Darryl Kent Backman passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after an extraordinary seventy-nine years!
Kent was born March 11, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Edward F. Backman and Lucinda Hjmar Hatch. He spent the last forty-one years married to his adoring wife, Mary Lou Pollard.
Kent was a brilliant, gentle, dignified, understanding, patient, humble, kind, caring, reserved man. He was a listener, an observer, an inventor, a creator. Kent was an accomplished engineer. He earned his Ph.D. from the U. of U. in Mechanical Engineering in 1969.
Some notable accomplishments include the design of the Boeing 747 wing, engineering technology for Fountains of Bellagio, early development of successful artificial organs, starting his own tech company, and is listed on 46 U.S. patents. Kent finished his working career as VP of R&D at Merit Medical.
Kent was passionate about flying airplanes, inventing, building, snow-skiing, and robotics. He also enjoyed wood working, model planes, pyrotechnics, skydiving, hang gliding, auto racing, scuba diving, hiking, snowmobiling, motorcycles, Scouts, and trips to Lake Powell.
As adventurous as Kent was, he also loved serving others. He adored his family and his pets. He loved playing with his children and grandchildren. He was sealed to his wife, Mary, for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 17, 2006.
Kent is survived by his wife, Mary (Pollard) Backman; son, Royce (LaDonna) Backman; daughters, Renel (Kent) Rytting, Angela Backman, and Lindsay (Brian) Greer; brothers, Dan (Marilyn) Shewell, Myron (Rhonda) Shewell, and Jon (Judy) Shewell; eleven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Predeceased by his father, Ed Backman; mother, Hjmar Shewell; sister, Marian Boulton; brother, Joe Backman; and grandson, Mason Greer.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olympus Fifth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3070 East Nila Way (4140 South), Holladay. Friends and family may call at Cannon Mortuary, 2460 East Bengal Boulevard (7600 South), Cottonwood Heights, on Friday, November 10, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on the day of the services at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Kent will be laid to rest in the Farmington City Cemetery. All are welcome to join his family for a gravesite dedication, including full military rites as tribute to his service in the Army and National Guard.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from November 5 to Nov. 8, 2017.
Kent was born March 11, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Edward F. Backman and Lucinda Hjmar Hatch. He spent the last forty-one years married to his adoring wife, Mary Lou Pollard.
Kent was a brilliant, gentle, dignified, understanding, patient, humble, kind, caring, reserved man. He was a listener, an observer, an inventor, a creator. Kent was an accomplished engineer. He earned his Ph.D. from the U. of U. in Mechanical Engineering in 1969.
Some notable accomplishments include the design of the Boeing 747 wing, engineering technology for Fountains of Bellagio, early development of successful artificial organs, starting his own tech company, and is listed on 46 U.S. patents. Kent finished his working career as VP of R&D at Merit Medical.
Kent was passionate about flying airplanes, inventing, building, snow-skiing, and robotics. He also enjoyed wood working, model planes, pyrotechnics, skydiving, hang gliding, auto racing, scuba diving, hiking, snowmobiling, motorcycles, Scouts, and trips to Lake Powell.
As adventurous as Kent was, he also loved serving others. He adored his family and his pets. He loved playing with his children and grandchildren. He was sealed to his wife, Mary, for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 17, 2006.
Kent is survived by his wife, Mary (Pollard) Backman; son, Royce (LaDonna) Backman; daughters, Renel (Kent) Rytting, Angela Backman, and Lindsay (Brian) Greer; brothers, Dan (Marilyn) Shewell, Myron (Rhonda) Shewell, and Jon (Judy) Shewell; eleven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Predeceased by his father, Ed Backman; mother, Hjmar Shewell; sister, Marian Boulton; brother, Joe Backman; and grandson, Mason Greer.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olympus Fifth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3070 East Nila Way (4140 South), Holladay. Friends and family may call at Cannon Mortuary, 2460 East Bengal Boulevard (7600 South), Cottonwood Heights, on Friday, November 10, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on the day of the services at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Kent will be laid to rest in the Farmington City Cemetery. All are welcome to join his family for a gravesite dedication, including full military rites as tribute to his service in the Army and National Guard.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from November 5 to Nov. 8, 2017.
Darryl Kent Backman passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after an extraordinary seventy-nine years!
Kent was born March 11, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Edward F. Backman and Lucinda Hjmar Hatch. He spent the last forty-one years married to his adoring wife, Mary Lou Pollard.
Kent was a brilliant, gentle, dignified, understanding, patient, humble, kind, caring, reserved man. He was a listener, an observer, an inventor, a creator. Kent was an accomplished engineer. He earned his Ph.D. from the U. of U. in Mechanical Engineering in 1969.
Some notable accomplishments include the design of the Boeing 747 wing, engineering technology for Fountains of Bellagio, early development of successful artificial organs, starting his own tech company, and is listed on 46 U.S. patents. Kent finished his working career as VP of R&D at Merit Medical.
Kent was passionate about flying airplanes, inventing, building, snow-skiing, and robotics. He also enjoyed wood working, model planes, pyrotechnics, skydiving, hang gliding, auto racing, scuba diving, hiking, snowmobiling, motorcycles, Scouts, and trips to Lake Powell.
As adventurous as Kent was, he also loved serving others. He adored his family and his pets. He loved playing with his children and grandchildren. He was sealed to his wife, Mary, for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 17, 2006.
Kent is survived by his wife, Mary (Pollard) Backman; son, Royce (LaDonna) Backman; daughters, Renel (Kent) Rytting, Angela Backman, and Lindsay (Brian) Greer; brothers, Dan (Marilyn) Shewell, Myron (Rhonda) Shewell, and Jon (Judy) Shewell; eleven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Predeceased by his father, Ed Backman; mother, Hjmar Shewell; sister, Marian Boulton; brother, Joe Backman; and grandson, Mason Greer.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olympus Fifth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3070 East Nila Way (4140 South), Holladay. Friends and family may call at Cannon Mortuary, 2460 East Bengal Boulevard (7600 South), Cottonwood Heights, on Friday, November 10, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on the day of the services at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Kent will be laid to rest in the Farmington City Cemetery. All are welcome to join his family for a gravesite dedication, including full military rites as tribute to his service in the Army and National Guard.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from November 5 to Nov. 8, 2017.
Kent was born March 11, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Edward F. Backman and Lucinda Hjmar Hatch. He spent the last forty-one years married to his adoring wife, Mary Lou Pollard.
Kent was a brilliant, gentle, dignified, understanding, patient, humble, kind, caring, reserved man. He was a listener, an observer, an inventor, a creator. Kent was an accomplished engineer. He earned his Ph.D. from the U. of U. in Mechanical Engineering in 1969.
Some notable accomplishments include the design of the Boeing 747 wing, engineering technology for Fountains of Bellagio, early development of successful artificial organs, starting his own tech company, and is listed on 46 U.S. patents. Kent finished his working career as VP of R&D at Merit Medical.
Kent was passionate about flying airplanes, inventing, building, snow-skiing, and robotics. He also enjoyed wood working, model planes, pyrotechnics, skydiving, hang gliding, auto racing, scuba diving, hiking, snowmobiling, motorcycles, Scouts, and trips to Lake Powell.
As adventurous as Kent was, he also loved serving others. He adored his family and his pets. He loved playing with his children and grandchildren. He was sealed to his wife, Mary, for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 17, 2006.
Kent is survived by his wife, Mary (Pollard) Backman; son, Royce (LaDonna) Backman; daughters, Renel (Kent) Rytting, Angela Backman, and Lindsay (Brian) Greer; brothers, Dan (Marilyn) Shewell, Myron (Rhonda) Shewell, and Jon (Judy) Shewell; eleven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Predeceased by his father, Ed Backman; mother, Hjmar Shewell; sister, Marian Boulton; brother, Joe Backman; and grandson, Mason Greer.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olympus Fifth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3070 East Nila Way (4140 South), Holladay. Friends and family may call at Cannon Mortuary, 2460 East Bengal Boulevard (7600 South), Cottonwood Heights, on Friday, November 10, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on the day of the services at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Kent will be laid to rest in the Farmington City Cemetery. All are welcome to join his family for a gravesite dedication, including full military rites as tribute to his service in the Army and National Guard.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from November 5 to Nov. 8, 2017.
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