It is with deep sorrow that the family of C. Taylor Burton announces his death on April 9, 2003 from causes incident to age. A noted businessman, political leader, and public servant, Mr. Burton was 91 years old at the time of his death and was living in St. George. He was buried at a private ceremony in Salt Lake City on April 11. Taylor Burton was born in 1912, the son of Carl C. Burton and Ella Christopherson Burton. He was educated in Salt Lake City and attended the University of Utah. Following an LDS mission in Germany in the early 1930s, he married Hilda Hansen of Logan in 1935, a marriage that lasted until her death in 1997. In 2000, he married Beverly Cornwall. Mr. Burton's wide-spread business interests focused on property development, and home building - he served as president of the Utah Homebuilder's Association. Among his achievements in this area were his pioneering work in building affordable housing for returning World War II veterans, his interest in prefabricated housing, and his development of planned residential communities, such as Willow Creek. For many years, he served as a director of the Magna Investment Corporation. His political career began when he was first elected to the Utah Senate in the 1950s, where he served a term as Senate President. His public service roles included Commissioner of Highways for the State of Utah and, later, Director of Highways. In this role, he was responsible for the development of the State's Interstate Highway System, one of his proudest accomplishments. In addition to his wife, Beverly, he is survived by his sisters - Betty Stohl, Jane Graham, and Catherine Everett, all of Salt Lake City; by four children - Carl T. Burton of New York City; Georgiana Wunderli of Colorado Springs; Thomas Burton of San José, Costa Rica, and Christopher Burton of Salt Lake City; and by five grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to Camp Kostopulos or the National Ability Center.

Published in Salt Lake Tribune on Apr. 18, 2003