Auxiliary past National Commander Florence Valgardson dies.Florence Marie Valgardson, 87, died Monday, July 24, 2006 in Provo, Utah. She served as Auxiliary National Commander for the 1978-79 membership year. She was a life member of DAV See WebDAV. Auxiliary Unit 1 in Provo. During her 54 years as a devoted member of the Auxiliary, Ms. Valgardson held all elected and appointed offices in her Unit and the Department of Utah. She also served as chairman on various Auxiliary National Committees, including National Executive Committeewoman com·mit·tee·wom·an n. 1. A woman who is a member of a committee. 2. A woman who is a party leader of a ward or precinct. Noun 1. for the 11th District. "A life as rich as that of Past National Commander Valgardson is extraordinary and a legacy to all," DAV Auxiliary National Commander Donna M. Tanner said. "She demonstrated time and again how much one person can positively impact the lives of so many. Her lifetime of service and dedication and love are a testament to all, and especially to DAV and Auxiliary members who strive to build better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families. We shall miss her dearly." A native of Salem, Utah Salem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,372 at the 2000 census. It was originally known as "Pond Town". Geography Salem is located at (40.050662, -111.672408)GR1. , Ms. Valgardson attended local schools and later graduated from Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. . She served a Church of Latter Day Saints This is a list of Latter Day Saints who have attained at least some level of fame and/or success. This list includes adherents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), as well as adherents of related denominations (as labeled). mission and, following her mission, taught school in Utah for four years. Ms. Valgardson was married and widowed twice. Her first husband Veloy Vest was killed in World War II. She later married Paul Valgardson, a boy she had met in high school. The couple was reacquainted while Paul was home on medical leave after being wounded on Saipan, during World War II. They married on March 9, 1946. The Valgardsons started their own moving and contracting business, and Florence did bookkeeping bookkeeping, maintenance of systematic and convenient records of money transactions in order to show the condition of a business enterprise. The essential purpose of bookkeeping is to reveal the amounts and sources of the losses and profits for any given period. and office work in the business. Sons, Richard, Ray, Bill, David, and Don survive Ms. Valgardson. |
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