Jean Harris Hatch. His youth was spent in Nampa, Idaho, where he participated in music, sports and academia. In high school, he was the drum major and played the trumpet. He was a National Honor Society student. As a junior in high school, his passion for music and an LDS seminary class, resulted in him taking notice of (and quickly falling in love with) his sweetheart, Joyce Ann Stephens.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1960, Dorian and Joyce were sealed for time and all eternity in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Logan is where they made their first home and he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Utah State University. While there, they welcomed their first child. The happy couple moved to Iowa, where he pursued a Master’s Degree from Iowa State. They later moved to Long Island, New York, where Dorian received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Stony Brook. While in New York, they also welcomed two more children. Upon receiving his PhD, Dorian accepted his professorship at Brigham Young University where he taught Physics and welcomed their fourth and fifth child. He was on the Medical School of Admissions Board at BYU. He received the distinguished Karl G. Maeser award for research in 1992. Dorian was the Department Chairman of Physics and Astronomy for six years. He retired from BYU in 2006, after 38 years of distinguished service. Dorian authored many publications and citations in his field, some of which are housed in The Library of Congress. He loved the study of Theoretical Physics and Phase Transitions. He was happy when he could use his talents and abilities to improve the world around him and answer some puzzling questions in the process. He assisted many foreign students with the application processes for student visas. He taught a semester of fly fishing, just for fun. He loved the outdoors and appreciated the beauty all around him and gave all credit of such beauty to "The Master Scientist," his Heavenly Father. He passed his love for the outdoors on to his family; he loved his family. He served as the President of The Hatch Family Association a National registry for four years. He cherished relationships and had many opportunities to show his love as a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served as Bishop of the 55th and later 63rd Wards in the Sunset Vista Stake in Orem, Utah. His love of music was a way of life for him and all his children were blessed with the sound of his high tenor voice. This voice afforded him the opportunity to be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1994 to 2000. He loved his time spent with the choir and the leaders of the Church. He had many opportunities due to his research, sabbaticals and the choir, to travel the world with his lovely wife and some travel with children in tow. He created a life of adventure for himself and family. His retirement years included splendid summers at his second home in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming. He tended the most productive and glorious garden, offering his bounties to neighbors, friends and family. He played his trumpet in local bands in Star Valley and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he entertained for senior citizen homes and events. He fished the many streams, rivers and lakes in the area and always looked for an opportunity to cast a fly. He made friends easily and always made people feel that their story was more important than his own. He was not a respecter of persons, so the collage of friendships he kept was a wide representation of varied beliefs and choices. He had a curiosity of the world and marveled at its wonders. He had a deep and abiding faith and served a service mission for the LDS Church at the Home Storage Center in Lindon, Utah, for a year and a half and was an Assistant Manager. He loved the work, the patrons and the fellow missionaries with whom he served. Dorian Maurice Hatch returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his cherished family on Wednesday morning, August 12, 2015, after a noble, valiant and peaceful surrender to cancer. He was 74.
Family Message: "He will be remembered by all who had the blessing to have known him, as a remarkable man. A man, who walked with God, honored his values, country, and family, a true Gentle-man. He improved the value of everyone and everything he touched. As he enters his next transition may he continue to guide and watch over us. We pray he will lead us safely home into the comfortable refuge he has so fully offered while he was with us. We love him and will miss his wise council and example every day. 'Until we meet again, at last…' "
Survived By: His wife, Joyce Hatch, of Orem; his children: Rebecca Hatch Cardon (Christopher), Patricia Hatch Beck (Robert), Gregory Hatch (Gina), Melinda Hatch Childs (Jamie) and Stephen Hatch; two sisters: Hyra Hatch Wright (LaMar), of Logan Utah; Shareen Hatch Keller (George), of Nampa Idaho; 17 beautiful grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many wonderful nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly.
Services: Sunset Heights 6th Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Aug 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1940 - 2015
Early Life: Dorian was born September 25, 1940, in Burley, Idaho, to Victor Maurice and Jean Harris Hatch. His youth was spent in Nampa, Idaho, where he participated in music, sports and academia. In high school, he was the drum major and played the trumpet. He was a National Honor Society student. As a junior in high school, his passion for music and an LDS seminary class, resulted in him taking notice of (and quickly falling in love with) his sweetheart, Joyce Ann Stephens.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1960, Dorian and Joyce were sealed for time and all eternity in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Logan is where they made their first home and he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Utah State University. While there, they welcomed their first child. The happy couple moved to Iowa, where he pursued a Master’s Degree from Iowa State. They later moved to Long Island, New York, where Dorian received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Stony Brook. While in New York, they also welcomed two more children. Upon receiving his PhD, Dorian accepted his professorship at Brigham Young University where he taught Physics and welcomed their fourth and fifth child. He was on the Medical School of Admissions Board at BYU. He received the distinguished Karl G. Maeser award for research in 1992. Dorian was the Department Chairman of Physics and Astronomy for six years. He retired from BYU in 2006, after 38 years of distinguished service. Dorian authored many publications and citations in his field, some of which are housed in The Library of Congress. He loved the study of Theoretical Physics and Phase Transitions. He was happy when he could use his talents and abilities to improve the world around him and answer some puzzling questions in the process. He assisted many foreign students with the application processes for student visas. He taught a semester of fly fishing, just for fun. He loved the outdoors and appreciated the beauty all around him and gave all credit of such beauty to "The Master Scientist," his Heavenly Father. He passed his love for the outdoors on to his family; he loved his family. He served as the President of The Hatch Family Association a National registry for four years. He cherished relationships and had many opportunities to show his love as a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served as Bishop of the 55th and later 63rd Wards in the Sunset Vista Stake in Orem, Utah. His love of music was a way of life for him and all his children were blessed with the sound of his high tenor voice. This voice afforded him the opportunity to be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1994 to 2000. He loved his time spent with the choir and the leaders of the Church. He had many opportunities due to his research, sabbaticals and the choir, to travel the world with his lovely wife and some travel with children in tow. He created a life of adventure for himself and family. His retirement years included splendid summers at his second home in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming. He tended the most productive and glorious garden, offering his bounties to neighbors, friends and family. He played his trumpet in local bands in Star Valley and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he entertained for senior citizen homes and events. He fished the many streams, rivers and lakes in the area and always looked for an opportunity to cast a fly. He made friends easily and always made people feel that their story was more important than his own. He was not a respecter of persons, so the collage of friendships he kept was a wide representation of varied beliefs and choices. He had a curiosity of the world and marveled at its wonders. He had a deep and abiding faith and served a service mission for the LDS Church at the Home Storage Center in Lindon, Utah, for a year and a half and was an Assistant Manager. He loved the work, the patrons and the fellow missionaries with whom he served. Dorian Maurice Hatch returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his cherished family on Wednesday morning, August 12, 2015, after a noble, valiant and peaceful surrender to cancer. He was 74.
Family Message: "He will be remembered by all who had the blessing to have known him, as a remarkable man. A man, who walked with God, honored his values, country, and family, a true Gentle-man. He improved the value of everyone and everything he touched. As he enters his next transition may he continue to guide and watch over us. We pray he will lead us safely home into the comfortable refuge he has so fully offered while he was with us. We love him and will miss his wise council and example every day. 'Until we meet again, at last…' "
Survived By: His wife, Joyce Hatch, of Orem; his children: Rebecca Hatch Cardon (Christopher), Patricia Hatch Beck (Robert), Gregory Hatch (Gina), Melinda Hatch Childs (Jamie) and Stephen Hatch; two sisters: Hyra Hatch Wright (LaMar), of Logan Utah; Shareen Hatch Keller (George), of Nampa Idaho; 17 beautiful grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many wonderful nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly.
Services: Sunset Heights 6th Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Aug 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Dorian Maurice Hatch
1940 - 2015
Early Life: Dorian was born September 25, 1940, in Burley, Idaho, to Victor Maurice and Jean Harris Hatch. His youth was spent in Nampa, Idaho, where he participated in music, sports and academia. In high school, he was the drum major and played the trumpet. He was a National Honor Society student. As a junior in high school, his passion for music and an LDS seminary class, resulted in him taking notice of (and quickly falling in love with) his sweetheart, Joyce Ann Stephens.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1960, Dorian and Joyce were sealed for time and all eternity in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Logan is where they made their first home and he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Utah State University. While there, they welcomed their first child. The happy couple moved to Iowa, where he pursued a Master’s Degree from Iowa State. They later moved to Long Island, New York, where Dorian received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Stony Brook. While in New York, they also welcomed two more children. Upon receiving his PhD, Dorian accepted his professorship at Brigham Young University where he taught Physics and welcomed their fourth and fifth child. He was on the Medical School of Admissions Board at BYU. He received the distinguished Karl G. Maeser award for research in 1992. Dorian was the Department Chairman of Physics and Astronomy for six years. He retired from BYU in 2006, after 38 years of distinguished service. Dorian authored many publications and citations in his field, some of which are housed in The Library of Congress. He loved the study of Theoretical Physics and Phase Transitions. He was happy when he could use his talents and abilities to improve the world around him and answer some puzzling questions in the process. He assisted many foreign students with the application processes for student visas. He taught a semester of fly fishing, just for fun. He loved the outdoors and appreciated the beauty all around him and gave all credit of such beauty to "The Master Scientist," his Heavenly Father. He passed his love for the outdoors on to his family; he loved his family. He served as the President of The Hatch Family Association a National registry for four years. He cherished relationships and had many opportunities to show his love as a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served as Bishop of the 55th and later 63rd Wards in the Sunset Vista Stake in Orem, Utah. His love of music was a way of life for him and all his children were blessed with the sound of his high tenor voice. This voice afforded him the opportunity to be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1994 to 2000. He loved his time spent with the choir and the leaders of the Church. He had many opportunities due to his research, sabbaticals and the choir, to travel the world with his lovely wife and some travel with children in tow. He created a life of adventure for himself and family. His retirement years included splendid summers at his second home in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming. He tended the most productive and glorious garden, offering his bounties to neighbors, friends and family. He played his trumpet in local bands in Star Valley and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he entertained for senior citizen homes and events. He fished the many streams, rivers and lakes in the area and always looked for an opportunity to cast a fly. He made friends easily and always made people feel that their story was more important than his own. He was not a respecter of persons, so the collage of friendships he kept was a wide representation of varied beliefs and choices. He had a curiosity of the world and marveled at its wonders. He had a deep and abiding faith and served a service mission for the LDS Church at the Home Storage Center in Lindon, Utah, for a year and a half and was an Assistant Manager. He loved the work, the patrons and the fellow missionaries with whom he served. Dorian Maurice Hatch returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his cherished family on Wednesday morning, August 12, 2015, after a noble, valiant and peaceful surrender to cancer. He was 74.
Family Message: "He will be remembered by all who had the blessing to have known him, as a remarkable man. A man, who walked with God, honored his values, country, and family, a true Gentle-man. He improved the value of everyone and everything he touched. As he enters his next transition may he continue to guide and watch over us. We pray he will lead us safely home into the comfortable refuge he has so fully offered while he was with us. We love him and will miss his wise council and example every day. 'Until we meet again, at last…' "
Survived By: His wife, Joyce Hatch, of Orem; his children: Rebecca Hatch Cardon (Christopher), Patricia Hatch Beck (Robert), Gregory Hatch (Gina), Melinda Hatch Childs (Jamie) and Stephen Hatch; two sisters: Hyra Hatch Wright (LaMar), of Logan Utah; Shareen Hatch Keller (George), of Nampa Idaho; 17 beautiful grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many wonderful nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly.
Services: Sunset Heights 6th Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Aug 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1940 - 2015
Early Life: Dorian was born September 25, 1940, in Burley, Idaho, to Victor Maurice and Jean Harris Hatch. His youth was spent in Nampa, Idaho, where he participated in music, sports and academia. In high school, he was the drum major and played the trumpet. He was a National Honor Society student. As a junior in high school, his passion for music and an LDS seminary class, resulted in him taking notice of (and quickly falling in love with) his sweetheart, Joyce Ann Stephens.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1960, Dorian and Joyce were sealed for time and all eternity in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Logan is where they made their first home and he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Utah State University. While there, they welcomed their first child. The happy couple moved to Iowa, where he pursued a Master’s Degree from Iowa State. They later moved to Long Island, New York, where Dorian received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Stony Brook. While in New York, they also welcomed two more children. Upon receiving his PhD, Dorian accepted his professorship at Brigham Young University where he taught Physics and welcomed their fourth and fifth child. He was on the Medical School of Admissions Board at BYU. He received the distinguished Karl G. Maeser award for research in 1992. Dorian was the Department Chairman of Physics and Astronomy for six years. He retired from BYU in 2006, after 38 years of distinguished service. Dorian authored many publications and citations in his field, some of which are housed in The Library of Congress. He loved the study of Theoretical Physics and Phase Transitions. He was happy when he could use his talents and abilities to improve the world around him and answer some puzzling questions in the process. He assisted many foreign students with the application processes for student visas. He taught a semester of fly fishing, just for fun. He loved the outdoors and appreciated the beauty all around him and gave all credit of such beauty to "The Master Scientist," his Heavenly Father. He passed his love for the outdoors on to his family; he loved his family. He served as the President of The Hatch Family Association a National registry for four years. He cherished relationships and had many opportunities to show his love as a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served as Bishop of the 55th and later 63rd Wards in the Sunset Vista Stake in Orem, Utah. His love of music was a way of life for him and all his children were blessed with the sound of his high tenor voice. This voice afforded him the opportunity to be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1994 to 2000. He loved his time spent with the choir and the leaders of the Church. He had many opportunities due to his research, sabbaticals and the choir, to travel the world with his lovely wife and some travel with children in tow. He created a life of adventure for himself and family. His retirement years included splendid summers at his second home in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming. He tended the most productive and glorious garden, offering his bounties to neighbors, friends and family. He played his trumpet in local bands in Star Valley and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he entertained for senior citizen homes and events. He fished the many streams, rivers and lakes in the area and always looked for an opportunity to cast a fly. He made friends easily and always made people feel that their story was more important than his own. He was not a respecter of persons, so the collage of friendships he kept was a wide representation of varied beliefs and choices. He had a curiosity of the world and marveled at its wonders. He had a deep and abiding faith and served a service mission for the LDS Church at the Home Storage Center in Lindon, Utah, for a year and a half and was an Assistant Manager. He loved the work, the patrons and the fellow missionaries with whom he served. Dorian Maurice Hatch returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his cherished family on Wednesday morning, August 12, 2015, after a noble, valiant and peaceful surrender to cancer. He was 74.
Family Message: "He will be remembered by all who had the blessing to have known him, as a remarkable man. A man, who walked with God, honored his values, country, and family, a true Gentle-man. He improved the value of everyone and everything he touched. As he enters his next transition may he continue to guide and watch over us. We pray he will lead us safely home into the comfortable refuge he has so fully offered while he was with us. We love him and will miss his wise council and example every day. 'Until we meet again, at last…' "
Survived By: His wife, Joyce Hatch, of Orem; his children: Rebecca Hatch Cardon (Christopher), Patricia Hatch Beck (Robert), Gregory Hatch (Gina), Melinda Hatch Childs (Jamie) and Stephen Hatch; two sisters: Hyra Hatch Wright (LaMar), of Logan Utah; Shareen Hatch Keller (George), of Nampa Idaho; 17 beautiful grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many wonderful nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly.
Services: Sunset Heights 6th Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Aug 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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